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Episode 185

Last updated Sep 4, 2022 Edit Source

# Episode 185

Welcome to episode 185 of the Nerd Journey Podcast @NerdJourney! We’re John White ( @vJourneyman) and Nick Korte ( @NetworkNerd_), two Pre-Sales Technical Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode we share part 1 of a discussion with Phil Monk detailing Phil’s progression from college to monitoring desk to support to consulting.  We’ll also discuss some of the challenges Phil has experienced as a result of being dyslexic and what he has done to overcome those challenges.   

Original Recording Date: 07-23-2022 

Topics – Meet Phil Monk

, Getting into Tech, With Great Management Comes Opportunity, Education and University, Tense Situations, Entering Consultancy, Organizational Acceptance of the Confirmed Dyslexic, Accommodations for Thinking Differently, The Advocate and Overcomer  

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# 3:41 - Meet Phil Monk 

# 6:44 - Getting into Tech 

# 11:42 - With Great Management Comes Opportunity 

# 17:14 - Education and University 

# 21:49 - Tense Situations 

# 24:07 - Entering Consultancy 

# 31:55 - Organizational Acceptance of the Confirmed Dyslexic 

# 39:52 - Accommodations for Thinking Differently 

# 44:54 - The Advocate and Overcomer 

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