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Electronics Engineer

How can you expect a non software engineer thats never done software to do simpler code? Lol i find it so funny when experience professionals think u can do everything like them.

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  1. Technical Writer 1

    Companies expect all sorts of things. Companies will ask for 5 years of experience in a technology that has only been around for a year. Your job is to say yes and collect the paycheck as long as you can.

  2. Principal Engineer 1

    I mean, I was a non software engineer as well (optical engineering), but computer programming was part of my undergraduate curriculum and I could do simple coding (I learned Python, MATLAB, and C). So I don’t think it is an unreasonable thing to assume. If you can’t meet that expectation, then just be honest about that. From there though, I think the onus is on you to learn and try to meet the expectation. It is not unusual for the job you end up doing to not match your academic background. I had very little background in electrical engineering when I was first hired as an engineer and had to learn a lot on the job to fill the expectations of my job role. Now almost 15 years later, I can do a lot more EE work comfortably.

    Manager 1

    It’s a balance, there’s always going to be some learning in the job, but if you’re not meeting the expectations of your coworkers some additional training may be required

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