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moofin_men

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moofin_men··on The insider trading you're allowed to do
This is not only is obviously AI writing, it feels like it is the output of a single prompt completely unedited. With some AI generated comics thrown in.
moofin_men··on Google Data Centers around the world
What kind of tech? Lots of it gets contracted out, there's not that much full time staff at any given facility.

I used to travel installing Optical Networking equipment, there's definitely demand there but it's brutal travel.

You could look into the big 3rd party providers Equinix, Digital Realty, etc, they often have some openings. The main thing to consider is they have some pretty crazy shift schedules. Lots of them 12 hours 3-4 days a week with nights etc.

moofin_men··on So you think you could be an electrician?
I can confirm it's not easy to get an electrical apprenticeship
moofin_men··on I don't want the details
Yeah it reads to me like it's written by an LLM, although I start to doubt myself these days.

I do like the term "organizational folklore" though. Actually properly documenting processes & expectations is important (and rare).

moofin_men··on What It's Like to Work in One of America's Data Centers
I used to travel doing optical networking deployments between data centers. Got to see a good 35+ states and even some foreign countries over 4 years or so but also completely burnt out. Telecom is a pretty miserable industry.

Most of the work in/around DCs is contract of some sort. Local structured cabling firms, electricians doing stints of various lengths, security, etc. Some of it good and lucrative, some of it not.