Comment on Discussion Thread 🐨 Friday 6 February 2026

Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Back when I worked as a business analyst, about 80% of my work was translating geek into human and back again. It’s a thing. Geek being insurance speak/legalese.

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  • Salvo@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    My job description is “Parts Interpreter”.

    I have to translate descriptions like “Thingy”, “Whatchamacallit” and “Doo-dad” into useful descriptions through dialogue with the customer.

    It is amazing how often the customer doesn’t want to work with you in a dialogue and doesn’t answer any questions or respond to clarifications.

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• SaneMartigan@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I almost got offered a job because I could explain Juniper and MLPS even though I don’t have the technical knowledge.

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    If you have good hygiene and can translate any technical concept to a normal person you’re basically an instant hire in IT.

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• Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  agree

  the hard part is not making average people defensive

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  • SaneMartigan@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Part of the reason I gave up on my relationship with my father is that he started off defensive when learning about computers and devolved into a full on adult tantrum when I told him he didn’t need to know everything at the start. Specifically I was setting up DNS and he wouldn’t let me continue but refused to listen to anything I had to say. Still bothers me. Were I richer I’d get therapy for it but as it is I don’t think there’s any reconciling between us at this point.

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    • Seagoon_@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      that could be an age thing

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      • SaneMartigan@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        It’s an asshole thing in this case.

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You are soooooo right about that.

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