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Are there any occupations you uniquely oppose the existence of? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I did retirement home training and used to think it was a sweet job. Then I got in the business and underestimated how demoralizing it was as they give you the easy elders in training while the others make you, or at least me, really think of the fact the job just amounts to an unkarmic freebie.

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[–] MeetInPotatoes@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I googled big iron. I still don't understand what you two are talking about, don't blame me.

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Big iron means a mainframe. The Ferrari of servers.

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ferrari? More like the passenger train of computers.

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Like I said, I help design them. I'm interested to know why you think that. You work with them? How old are the ones you work with?

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