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Most job descriptions contain some version of "other duties as assigned", IMO with good reason. No job description can realistically capture every responsibili
by sokoloff 1y ago
Most job descriptions contain some version of "other duties as assigned", IMO with good reason.
No job description can realistically capture every responsibility; this language helps prevent bad-faith disputes when new tasks or responsibilities arise that aren’t explicitly mentioned but are 5 millimeters away from those mentioned and entirely reasonable to be considered as in-scope for an existing employee.
- desolate_muffin 1y agoI think also it's the reality in most engineering roles that you will often have to pivot to new technologies, help out on unfamiliar projects using different technologies (e.g., work on the front-end for a bit when you're a backend engineer), etc. Some engineers aren't comfortable with this and it shows. This is how I understood the original comment, anyway.