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[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That management and leadership are smart, visionary, people without whom everything would fall apart.

It doesn't matter what my line of work is. Management is mostly out of touch idiots everywhere.

"We need to redesign the web page to be more modern! Get me a big hero image and an image carousel!"

"Customers are complaining about how they can't save their search settings. Maybe we should do something about that?"

"No that's not a priority"

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago (7 children)

"oh wow your photography is so nice what camera do you use?"

._. photography is 80% skill and 20% gear and yet, i never get asked "what technique did you use?", it's always about the camera i use, as if this entry level DSLR is framing and shooting on its own

[–] kayzeekayzee@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What techniques do you use?

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

oh various ones! what i pick always depends on the lighting conditions, if the subject is stationary or moving, and the vibe i want for the photo.

i definitely prefer single thought out takes rather than rapid fire 20 photos with hope that one of them is the one (i don't shoot sports often). And overall i really like framing things with the foreground to give a feeling of depth to the photo. In post processing i focus on making the photos look like i remember them to have been, coloured by memory and all that, rather than try to recreate realism 1:1. i'm being kinda vague but my photos are mostly on my PC and i use lemmy on mobile so can't point to anything more specific, and tbf, a lot of my best takes are just patience and or luck

above all though, i like experimenting with how i shoot or edit :)

thanks for asking <3

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 26 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

I do not actually have keys to anything, nor am I allowed to wear headphones.

(Janitor)

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[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

AI can do it - translator.

Example of Google lens fail:

A Jewish  gravestone.

A Jewish gravestone badly translated by Google.

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 25 points 4 days ago (6 children)

I'm a web developer. People assume the following:

  1. I'm an expert with operating systems.
  2. I'm good with math.
  3. I eat junk food and drink energy drinks/soda.
  4. I'm a proponent and consumer of all new technologies.
  5. I like (insert) TV, Movie, or Anime.
[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 27 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Hey bro, can you hack my ex GFs Facebook?

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, by social engineering. You would probably be better at that than myself though since you can get a girlfriend.

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[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 15 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I’m a general contractor, and I think a lot of my customers assume I know everything about construction work - that whenever I’m doing something, it’s something I’ve done dozens of times before. But quite often, that’s not the case. Sometimes, all I know about the task at hand comes from a YouTube video I watched the night before, or I’m just following the manufacturer’s instructions step by step.

People don’t realize how often I’m just winging it and hoping it turns out fine. The fact that someone hires me usually means they know even less about the job than I do, which creates the illusion of much greater expertise. But in reality, the main difference between me and them often just boils down to the fact that I'm not afraid to try.

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[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Work - that I do math and science and stuff all the time. Reality - I do that some times. The rest of the time is investigating why an operator put toilet paper into the gear box or other oddities. People are weird.

Hobby - that 3d printing can make anything and it's better bc it's printed. Reality - it's just another tool, does some things well, others not. 3d printed houses are, in general, stupid PR stunts.

[–] kablammy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago

3d printed houses are, in general, stupid PR stunts.

But the news told me they would solve the housing crisis!

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 20 points 4 days ago (4 children)

As a teacher: I don't get summers off.

As a waitress: Carrying food or drinks to the table is the least significant part of the job.

[–] Jack_Burton@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Both of those jobs are also significantly more difficult than most people realize.

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[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I actually do enjoy human interaction (to a reasonable degree).

[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (17 children)

It’s tough to describe but I work in Theater & Performing Arts.

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[–] BeNotAfraid@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

That I smoke all day, everyday. I don't. I read reports, I check environmental variable, I take readings from and make adjustments to tanks, I instruct people on how to prune and I sob over the new room of completely bare ones because nobody fucking listens to me.

[–] OceanSoap@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm a physical substation designer, and people ask me if I can do electrician stuff.

No, I can't, and don't ask me anything about electricity, thanks.

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[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 17 points 4 days ago

That I can fix their computer or home network.

Sorry, Bubba, if your router costs less than my PC, there's not much I can do. Same answer if your PC costs less than my car.

Also, I haven't been good at troubleshooting windows (to the extent that is at all possible) since Tobey was Spiderman.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Just because I am in IT doesn't mean I can hack your taxes away, and if I could, I wouldn't because I like my freedom

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Oh man.. Just because I am in IT, that doesn’t mean I can get that app to work on your phone or figure out why you can’t get your alarm clock to work…

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