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What are functions that are not a part of your job that common wisdom would make people expect are a part of it? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago by CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah, you’re much better off if you can at least automate stuff by writing scripts.

But, you often get people who think IT work is software and application development. And the reverse: It is often assumed programmers are good at building or troubleshooting computers and networks.