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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17405393

Its just easier

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[–] supercargo 44 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

Your job is playing Factorio?!

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 months ago

I mean, it's not too much of a stretch! Balancing your inputs and outputs.

There's also exposure/interfacing with piping design, which you'll feel right at home in if you enjoy good factorio belt routing

I highly recommend considering process eng or piping design to anyone who likes factorio

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well, i once played factorio, downloaded pyanodon's mod. It quickly became so complex i figured you need degree in chemical engineering to complete it. Am now studying chemical engineering

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Studying will probably help you finish the mod faster. 450hrs into THAT mod alone. I'd be finished by now, but these bottlenecks need fixing first!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Factorioh my god it's 2 a.m. I have work tomorrow

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago (2 children)

As a modern software engineer, I believe the second panel is also sufficient to explain my job to congress.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The internet is just a series of pipes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Stuff goes in. Stuff goes out. You can't explain that!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I've always struggled to succinctly describe my job to people outside of it, it's muddy because I often fill gaps and there's often a lack of clear r&r, I'm on paper a Data Engineer & Architect, I just say I design and build backend stuff and handle infrastructure.

Had the same issue when I did Equipment Reliability Engineering, technical roles are often really hard to explain to people I've found.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Also a process engineer. Real answer is “I develop procedures for cleaning contamination critical hardware”. My flippant answer is “I tell other people how to do their jobs”.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Ha! Excellent

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 months ago

Imagine going to college to become a digestive system

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

I also do that. Mainly Unix pipes.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I told someone the other day that "I just type all day."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Tons of meetings

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 months ago

Glass industry: We melt dirt

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

“that’s what she said”

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Best part is pipe hammering is a thing. Hehe

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The behavioral scientist studying mice in mazes: "Same"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

That sounds mice

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

Make goo go brrrr

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So you're the moron that designed my CIP system with only caustic and no acid, meaning I have mineral scale everywhere and no way to get rid of it. Thanks asshole.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Lol, sounds like pretty poor form. Hope you got compensation of out of them

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I still haven't found a quick way to explain my job. The best I've got is my job title and, "Basically lots of data to make sure I have the right people in the right place at the right time and they're happy."

But I'm sure that's not at all clear for most of you.