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by sam_lowry_ 17 hours ago
Dude, sorry for being rude, it's out of desperation, really.

I worked for a unicorn once and it came with the maxxed-out Mac book and the most meaningless job ever in the industry that should not exist.

I also wrote endless FP7 and ESA proposals for a living, and that was an utter waste of everyone's brainpower and public money.

I am now working in public sector IT, and while the job can seem dull to the outsiders, I at least serve the citizens.

After a fire erupted in my block, I could proudly say to my neighbors after the fact that there were bits of my code here and there that connected the first alert with the firefighters station.