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If a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?

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uservoid1@lemmy.world
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I (programmer and team leader) get requests from the king (management and project manager) and pass them to the peasants (code monkeys), clean after their shit (QA and code review). I get peanuts in return while the king keep most of the loot.

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Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
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Bob: “why can’t the king just ask the peasants directly?”

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mipadaitu@lemmy.world
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I’M A PEOPLE PERSON!!!

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kautau@lemmy.world
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I’M A PEASANT PERSON, WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU NOBLES, WHY CAN’T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT

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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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The project manager is your peer, not your king.

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uservoid1@lemmy.world
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It all depends on the project and the team. On some, you work with and along the PM and all is good, and other times you get dictated unconnected requests that you need to fight or ignore.

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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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Thankfully I’ve only ever worked in the first environment.

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grue@lemmy.world
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Ah, so you’re the grand vizier court jester.

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uservoid1@lemmy.world
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That definitely define my everyday job experience.

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Dandroid@sh.itjust.works
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I get peanuts in return while the king keep most of the loot.

Well, at least this part hasn’t changed.

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