i like linux

people think i'm a hacker because i use the terminal sometimes

i don't know shit bruh

I write electronic music. Misconception is that some assume people actually listen to my music.

Yes, women CAN work on cars, and be good at it.

No, not every mechanic is trying to screw you over.

Yes, all the work/the price I quoted IS accurate. There are other parts that interact with the part you broke. Having a race car isn’t cheap.

No, we can’t just put a new valve in the head, since you bent the old one, and fucked up the seat, guide, etc in the process.

Yes, I know A LOT about Mazda/Nissan, specifically, but I’m not an encyclopedia. Sometimes I do have to look shit up, as much as it annoys you.

No, I don’t know what’s wrong with your car from a 3 word description by you. I’m not psychic.

Yes, we have a scan too, but, no, it doesn’t tell you exactly what’s wrong. It points you in the right direction, sure, SOMETIMES.

No, I’m not being lazy, your car isn’t doing whatever intermittent issue you were complaining about.

I have been a machinist/model maker for 10 years now.

No, I can't just take your .prt/.iges/.stl/.stp file and "load it into the machine and press the green button".

I use that quote because it was said to me by a particularly arrogant engineering intern. Machining is a complex trade that is made to seem simple because of software and modern automation. While that is fantastic for my profession, it brings with it this idea that I'm not really doing all that much work. Reality is that I'm constantly applying my knowledge of the trade and the things I do might be subtle to the onlookers, but there was a lesson learned before now that took me hours or days to overcome. I train a lot of our machining interns now who are mostly folks in the 20-25 years old range and every single on of them so far as had that humbling moment of "Oh I learned about this in the classroom and did it on the simulator, I know exactly what I'm doing" only to fail. Its a great line of work that is very satisfying for a lot of reasons but it does grind my gears when its portrayed as being unskilled or easy.

As somebody that's involved in Linux and Software Development, being constantly asked to "look at my computer"

Look, I probably can? But I'm not going to, and certainly not for free. I haven't used Windows in years, and honestly, I mostly go out of my way to avoid knowing anything about what's going on in Windows-land. I'm going to be sitting there websearching for random stuff just like you are. Take to the geek squad, or something. I don't wanna.

As somebody that works on his own stuff, and has worked as a Professional Mechanic in a past life?

No, I don't really want to look at your grocery getter. No, I don't get any special deal on parts pricing. No, I'm not actually going to be cheaper than taking it to a shop, in many cases. No, the mechanics at the shops probably aren't giving you an unlubed and unwilling anal probing. They're expensive for a reason.

Not infuriating but intriguing, when I worked in safety car crashes a lot of people asked me if I was inside the car during the crashes... Never thought that would be the first thing coming up to mind to people but it did happen a lot.

When I was an active in a band, "You should play our _________ (usually a very busy bar or restaurant), we can't pay you, but it'll be great exposure."

When I was an active in a band, "You should play our _________ (usually a very busy bar or restaurant), we can't pay you, but it'll be great exposure."

I am a Windows and Cloud administrator. As soon as people hear cloud and computers, they start thinking that I am personally involved with building the metaverse and could work for NASA. Meanwhile, all the people on the technical sites and subreddits inflame my imposter syndrome every day.

I'm an amateur stand-up comedian, so people ask me to tell my jokes all the time.
These people ignore the fact that a comedy set is all about the context in which you tell the joke

As a software developer, it's assumed that I'm up to date on all the newest tech trends, and I can accurately inform people on where these trends will be going.

No, AI won't replace you today.
AI is the worst it will ever be today.

It might replace you in the future, but I can't tell you how far from now that future is.

No I don't know when we'll be doing commercial space travel.

No I can't fix your printer.

I'm just here to make sure some numbers appear on a screen when someone asks for them.

Working IT: The entire family thinks I'll always be happy and eager to fix all of their computer problems for them.
Being an electrical engineer: People think I'm an electrician.

Whenever people find out I have a math degree, they tell me how bad they are at math. They seem almost proud about it. Nobody ever brags about being bad at English. They also assume I’m really good at arithmetic or counting, a la Rain Man or something. I am not.

For a while, I was a burlesque dancer as a fun little side gig. In my daytime life, I'm an accountant.

One day I was talking to someone on a non-work related Slack. I told them I'm an accountant and they asked me where they could find my OnlyFans page. That's the day I learned a lot of SWs tell people that they are accountants. This misconception happens all the time now. I've started saying "I'm an accountant. That's not code for anything. I really am just a regular accountant."

SWs wouldn't need to do this if we treated them better. I get why the community chose accountant as a faux title. It has made me talking about my work very awkward and creepy.

I'm a nurse in cardiac critical care. I don't know why your kid has that rash.