As a software engineer I just tell people I’m not the IT guy. I make the things the IT guy uses
Even though I could fix their problem. I just don’t want to
As someone in the IT administrating department, i feel like the new wave of software engineers have a frighteningly low understanding of the system they’re developing on. It appears as they are making plain code monkeys these days
How is your impression on this?
That’s why I told my new neighbors I don’t really understand computers and the only help I could provide is carrying it up the stairs if needed.
I hate being the IT person, and no I will not fix your printer.
See I like being the it person.
I tell anyone who asks that my consultant rates are $300/hour with a 4 hour minimum - and that I have a specialization in cloud architecture and ops stuff.
For some reason, people with printer/windows/Facebook/phone problems suddenly change the subject…
