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As someone not in tech, I have no idea how to refer to my tech friends' jobs (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] omgitsaheadcrab@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I left aeronautical engineering to become a software "engineer" for similar reasons, salary and work culture. Actual engineering pays quite terribly in the UK, it's a fair bit better in Germany or the US from what I hear.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

US much better than Germany I’ve heard!

[–] emberwit@feddit.de 1 points 3 months ago

Software yes, actual no