I've always felt like an outsider working in sales, and business development in video game publishing. It's rough because I feel like I am from that culture but can't speak the language.
Tech isn’t just who types semicolons. It’s also strategy, process, people, deadlines, context. And u clearly bring all that.
I’m in product support. half my job is explaining tech stuff to non-tech users and fixing chaos. but ppl still act like I’m ‘non-technical’ bc I don’t code
I’ve worked w devs who couldn’t organize a sprint if their life depended on it. Your work is tech. It’s just not code-based. big diff.
I’m in content/UX and feel this all the time. Like if ur not writing code ur “not really tech” 🙄 even tho the product literally wouldn’t ship without us
I’ve been in the tech industry for a few years now, but I don’t have a technical role. I’m not a software engineer or a data scientist. I work in ops, maybe a little product, maybe a little project management. basically one of those roles that keep things moving behind the scenes.
I love tech. I follow the space, I keep up with trends, I understand what we’re building. But sometimes I feel like I don’t belong. Like because I don’t write code or build infrastructure, I’m somehow “less tech” than the ppl around me. It’s not overt, but it’s there in the way ppl talk, in who gets the credit, in who leadership listens to more.
It’s frustrating coz non-technical roles are still critical to making things work. But I’ve caught myself wondering if I need to learn coding just to “earn my seat,” even though I’m good at what I do. Does anyone else feel this way? How do u stay confident in your value when the industry seems to celebrate just one kind of skill set?