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Re:Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others by theandrewbailey on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @12:51PM (#30075187)
I'm not sure what IC means. Integration Consultant? Industrial Control?
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Re:Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others by mLuby on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @12:55PM (#30075259)
Individual contributor, in other words a worker as opposed to management. The author's using engineer to mean software developer; they're the workers in this context.
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Re:Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others by disposableuname on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:12PM (#30075550)
> as both an IC and a manager

When juxtaposed to manager, it usually means individual contributor - someone being managed rather than doing the management.

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Re:Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others by conro1108 on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @12:54PM (#30075245)
Individual contributor (as opposed to management)
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Re:Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others by zachlloyd on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:01PM (#30075352)
Correct! IC == individual contributor. Sorry for any confusion
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Re:Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others by juice_bus on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @12:54PM (#30075246)
I believe IC is "Individual Contributor" in this context.
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Re:Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others by ilrwbwrkhv on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:10PM (#30075507)
A most bizarre terminology the industry has come up with. Almost feels a bit derogatory.
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Re:Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others by zaat on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @01:49PM (#30076155)
That's the natural way languages develop, offensive terms replaces with euphemisms, given some time every euphemistic term become loaded with the same negative connotations of its origin and new euphemism get introduced.

see: https://thelingspace.tumblr.com/post/114432905996/the-euphem...

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Re:Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others by Sohcahtoa82 on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @07:27PM (#30080111)
Better than grunt, peon, peasant, minion, or drone.
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Re:Doing too much work on one's own before looping in others by alboy on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @03:28PM (#30077589)
Itty-bitty Cog.
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