▲ 125 ▼ What is the technical hill you are willing to die on in your industry? (lemmy.world) submitted 8 months ago by slazer2au@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 278 comments fedilink hide all child comments Every industry is full of technical hills that people plant their flag on. What is yours?
[–] MudMan@fedia.io 28 points 8 months ago (19 children) Is there anybody on Lemmy that isn't a software engineer of some description? No? Anyone? permalink fedilink source hideshow 38 child comments replies: [–] buttmasterflex@piefed.social 13 points 8 months ago I'm a geologist! permalink fedilink source parent [–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago Carpenter permalink fedilink source parent [–] slazer2au@lemmy.world [S] 10 points 8 months ago (1 child) Yes, me. I am a network engineer with an expired CCNA permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] criscodisco@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago Fellow network engineer here. The expired cert is implied. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago I'm a machinist. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FridaySteve@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago Just because I'm not in a technical job doesn't mean I'm not a technology user. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kboos1@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago Low voltage electrical engineer! permalink fedilink source parent [–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 months ago Yes, there are dozens of us. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago Shoe Cobbler permalink fedilink source parent [–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 4 points 8 months ago I'm not, although I do write some code. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago I do (workplace) safety, compliance and hazardous waste handling. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MakingWork@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago* My field is HR. As for technical hills, I'm not sure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago Musician and Audio Engineer (so my 9-5 is in IT) permalink fedilink source parent [–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 months ago I do gynecology as a hobby. permalink fedilink source parent [–] djmikeale@feddit.dk 1 point 7 months ago I do data engineering, so to software engineers, the answer is no. To non-software engineers, they'd probably say yes permalink fedilink source parent [–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 7 months ago Paper pusher! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Unlearned9545@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago Manufacturing design automation specialist permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fafa@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago I'm an Illustrator. And I even contributed something non software engineery. permalink fedilink source parent [–] higgsboson@piefed.social 1 point 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) the only code I would ever write is some hacky scripting. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) I was thinking the same thing. otoh, the post does say 'technical' permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (1 child) Lots of trades are starting to use more modern equipment, to the slow embracement of older more “established” tradespeople. An example from a couple decades ago, when auto leveling tiling systems were coming out, more “prestigious” companies refused to use them since they think it’s cheating. It’s like a calculator, a tool to make your life easier though. Anyways, now you won’t catch tilesetters NOT using them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 point 8 months ago This was my introduction to the 'wonders of tech.' With great fanfare and joyous noises, we were promised a wonderful, fully modern system that would solve a problem no one knew we had. I was a new supervisor and had to learn a system that seemed to be designed to frustrate and annoy everyone who used it. the tl, dr is the city wasted lots of money on a project the Mayor's daughter was pushing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityTime_payroll_scandal permalink fedilink source parent
[–] buttmasterflex@piefed.social 13 points 8 months ago I'm a geologist! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world [S] 10 points 8 months ago (1 child) Yes, me. I am a network engineer with an expired CCNA permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] criscodisco@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago Fellow network engineer here. The expired cert is implied. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] criscodisco@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago Fellow network engineer here. The expired cert is implied. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago I'm a machinist. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FridaySteve@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago Just because I'm not in a technical job doesn't mean I'm not a technology user. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kboos1@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago Low voltage electrical engineer! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 months ago Yes, there are dozens of us. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] watson387@sopuli.xyz 4 points 8 months ago I'm not, although I do write some code. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago I do (workplace) safety, compliance and hazardous waste handling. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MakingWork@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago* My field is HR. As for technical hills, I'm not sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SacredHeartAttack@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago Musician and Audio Engineer (so my 9-5 is in IT) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] djmikeale@feddit.dk 1 point 7 months ago I do data engineering, so to software engineers, the answer is no. To non-software engineers, they'd probably say yes permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 7 months ago Paper pusher! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Unlearned9545@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago Manufacturing design automation specialist permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fafa@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago I'm an Illustrator. And I even contributed something non software engineery. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] higgsboson@piefed.social 1 point 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) the only code I would ever write is some hacky scripting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 point 8 months ago (1 child) I was thinking the same thing. otoh, the post does say 'technical' permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (1 child) Lots of trades are starting to use more modern equipment, to the slow embracement of older more “established” tradespeople. An example from a couple decades ago, when auto leveling tiling systems were coming out, more “prestigious” companies refused to use them since they think it’s cheating. It’s like a calculator, a tool to make your life easier though. Anyways, now you won’t catch tilesetters NOT using them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 point 8 months ago This was my introduction to the 'wonders of tech.' With great fanfare and joyous noises, we were promised a wonderful, fully modern system that would solve a problem no one knew we had. I was a new supervisor and had to learn a system that seemed to be designed to frustrate and annoy everyone who used it. the tl, dr is the city wasted lots of money on a project the Mayor's daughter was pushing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityTime_payroll_scandal permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (1 child) Lots of trades are starting to use more modern equipment, to the slow embracement of older more “established” tradespeople. An example from a couple decades ago, when auto leveling tiling systems were coming out, more “prestigious” companies refused to use them since they think it’s cheating. It’s like a calculator, a tool to make your life easier though. Anyways, now you won’t catch tilesetters NOT using them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 point 8 months ago This was my introduction to the 'wonders of tech.' With great fanfare and joyous noises, we were promised a wonderful, fully modern system that would solve a problem no one knew we had. I was a new supervisor and had to learn a system that seemed to be designed to frustrate and annoy everyone who used it. the tl, dr is the city wasted lots of money on a project the Mayor's daughter was pushing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityTime_payroll_scandal permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 point 8 months ago This was my introduction to the 'wonders of tech.' With great fanfare and joyous noises, we were promised a wonderful, fully modern system that would solve a problem no one knew we had. I was a new supervisor and had to learn a system that seemed to be designed to frustrate and annoy everyone who used it. the tl, dr is the city wasted lots of money on a project the Mayor's daughter was pushing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityTime_payroll_scandal permalink fedilink source parent