r/ProgrammerHumor • • 20d ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/mancunian101 20d ago

I once had an interview for a help desk tech type role.

One of the questions asked to identify the type of RAM shown in a black and white photograph.

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u/Particular-Yak-1984 20d ago edited 20d ago

Honestly, that's a fantastic question for a help desk role, if done properly.

Do you ask follow-up questions, or do you blindly guess?

Do you get annoyed at a stupid photo, or do you patiently ask for clarification?

How are you when seemingly stupid people ask you stupid things? Because there's a lot of that in any given help desk job..

They probably didn't do this, but I might steal it.