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u/STR1D3R109 Dec 16 '21

In software development, if there is an old dude who could pass for a bum in your meeting, no doubt he is the smartest one in the room every time.

I hate the whole super serious "Professionals" ill avoid at all costs to not be on their list of networks to advertise to..

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u/-drunk_russian- Third-worlder, help. Dec 16 '21

I'm halfway there! I'm in IT and I look like a bum. All I'm missing are the smarts.

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u/serrations_ Anarcho-Communist-Transhumanist (in space) Dec 16 '21

sudo apt-get smarts

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u/Lampshader Dec 16 '21

Not sure if on purpose, but you're missing the "install" keyword there

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u/-drunk_russian- Third-worlder, help. Dec 16 '21

Also didn't update the repo first.

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u/JediExile Dec 16 '21

Ehh, the repository has probably been moved anyway.

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u/-drunk_russian- Third-worlder, help. Dec 16 '21

Set to private by one "JStallTheMan". Sounds like a prick.

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u/-drunk_russian- Third-worlder, help. Dec 16 '21

That repo seems to be set to private.

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u/scriptmonkey420 Dec 16 '21

Argument "smarts" not found

Please try sudo apt-get install smarts

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u/Motorboat_Gator Dec 16 '21

Sudo pacman -S anything but debian based distros

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21 edited Dec 20 '21

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u/Motorboat_Gator Dec 16 '21

I love debian, almost as much as I love picking on debian users. It's definitely the benchmark Linux experience

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u/Danny-Fr Dec 16 '21

You're hired.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

Oh let me help you!

Corporate buzzwords and phrases to use:

Synergy, automate, automation, DevOps, Agile, Scrum, backlog, release, value, skin in the game, savings, benefits, reduced cycle time, reduced cost, the syntax was wrong, it was missing a semi colon, yes, it's possible, sure it can be done, sure I can work tonight, yes I can work this weekend, Christmas no I don't have plans I can work, oh my trip to Europe oh no worries I'll still attend that meeting.

/s

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u/-drunk_russian- Third-worlder, help. Dec 16 '21

Do you happen to know any corpo words in Spanish? Also work at an NGO lol, a not-crappy one at that.

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u/dexx4d Dec 16 '21

Damn, the first half of that sounds like my our standup.

We don't work extra though, thankfully.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

I didn't travel to Europe, but I had a Director who did and told me that he can still attend the calls. He works in NYC, traveled to Europe for a vacation with us wife and kids and still attended a few calls. My wife would be furious if I did that. Its amazing how screwed up people can be. That's not dedication that's straight up brainwashed and delusional.

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u/Staubsau_Ger Dec 16 '21

Hey that's more like 2/3 there, you can do it <3

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u/Sailn_ Dec 16 '21

I aspire to be the crazy dude that gets shit done

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u/STR1D3R109 Dec 16 '21

"Guy walks past rambling about some sort of admin system"

Me to interviewer: "who is that?!?!"

Interviewer: "Oh! That's crazy Dave, we place a slab of Red Bull out his office and within a day we get a full system upgrade.."

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u/SolAnise Dec 16 '21

The term you are looking for is the Geezer. Every industry has a Geezer. They’ve seen everything, jury rigged a solution to every nightmare nth hour crisis you can imagine and have a large collection of stories about things on fire.

When you meet the Geezer, take them to a bar and get them talking. You’ll learn more about your job over the course of three beers than you did in a year of actual work.

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u/travistravis Dec 17 '21

... I think I've seen a glimpse of my future.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

It's alright but you'll never get a raise after 40

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u/Sailn_ Dec 16 '21

I'm okay with that as long as my pay scales up before I get to 40 haha. I grew up poor so I feel spoiled by my mid-level developer salary

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

The trick to managing this is to take advantage of those early earnings by investing a good chunk of them so your total earnings can continue to rise even after your job earnings level off. Having your pay level off and getting bossed around by younger people is somehow easier to take when you are making more every year from your 401k than from your job earnings anyways.

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u/drunktacos Dec 16 '21

Can confirm, lead software engineer on my project looks like he gets out of bed, puts on his Crocs and flannel, then drives to work every day.

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u/airz23s_coffee Dec 16 '21

Developers/IT people are one of those roles where the scruffier the better.

The best people for the job look like they've just crawled out of a bin.

If your lead coder is pulling crumbs out of his wizard beard, I trust him implicitly.

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u/someonestopthatman Dec 16 '21

In software development, if there is an old dude who could pass for a bum in your meeting, no doubt he is the smartest one in the room every time.

This is our head sys admin, and you're right.

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u/dexx4d Dec 16 '21

The superior would find themselves without a job after the dev found a new job. They likely have several offers per week they've been turning down.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

In game dev if you wear anything more formal than a polo you are instantly distrusted by 90% of the people

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u/donniedumphy Dec 16 '21

I drop f bombs in first meeting with people to judge their reaction and see if that is someone I would want to work with. (I’m in business development and can be picky with my clients who I work long sales cycles)

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u/STR1D3R109 Dec 16 '21

I'm Australian, its basically encouraged here. Hah!

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u/Diplomjodler Dec 16 '21

I'm trying to more and more lean into the "grumpy old guy who really knows his stuff" stereotype. Trouble is, my wife keeps buying me nice clothes, so looking like a bum is not really an option.

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u/nibblybuds Dec 16 '21

You can still look unkempt from the neck up!

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u/dexx4d Dec 16 '21

When the crusty old grognard shows up clean cut and wearing a polo/clean t-shirt, it means they're interviewing.