Post #1562438
2026-01-13 22:35 UTC
@SalemsLot Yes, I know very well what XKCD is, what I was asking is "What does finding XKCD strips pinned to the office walls means for the office ambiance" 😅
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@Centretowner@urbanists.social 2026-01-14 00:08
@tnt @SalemsLot means they're a nerd. or an engineer. (or both)
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@seachanged@mastodon.social 2026-01-14 14:00
@tnt @SalemsLot I pinned this one up and used it as a reference, frequently. Super-useful for what I was doing. https://xkcd.com/2170/
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@mag@mastodon.me.uk 2026-01-14 16:44
@tnt one day at my last job, the principal engineer used https://xkcd.com/974/ in a presentation as a bit of self-deprecating humour. The following day, we find that our boss has printed out the comic and pinned it up in the office meeting room. From one engineer to another, that comic's a relatable joke; when your boss is using it, it comes across as patronising. This was the turning point where I realised my boss wasn't all that cool - eventually, he was the reason I left that company.