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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (15 children)

Kinda tired of people referring to my work as "IT"

[–] socsa@piefed.social 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I think this is a European thing. "IT" is a general term for any tech work, whereas in the US that term refers to technician level network infrastructure and sysadmin work.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, people misuse the term in the US, too.

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