Get out of here Mike ! No body wants to fund your crack addiction by paying for your shitty pillows ! <| sep |> Sunglasses , a lit cigarette and a leather jacket with the collar turned up . <| sep |> It ' s more like the Bank CEO freezing the account of someone who violates their terms of service . <| sep |> Hey there , thanks for the response . I ' m not 100 percent sure what you mean by homelab , but I assume you mean building my programming knowledge by looking at materials online and playing around with things on my own time ? I havn ' t spent any time doing this so far as I was unsure if I would even end up in a programming role and was spending most of my free time searching for jobs anyway . Specifically , what would you suggest as far as projects go , or should I just consume training materials to further my general knowledge of programming ? As far as infrastructure knowledge goes , you ' re right , we learned none of the things you mentioned in fact I wouldn ' t even be able to explain what half of those things are off the top of my head . You make a good point about DB management being something rarely seen in an entry level position I ' ll try looking for data analyst jobs at entry level . I ' m fairly certain trying to land a helpdesk or support type of position would be my best bet , what could I do if anything to bolster my chances ?