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MisterFrog@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 10 months ago

How I explain my job

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How I explain my job

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MisterFrog@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 10 months ago
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Its just easier

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  • The Bard in Green@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz
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    As a modern software engineer, I believe the second panel is also sufficient to explain my job to congress.

    • jaybone@lemmy.world
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      The internet is just a series of pipes.

      • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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        Stuff goes in. Stuff goes out. You can’t explain that!

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      I’ve always struggled to succinctly describe my job to people outside of it, it’s muddy because I often fill gaps and there’s often a lack of clear r&r, I’m on paper a Data Engineer & Architect, I just say I design and build backend stuff and handle infrastructure.

      Had the same issue when I did Equipment Reliability Engineering, technical roles are often really hard to explain to people I’ve found.

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    Also a process engineer. Real answer is “I develop procedures for cleaning contamination critical hardware”. My flippant answer is “I tell other people how to do their jobs”.

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      Ha! Excellent

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    deleted by creator

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    I also do that. Mainly Unix pipes.

  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
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    I told someone the other day that “I just type all day.”

    • thessnake03@lemmy.world
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      Tons of meetings

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    Glass industry: We melt dirt

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    “that’s what she said”

    • MisterFrog@lemmy.worldOP
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      Best part is pipe hammering is a thing. Hehe

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      👏

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    The behavioral scientist studying mice in mazes: “Same”

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      That sounds mice

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    Make goo go brrrr

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    So you’re the moron that designed my CIP system with only caustic and no acid, meaning I have mineral scale everywhere and no way to get rid of it. Thanks asshole.

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      Lol, sounds like pretty poor form. Hope you got compensation of out of them

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    I still haven’t found a quick way to explain my job. The best I’ve got is my job title and, “Basically lots of data to make sure I have the right people in the right place at the right time and they’re happy.”

    But I’m sure that’s not at all clear for most of you.

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