Ask HN: Panhandling Engineer?

3 piratesAndSons 2 8/29/2025, 10:55:04 PM
When you hear this phrase, what do you imagine the person does as a profession ?

Comments (2)

OhMeadhbh · 2h ago
I assume they work in the United States, so their day job (engineering of some sort) only pays health insurance and stock options. To get cash for day-to-day expenses, they pull a shift pan-handling outside the local bank. So a "panhandling engineer" is an engineer who panhandle, not a person who specializes in engineering panhandling solutions.
bigyabai · 2h ago
SaaS developer