I worked as a systems admin, sometimes as a consultant, between 1992-1999. First and foremost in my mind was that I simply couldn't explain the things I did to

I worked as a systems admin, sometimes as a consultant, between 1992-1999. First and foremost in my mind was that I simply couldn't explain the things I did to other people. I didn't produce any tangible goods, I didn't develop software and produce an app, or a website. I might bring a briefcase in to work, but there was usually nothing to put in it, and nothing to take home. I had some friends and coworkers who could relate, and of course that was a tight-knit crew; we had in-jokes, we knew what Usenet was like, we downloaded games from anon ftp. But if I told a normal person what I did for a living, they'd always say "oh! you know computers! you can get great jobs that way!" So Hollywood would be hard-pressed to dramatize my workplaces. First to just depict it all in an appealing way, and then to inject some sort of conflict or interpersonal tension. Good night, and good luck.