Why this shit?

You love your job. I love my job. Maybe we love our job for different reasons. For sure for the same one ($).

I always liked computers, like many of you. I'm not one of those guys that started playing around programming a Comodore64.

I did play Doom on a toaster later on. During my university degree I was really interested in all the IT fields. Hardware, networking, developing... I was not realising how ENORMOUS the IT field is.

This is not like other engineering areas, where people progress just by experience, working, courses. Here we need to study, develop, be always up-to-date with the market. Did you ever tried to play with cryptocurrencies? Sometimes the feeling is like that. Which means that we need to fight a huge impostor syndrome.

Impostor Syndrome?

Usually it's the "fear of being exposed as a fraud". For me it's more like "I'm not good enough to be an expert at anything".
I love all IT aspects that's why I wanted to become a hacker. But I also like developing, hardware, reversing, compliance, business... Everything that is technically related to this engineering field. I also like businesses ($), companies, how they're managed and information security in general. I'm always reading, learning, doing something random related to these fields.

Then... What's wrong?

Stupid Linkedin & Certificates

It's always the same path. It's always the same stupidity. It doesn't matter how good someone is if they cannot show it off. As Isra Bravo (one of the best hispanic copy-writers) always mentions: your value is nothing if you cannot sell yourself.
I agree, this is the world we are in and I need to play with the rules. That's why maybe you found this place through a "fancy" Linkedin post.

People from my field is always earning ego using the following schema:

1. Working for one company that are making them partially unhappy.
2. Getting some certificates to show off to recruiters (usually working hours).
3. Linkedin post to show their incredible skills.

I'm not against certificates, I like them. I'm not against super-specialisation, it's needed. I'm against not having an added value if you don't follow that path. I think a recruiter is horrible if they need to ask for a specific certificate instead of proving the candidate skills.

What kind of engineer are you if you don't know what's a cache, as a concept?

I didn't post any of my certificates on Linkedin. I don't even have them obviously written on my CV.

This is why I want this space. I want to show how my brain works, what I'm working in and what interests I have. I want to learn in public (mostly).

In that way, maybe, a smart recruiter will be able to see my value (although there are not many).

You (reader) are stupid.

Probably. I am too, up to some degree. That's why I have impostor syndrome and that's why I'm writing these notes. What I'm sure I'm not is dumb.

If you feel offended by any of these words, go back [here](#You (reader) are stupid.)

If not, then you're not dumb.

You're smarter than me. Probably, but we would like to find it out. I like talking with interesting people, everyone (even dumb ones) have something to teach me.

Reach me out at Linkedin

I will be able to provide value for you, or your business. It's up to you.