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As a software developer, does your family actually know what you do?

Survey period: 16 Jun 2014 to 23 Jun 2014

Are you "The Social Network" or "Minority Report"? Do they think you play games all day or do you just tell them you play piano in an establishment of disrepute?

OptionVotes% 
Yes, they know clearly what I do1857.36
They have a general idea of what I do1,16246.22
I don't think they really know what I do67426.81
They have no idea what my work involves44717.78
I'm not a software developer.542.15



 
GeneralI do not have this problem Pin
Rage15-Jun-14 23:36
professionalRage15-Jun-14 23:36 
GeneralRe: I do not have this problem Pin
Mohibur Rashid19-Jun-14 16:44
professionalMohibur Rashid19-Jun-14 16:44 
GeneralRe: I do not have this problem Pin
Rage19-Jun-14 21:29
professionalRage19-Jun-14 21:29 
GeneralMy daughter wrote this story inspired by what she thinks I do for a living Pin
chriselst15-Jun-14 23:20
professionalchriselst15-Jun-14 23:20 
GeneralRe: My daughter wrote this story inspired by what she thinks I do for a living Pin
MacSpudster16-Jun-14 11:20
professionalMacSpudster16-Jun-14 11:20 
GeneralTypical Conversation Pin
Simon Lee Shugar15-Jun-14 23:09
Simon Lee Shugar15-Jun-14 23:09 
GeneralRe: Typical Conversation Pin
GustavoMartins16-Jun-14 1:17
professionalGustavoMartins16-Jun-14 1:17 
GeneralRe: Typical Conversation Pin
W Balboos, GHB16-Jun-14 5:01
W Balboos, GHB16-Jun-14 5:01 
Mrs. Wife will ask what I did that day, and then, within a sentence, she'll change the subject.


What's weird is that I had an easier time holding peoples attention explaining Auger Spectroscopy, which has no connection to their lives, then computer programming, which does.


"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010



GeneralRe: Typical Conversation Pin
PIEBALDconsult16-Jun-14 13:06
mvePIEBALDconsult16-Jun-14 13:06 
GeneralJust yesterday Pin
chriselst15-Jun-14 23:04
professionalchriselst15-Jun-14 23:04 
GeneralRe: Just yesterday Pin
EbenY4216-Jun-14 1:56
EbenY4216-Jun-14 1:56 
GeneralFrom the perspective of my Mom Pin
Smart K815-Jun-14 22:08
professionalSmart K815-Jun-14 22:08 
GeneralI 'fix computers' apparently Pin
JMK-NI15-Jun-14 21:15
professionalJMK-NI15-Jun-14 21:15 
GeneralRe: I 'fix computers' apparently Pin
SortaCore16-Jun-14 22:24
SortaCore16-Jun-14 22:24 
GeneralRe: I 'fix computers' apparently Pin
Johnny J.16-Jun-14 22:36
professionalJohnny J.16-Jun-14 22:36 
GeneralI followed in their footsteps... Pin
Sander Rossel15-Jun-14 20:28
professionalSander Rossel15-Jun-14 20:28 
GeneralNowadays is not that hard to explain Pin
AlexCode15-Jun-14 20:04
professionalAlexCode15-Jun-14 20:04 
GeneralRe: Nowadays is not that hard to explain Pin
Tony Rietwyk15-Jun-14 20:40
Tony Rietwyk15-Jun-14 20:40 
GeneralRe: Nowadays is not that hard to explain Pin
Pete O'Hanlon16-Jun-14 4:09
subeditorPete O'Hanlon16-Jun-14 4:09 
GeneralMy family have a reasonable idea Pin
OriginalGriff15-Jun-14 20:00
mveOriginalGriff15-Jun-14 20:00 
Generalthey think i don't have any knowledge about my work... Pin
ravikhoda15-Jun-14 19:37
professionalravikhoda15-Jun-14 19:37 
General...Just start my laptop Pin
koolprasad200315-Jun-14 18:35
professionalkoolprasad200315-Jun-14 18:35 
GeneralRe: ...Just start my laptop Pin
Aarti Meswania16-Jun-14 1:37
Aarti Meswania16-Jun-14 1:37 

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