• nomad@infosec.pub
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    2 months ago

    Trouble as in I’m in trouble if I do. I’m a formally educated it security engineer running my own incorporated software and infrastructure company. Firstly: people just hear “computer guy” and their second thought is “he can fix my stuff”. So I stay near to the truth and simplify it: I’m a theoretical electrical engineer. Boom, instant bored face and they leave as fast as they can. My neighbors love me, but I haven’t fixed a single of their computers in decades.

    Also pro tip: the wife has the same qualifications as I, so she fixes her family’s stuff herself. My job is to lug stuff and the kids around at home.