From 76cdd24a81ded36b226b14d374c06b9619e8203d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "russell@unturf.com" Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:29 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] weave un-words into ticket reality: unfortunately, undisciplined, urgent, undergoing --- content/2026-03-20-i-am-a-software-mechanic.rst | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/2026-03-20-i-am-a-software-mechanic.rst b/content/2026-03-20-i-am-a-software-mechanic.rst index 0dc918f..dcbf5c7 100644 --- a/content/2026-03-20-i-am-a-software-mechanic.rst +++ b/content/2026-03-20-i-am-a-software-mechanic.rst @@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ But it describes exactly what I do. You call me when a machine-generated tool breaks something real. A harvest lost. A contract mispriced. A greenhouse running dry. I show up. I read the spec. I find the gap between what someone told the machine to do & what the world actually did. -Then I fix it & open the next ticket. +Then I fix it. Unfortunately, not every job arrives as a Jira ticket. +Some come undisciplined & urgent, undergoing triage in a Slack room without a number. **The pay reflects the gap between what this work actually does & what people think it costs.**