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Re:Stop Telling Everyone What You Do for a Living by morelikeborelax on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @06:37AM (#35523203)
You forgot brain surgeon. Of course it's not rocket science is it.
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Re:Stop Telling Everyone What You Do for a Living by somewhereoutth on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @06:55AM (#35523330)
Probably with Doctor. An actual scientist might come above Lawyer/Doctor (and below Artist/Designer), but this is a rather recent upwards move, as it became cooler to be smart (note this does not apply to engineers, who are looked down upon by scientists anyway)
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Re:Stop Telling Everyone What You Do for a Living by hotpotamus on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @07:33AM (#35523596)
It's a reference to a Mitchell and Webb sketch about the status games that people play around employment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THNPmhBl-8I

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Re:Stop Telling Everyone What You Do for a Living by somewhereoutth on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @08:05AM (#35523947)
Oh I missed the reference! Yes great sketch, and exactly what we are talking about here.
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Re:Stop Telling Everyone What You Do for a Living by ry8806 on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @08:09AM (#35523988)
fantastic reference! made me chuckle
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