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I mean this in the nicest way possible: this paragraph, with all the repetition and constant use of the word "expert", is completely unhinged. I really recommen

by t8sr 2y ago

I mean this in the nicest way possible: this paragraph, with all the repetition and constant use of the word "expert", is completely unhinged. I really recommend re-reading what you write.

dankwizard 2y ago
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- gerdesj 2y ago
  "he logged into his remote profile" Yes.
  - dankwizard 2y ago
    And his post history. It's always one sentence about who he is, then a paragraph of text of one of his many careers slightly related to OP
evanjrowley 2y ago
The term expert is used frequently in US government settings, per the US Office of Personnel Management: https://www.opm.gov/frequently-asked-questions/assessment-policy-faq/job-analysis/what-is-a-subject-matter-expert/ https://www.opm.gov/frequently-asked-questions/assessment-po... Anyone above the lowest pay grades gets categorized as some type of "expert". As the gov tries to justify higher pay to keep up with inflation and compete with private job markets, more people become categorized as "experts" to fill higher pay grades. (For perspective, you can't afford to live independently in the DC metro area unless you're in the top 1/3 of pay grades) I can totally see how someone throwing the term around could appear unhinged to an outsider, but the reality is that the US government as a whole lives in it's own unhinged little world.
- reaperducer 2y ago
  Anyone above the lowest pay grades gets categorized as some type of "expert". I've read that at the F.B.I., anyone not pushing a broom gets the title "agent."
  - evanjrowley 2y ago
    It was absolutely not like that, at least up until 10 years ago. Agents and the operational staff were totally separate.
gloflo 2y ago
I am not OP and I see nothing of the sort you are implicating. The writing is dry humor and funny. The expert repetition of the word "expert" for the obvious non-expert expert delivers a good bit of the story.
Cpoll 2y ago
It's a bit dramatic, but "unhinged" is excessive. I imagine the repetition is a stylistic choice. It builds up the conclusion, and turns a one-line anecdote into a story.
- gosub100 2y ago
  It echoes the "cosmonauts just used a pencil!" Copy pasta.

by t8sr 2y ago

I mean this in the nicest way possible: this paragraph, with all the repetition and constant use of the word "expert", is completely unhinged. I really recommend re-reading what you write.

dankwizard 2y ago

(It's a bot)

gerdesj 2y ago
"he logged into his remote profile" Yes.
- dankwizard 2y ago
  And his post history. It's always one sentence about who he is, then a paragraph of text of one of his many careers slightly related to OP

evanjrowley 2y ago

The term expert is used frequently in US government settings, per the US Office of Personnel Management: https://www.opm.gov/frequently-asked-questions/assessment-policy-faq/job-analysis/what-is-a-subject-matter-expert/ https://www.opm.gov/frequently-asked-questions/assessment-po... Anyone above the lowest pay grades gets categorized as some type of "expert". As the gov tries to justify higher pay to keep up with inflation and compete with private job markets, more people become categorized as "experts" to fill higher pay grades. (For perspective, you can't afford to live independently in the DC metro area unless you're in the top 1/3 of pay grades) I can totally see how someone throwing the term around could appear unhinged to an outsider, but the reality is that the US government as a whole lives in it's own unhinged little world.

reaperducer 2y ago
Anyone above the lowest pay grades gets categorized as some type of "expert". I've read that at the F.B.I., anyone not pushing a broom gets the title "agent."
- evanjrowley 2y ago
  It was absolutely not like that, at least up until 10 years ago. Agents and the operational staff were totally separate.

gloflo 2y ago

I am not OP and I see nothing of the sort you are implicating. The writing is dry humor and funny. The expert repetition of the word "expert" for the obvious non-expert expert delivers a good bit of the story.

Cpoll 2y ago

It's a bit dramatic, but "unhinged" is excessive. I imagine the repetition is a stylistic choice. It builds up the conclusion, and turns a one-line anecdote into a story.

gosub100 2y ago
It echoes the "cosmonauts just used a pencil!" Copy pasta.