I did one of these threads several months ago, when the site was new, and thought now was a good time to do another.
Message me if you
- Want to try installing Linux for the first time
- Want to try Linux but don't want to install it
- Have some Linux-related problem you want another pair of eyeballs on
- Want to learn a programming language
- Want to build a computer
- Want tutoring in any of the above
- Need help with any old technical problem
(also play Arma with me)
Yeah, that's basically as close as I can ever get to the HR people's platonic ideal of a worker. It does help being legitimately interested in how literally anything gets done but that only ever works with the engineers, for the HR people I just feel like they can hear that I'm lying when I say I'm a self starter or how I looooove being part of a 24/7 on call rotation.
You can often reframe it in terms of what value you were able to provide during your previous positions, which is what HR wants to hear anyway.
Instead of saying "I love being on call 24/7!" say "Via all-hours alterting and rapid incident response, I was able to solve production-critical issues within thirty minutes or less, allowing us to maintain a xx% uptime". You may have hated doing it but it gets you in the door so...