She's not a boastful person and doesn't like talking about work, and we don't have much in common. But in an effort to bridge the gap, she would tell me about work. The few conversations we had about her job made me angry on her behalf for how much of the workload, and more importantly management responsibilities, she shouldered on behalf of the company for no increase in title or pay.

It was a small, family owned company that made medical software that was a little "fly by the seat of the pants" if you get my drift.

For the removal of doubt, I have worked as a computer programmer.