How do you describe what you do?

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How do you describe what you do?

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Beatrix Kiddo SSC-Dedicated Points: 32407 More actions · Answer 1

Interesting one is to see how your other half describes your job - mine always makes me sound like a superhero!

Interesting! I'll ask mine later. I'm not sure I could give a good overview of what mine does actually. He works in another area of IT so I really don't have an excuse for not having a very good idea.

Stuart Davies SSCoach Points: 19505 More actions · Answer 2

I tell people I work in IT, if pushed, that I look after and program databases. If asked further, I use amazon as an example of the sort of thing that I do - but for my company's own data not amazons (it backfired on me once when someone asked about their order!).

I've been asked about Laptops and PCs (normally mentioned by my wife to the third party that I work in IT) - default answer "Sorry - I look after and program databases - don't know much about xxxxxx".

We get the same thing within the company

"Can you help me with my outlook problem?"

"Sorry no - I look after and program databases - you need to raise a support ticket and get help from the right team"

"But. . . . but . . but you work in IT don't you??"

:rolleyes:

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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259115 More actions · Answer 3

Stuart Davies (7/1/2014)
"But. . . . but . . but you work in IT don't you??"
:rolleyes:

I usually answer to such remarks with: "Would you like a dentist to perform open heart surgery on you?"

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Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 4

Stuart Davies (7/1/2014)
"But. . . . but . . but you work in IT don't you??"
:rolleyes:

A friend of mine was asked to check the lamp from the overhead projector. For some people anything with a plug is part of IT. 😀

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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259115 More actions · Answer 5

Luis Cazares (7/1/2014)
Stuart Davies (7/1/2014)
"But. . . . but . . but you work in IT don't you??"
:rolleyes:
A friend of mine was asked to check the lamp from the overhead projector. For some people anything with a plug is part of IT. 😀

I hate it when they come with their printer problems.

Printers are the spawn of hell.

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Koen Verbeeck (7/1/2014)
Luis Cazares (7/1/2014)
Stuart Davies (7/1/2014)
"But. . . . but . . but you work in IT don't you??"
:rolleyes:
A friend of mine was asked to check the lamp from the overhead projector. For some people anything with a plug is part of IT. 😀
I hate it when they come with their printer problems.
Printers are the spawn of hell.

Printers are easy.

Java problems - yuck

dll problems - almost as bad as java

Facebook problems - worst of them all

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