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How to reply to “So, what do you do?”
Small talk at a friend's party with someone you just met. Your job is hard to explain.
Editor's promptSo, what do you do?
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Short version: I fix things people only notice when they break. Long version comes with a whiteboard.
It's hard to explain, so I usually ask people to guess. What's your guess?