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You guys are getting paid? (startrek.website)
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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are lots of jobs that are basically paid thinkers, IT is full of them but then again, you have to actually think or things won't get done/fixed.

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

who in IT is just thinking and not doing stuff

[–] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Network designers?

[–] morrowind@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does that still fall under IT?

[–] AlphaAutist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

IT is just a blanket term so ya

[–] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not in that field but my guess is the higher you go career wise, the more you have meetings and the less you have time for hands on work

[–] Ajen@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

True, but that's not just thinking, it's also debating and negotiating.