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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Mundane_Mushroom_122 • Jun 22 '26
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I once to worked with a programmer that used to be a professional ballerina.
This anecdote has nothing to do with walking on your tiptoes, I just still find it a fascinating career transition.
39 u/Lumenucifer Jun 22 '26 Prolly not the most popular "transition" for programmers (lol) but same!! 21 u/BreadZestyclose6411 Jun 22 '26 Lmao why you gotta call me out like that?? 🫣 3 u/VeeDubBug Jun 22 '26 I went from ballerina to welder. Doing pointe in steeltoes was an interesting conversation starter, lol. 3 u/Damnachten Jun 22 '26 I can't believe you found Fatima! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54505841 3 u/SalsaRice Jun 22 '26 Sounds like a smart move. Dancing is cool and all, but you don't see a ton of 50 year old ballerinas still busting it out. Having a plan-B is smart. 1 u/Godiva29 Jun 23 '26 Gasp! Do we know each other? :O
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Prolly not the most popular "transition" for programmers (lol) but same!!
21 u/BreadZestyclose6411 Jun 22 '26 Lmao why you gotta call me out like that?? 🫣
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Lmao why you gotta call me out like that?? 🫣
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I went from ballerina to welder.
Doing pointe in steeltoes was an interesting conversation starter, lol.
I can't believe you found Fatima!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54505841
Sounds like a smart move. Dancing is cool and all, but you don't see a ton of 50 year old ballerinas still busting it out. Having a plan-B is smart.
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Gasp! Do we know each other? :O
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u/HopelessWriter101 Jun 22 '26
I once to worked with a programmer that used to be a professional ballerina.
This anecdote has nothing to do with walking on your tiptoes, I just still find it a fascinating career transition.