Back when I worked as a business analyst, about 80% of my work was translating geek into human and back again. Itâs a thing. Geek being insurance speak/legalese.
Comment on Discussion Thread đ¨ Friday 6 February 2026
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone â¨10⊠â¨hours⊠ago
I took the best client facing IT guy with me into a meeting today.
Let me just say, heâs an awesome guy and great to work with.
However.
These guys really overestimate what the average person understands. Now I get why they hired me.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone â¨10⊠â¨hours⊠ago
Salvo@aussie.zone â¨7⊠â¨hours⊠ago
My job description is âParts Interpreterâ.
I have to translate descriptions like âThingyâ, âWhatchamacallitâ and âDoo-dadâ into useful descriptions through dialogue with the customer.
It is amazing how often the customer doesnât want to work with you in a dialogue and doesnât answer any questions or respond to clarifications.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨10⊠â¨hours⊠ago
agree
the hard part is not making average people defensive
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone â¨6⊠â¨hours⊠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 didnât need to know everything at the start. Specifically I was setting up DNS and he wouldnât let me continue but refused to listen to anything I had to say. Still bothers me. Were I richer Iâd get therapy for it but as it is I donât think thereâs any reconciling between us at this point.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨hours⊠ago
that could be an age thing
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone â¨10⊠â¨hours⊠ago
You are soooooo right about that.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone â¨6⊠â¨hours⊠ago
I almost got offered a job because I could explain Juniper and MLPS even though I donât have the technical knowledge.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone â¨5⊠â¨hours⊠ago
If you have good hygiene and can translate any technical concept to a normal person youâre basically an instant hire in IT.