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I hate explaining what I do. I'm a data scientist and 9 out of 10 times the person I'm talking to has no idea what it is and I honestly think the title itself i
by mymllnthaccount 5y ago
I hate explaining what I do. I'm a data scientist and 9 out of 10 times the person I'm talking to has no idea what it is and I honestly think the title itself is kind of cringey.
I usually just tell people I work on a "tech team for a finance company". If they show interest in what kind of tech team, then I'll go into more detail. Usually, the conversation just moves on.
- senkora 5y agoThis is very similar to what I say: “I work in software at a finance company”. I do C++ programming, not data science, but again that’s not something that the average person cares about.
- muzani 5y agoThe average person probably thinks C++ programming is programming. I tried to buy a laptop once for development and the salesman kept insisting that I don't need a fast one for programming because C++ is just plaintext.
- maximus-decimus 5y agoI laughed so hard at this. It takes a super computer to run resharper alone.
- sigg3 5y agoI agree. Applied statistics?
- jstx1 5y agoI broaden it out, instead of narrowing down on something else. Software development is a close enough description for a general audience.
- burntoutfire 5y ago> and I honestly think the title itself is kind of cringey. ..Thank you!!