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So when you screw up you have the potential to fuck up someone's teeth, draw blood, or generally cause pain and discomfort to your client? Personally, I just ed

So when you screw up you have the potential to fuck up someone's teeth, draw blood, or generally cause pain and discomfort to your client? Personally, I just edit and re-run the program.

shortlived 16y ago
We're talking about a hygienist not a dentist. They do teeth cleanings and assist the doc'. And having just gotten my teeth cleaned yesterday by my dental student sister, I can comfortably say that there is not that much room for really fucking things up. Yeah, maybe you can nic someone in the gums with the pick, but that's about it.
- BrandonM 16y ago
  I just had my teeth cleaned today. The hygienist did an exemplary job and still my teeth and gums are sore. Perhaps there's no worry with healthy teeth, but someone who has brittle teeth or a somewhat-hidden cavity could definitely receive damage at the hands of a careless hygienist. That's not to mention the general stench of some of that crap that gets picked out, the filthiness of some people's mouths, spending a half hour or more hunched over someone with bad breath, and the opportunity for someone (especially a child) to bite you while you're working. I'll take software engineer, please.
shortlived 16y ago
And the stress I'm referring to is more deadline induced than anything else. It's a fact that people in the dental world have very regulated ~40 hours/week schedules. How many all nighters do they pull? None.
- krschultz 16y ago
  and 95% of software engineers don't either. My roommate in college works an exact 40.0 hours each weak doing ASP.NET coding for enterprise stuff. Basically zero stress what-so-ever, and makes $55k at age 22.
  - shortlived 16y ago
    Unless your roommate wants to stay in the same position (entry level coder) then s/he will at some point have to take on more responsibility and/or more challenging work which in turn leads to working some overtime.
- HeyLaughingBoy 16y ago
  Sounds like the job of a software dev in a properly managed company. The last all-nighter (or actually, the closest I came) I pulled was in 1997. And then we went home at 2AM. I've been doing development work since 1988 and I've rarely failed to leave by 5. Even then, when I stayed late it was -- with one exception due to an a-hole boss -- by choice. The fact that we think working a 40 hour week is unusual is itself a sign of how prevalent terrible work environments are in software development. Believe me, there are many well-run and profitable companies where "in at 9 out at 5" is the norm.
okaramian 16y ago
I have the ability to lose people a lot of money, that's kind of stressful.

So when you screw up you have the potential to fuck up someone's teeth, draw blood, or generally cause pain and discomfort to your client? Personally, I just edit and re-run the program.

shortlived 16y ago

We're talking about a hygienist not a dentist. They do teeth cleanings and assist the doc'. And having just gotten my teeth cleaned yesterday by my dental student sister, I can comfortably say that there is not that much room for really fucking things up. Yeah, maybe you can nic someone in the gums with the pick, but that's about it.

BrandonM 16y ago
I just had my teeth cleaned today. The hygienist did an exemplary job and still my teeth and gums are sore. Perhaps there's no worry with healthy teeth, but someone who has brittle teeth or a somewhat-hidden cavity could definitely receive damage at the hands of a careless hygienist. That's not to mention the general stench of some of that crap that gets picked out, the filthiness of some people's mouths, spending a half hour or more hunched over someone with bad breath, and the opportunity for someone (especially a child) to bite you while you're working. I'll take software engineer, please.

shortlived 16y ago

And the stress I'm referring to is more deadline induced than anything else. It's a fact that people in the dental world have very regulated ~40 hours/week schedules. How many all nighters do they pull? None.

krschultz 16y ago
and 95% of software engineers don't either. My roommate in college works an exact 40.0 hours each weak doing ASP.NET coding for enterprise stuff. Basically zero stress what-so-ever, and makes $55k at age 22.
- shortlived 16y ago
  Unless your roommate wants to stay in the same position (entry level coder) then s/he will at some point have to take on more responsibility and/or more challenging work which in turn leads to working some overtime.
HeyLaughingBoy 16y ago
Sounds like the job of a software dev in a properly managed company. The last all-nighter (or actually, the closest I came) I pulled was in 1997. And then we went home at 2AM. I've been doing development work since 1988 and I've rarely failed to leave by 5. Even then, when I stayed late it was -- with one exception due to an a-hole boss -- by choice. The fact that we think working a 40 hour week is unusual is itself a sign of how prevalent terrible work environments are in software development. Believe me, there are many well-run and profitable companies where "in at 9 out at 5" is the norm.

okaramian 16y ago

I have the ability to lose people a lot of money, that's kind of stressful.