Being the only non-employee woman in a hobbyist electronics/DIY computing store and knowing exactly what I'm looking for, and how to use about 90% of the store's products. I sure baffled a good number of middle-aged men. emotion_awesome
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 5:34 pm
I kind of wish I could have seen their reactions to that
I kind of wish I could have seen their reactions to that
Some of them looked genuinely confused as if they were thinking, "Wait, women know how to use this stuff?" And others looked pleasantly intrigued, like seeing me there was a refreshing change.
Mom just kinda followed behind me all "I CAN'T EVEN. WHAT ARE THOOOOSEE?" the whole time, so I had to stop to explain what a microcontroller was, how resistors work, what heat shrinks are used for, the differences in wire gauges and how to identify what size a wire is, etc. One guy kinda grinned when he overheard me explaining something.
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 6:34 pm
I tell people I build software for a living and they give much the same reaction.
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