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TracketPacer @tracketpacer.com · 10/09/2026

every neteng job posting: - 10+ yrs exp - master’s degree in: ee, compsci, quantum physics - expert in BGP, MPLS, EVPN/VXLAN, CLOS/spine arch, ECMP, python, ansible, AWS, NIST - intimate knowledge of all network monitoring software in existence - exp w all network vendors - salary: 100k, seattle/LA

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thieslo @thieslo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Left off "Good communications skills, team player and must be willing to work nights and weekends" (for salary of course, no overtime pay)

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TracketPacer @tracketpacer.com · 10/09/2026

just punch me in the face & send me back to the NOC dude im not built for this

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🌍 Duncan Kimpton 🛠️ @dgkimpton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Same with software - different acronyms same implausible skill set requirements. I can only assume most applicants don't have anywhere near the full set, are super human, or maybe I'm just a degenerate human 🤷

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omgitsbees @omgitsbees.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My field has similar insane requirements. :/ its rough out there. Let me know if I can help, will keep an eye out for roles that you might be interested in. :(

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DesignPatternPirate @despatternpirate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

And funny enough they'll get at least 1,000 applicants that fit those requirements in this market

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🚲insert into haunted select uid from partisans where party = "R" @db-user.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

these salaries especially are a joke seems like everywhere fired critical personnel on the IT/ops side and figured they can hire back principal level professionals for junior paychecks

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Ryan @brassmonkey.com · 10/09/2026

Also will need 10 years experience with some 3 yr old technology.

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Generic white guy SysAdmin @westbynoreaster.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's obnoxious because even the "required" is more a matter of "we'd like if you had four of these things". But hiring managers and HR staff will not listen to reason when they are told this dissuades many very capable people from applying.

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Orin @freshsqueezed.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Ah yes, the "Entry-level" jobs.

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Or the flipside, recruiters being impressed with your neteng chops so they want to know if you want the $20/hr desktop support gig thats only a 6mo contract, requiring you to move to like Philly or some shit without relocation help And then there’s the rando nursing ones because of your *C*CNA

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Jeremy Duffy @thegeekprofessor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

100k in SEATTLE? I hope you live alone (no spouse, no kids).

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At Packetlevel @packetlevel2.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

As opposed to: 1 documents everything, 2 asks good questions, 3 troubleshoots in an organised fashion.

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☁️ retornam ☁️ @retornam.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Best of luck in your search.

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Acorn1447 @acorn1447.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's the same for cyber security...

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Bathtub Moses @bathtubmoses.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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Please Sir Oliver Twist

ALT: Please Sir Oliver Twist

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soup loop @semicolonoverdrive.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

i can do ospf multi-area is that worth anything?? 🐰

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Roland K. @knall.cloud · 11/09/2026

I know guys who thought of themselves they fit those criteria and failed at basic Wireshark. I hate when HR just does BS Bingo in those ads

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J. Peterson @isonno.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I'm reminded of mobile app dev job ads demanding "min. 5 years Swift programming experience" - posted just two years after Swift was announced.

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Name_Too_Long @nametoolong.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Tech job "requirements" are farcical at this point. I remember a post from a guy who got turned down because he didn't have enough years of experience in the programing language *HE CREATED*. I've also seen an (unpaid) internship listing that "required" a CISSP.

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