Comment by fidotron 2 months ago Do we employ mathematicians in customer service roles? 9 comments fidotron Reply nicce 2 months ago Luckily the job situation for pure mathematicians was already bad. akoboldfrying 2 months ago I got a solid laugh out of this. sscaryterry 2 months ago Thats a silly and obtuse comment. fidotron 2 months ago You mean the answer betrays the point: customer service is surprisingly hard, we just have a large number of people that are capable of doing it.This is what the whole https://people.csail.mit.edu/brooks/papers/elephants.pdf is about. sscaryterry 2 months ago I stand by my point, you've not read the author's intent, instead you decided to twist words. 3 replies → My_Name 2 months ago It was a sensible, valid and pertinent reply to the parent comment though...As with most comments, context is quite important.
nicce 2 months ago Luckily the job situation for pure mathematicians was already bad. akoboldfrying 2 months ago I got a solid laugh out of this.
sscaryterry 2 months ago Thats a silly and obtuse comment. fidotron 2 months ago You mean the answer betrays the point: customer service is surprisingly hard, we just have a large number of people that are capable of doing it.This is what the whole https://people.csail.mit.edu/brooks/papers/elephants.pdf is about. sscaryterry 2 months ago I stand by my point, you've not read the author's intent, instead you decided to twist words. 3 replies → My_Name 2 months ago It was a sensible, valid and pertinent reply to the parent comment though...As with most comments, context is quite important.
fidotron 2 months ago You mean the answer betrays the point: customer service is surprisingly hard, we just have a large number of people that are capable of doing it.This is what the whole https://people.csail.mit.edu/brooks/papers/elephants.pdf is about. sscaryterry 2 months ago I stand by my point, you've not read the author's intent, instead you decided to twist words. 3 replies →
sscaryterry 2 months ago I stand by my point, you've not read the author's intent, instead you decided to twist words. 3 replies →
My_Name 2 months ago It was a sensible, valid and pertinent reply to the parent comment though...As with most comments, context is quite important.
Luckily the job situation for pure mathematicians was already bad.
I got a solid laugh out of this.
Thats a silly and obtuse comment.
You mean the answer betrays the point: customer service is surprisingly hard, we just have a large number of people that are capable of doing it.
This is what the whole https://people.csail.mit.edu/brooks/papers/elephants.pdf is about.
I stand by my point, you've not read the author's intent, instead you decided to twist words.
3 replies →
It was a sensible, valid and pertinent reply to the parent comment though...
As with most comments, context is quite important.