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My friend is a chemical engineer and I found it really annoying when people revere his suggestions on anything mechanical like fixing a sink. Like an engineering title makes you an expert on anything mechanical.

That’s when I switched from programmer to software engineer actually.

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I'm a mechanical engineering grad and people constantly think that's why I'm good at fixing cars.

When I was studying electrical engineering people would ask me if I was going to be an electrician, I told them 'no, the difference is electricians are useful'

Same here. My car mechanic seems to think i'm an imposter or at least an idiot, when i don't immediately understand his car gibberish.

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