• The Bard in GreenA
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    2 years ago

    As a modern software engineer, I believe the second panel is also sufficient to explain my job to congress.

    • morbidcactus@lemmy.ca
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      2 years ago

      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.

  • atomicorange@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    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”.

  • PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee
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    2 years ago

    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.

  • saltesc@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    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.