How I explain my job

Its just easier

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"Oh cool! Does that mean you could fix my kitchen sink? It keeps backing up randomly, oh and the faucet will always drip..."
- I do want to learn plumbing, it would be a rather handy way to save some money for minor jobs down the line
  
  It's also a handy way to make some money. The plumbers around here charge by the visit, which ends up being around $600 per hour!
  
  Oh of course, those skills are invaluable. The joke is everyone hears you're in an industry remotely adjacent and then goes "Oh so you can do xyz for me?"
Me when I’m working on Oil Cracking in Factorio
So a dire-plumber? Like a regular plumber but dire...
- When we mess up calculations things can go boom :) so yes haha
The most complicated job I've ever had would make people's eyes glaze over when I was explaining what I did, even my wife's. So I started saying "website stuff", and everyone would go "oh, super cool!" and then we'd change the subject.
- I want my eyes to glaze over. Tell me about your complicated job.
  
  Website stuff!
As someone who does factory Automation "I open valves, and start pumps"

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