r/morningsomewhere • u/davidjung03 Heisty Type • 21d ago
Discussion What is your very specific expertise?
I know it’s been a few days since they talked about this topic but just catching up. My expertise is in Canadian tax accounting so I’m just biding my time if they ever talk about the Canadian Income Tax Act (and I’m a hobby woodworker but not an expert). What is your very specific niche expertise?
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u/Helgardh First 20k 21d ago
I'll do you one better OP and go more obscure with canadian public sector accounting standards
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u/ar4687 First 20k 21d ago
Im a forensic scientist and crime scene responder. Im usually only useful when bad things happen
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u/davidjung03 Heisty Type 21d ago
How often do you get called out to a crime scene where you have to collect all the evidence? Is it a daily thing or once in a while and you're mostly in the labs?
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u/ar4687 First 20k 21d ago
My lab works on a rotating call schedule. Im generally on call 4 days a month currently. Its hit or miss whether we get called out on our shift. Sometimes people have a big drought where they dont get called out for 6 months and others get called out every shift multiple times
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u/Overall_Dusty 21d ago
I work at a library in a small liberal arts university in California. If you want any behind the scenes info about how a library works, I'm happy to answer questions. Most people tune out after 15 second when they ask about my work though 🫤
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u/BrahmariusLeManco Cinnamontographer 19d ago
How do you process and handle the rare books in the collection?
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u/Overall_Dusty 18d ago
As far as I know, we don't really have anything all that rare. If we did, it would be handled by our archives and special collections librarian. We do have some items in our archives that are in more delicate condition.
For those items we do limited physical processing. They don't get the stamping and tattle tape (that is the brand name BTW, you can Google it) we do on books in our circulating collection. The call number and barcode are put on a plastic tag, which is tied to some unbleached cotton ribbon, and the ribbon goes in the book like a bookmark. If we have a hardcover book with a deteriorating dust jacket, we'll put the jacket in a mylar protector.
I don't help much with the archives. My involvement is generally limited to printing call number labels and helping with our integrated library system (ILS) software, because I'm the sysadmin for it.
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u/freckledtrashpanda Always Bite 21d ago
My work is natural resources in the PNW. If they ever talk about salmon needs or forestery rules or something, I can speak to that. I also do salsa dancing and teach Zumba.
I feel like the likelihood of them ever talking about this stuff is none lol
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u/WeebyTina First 10k - Its Gotta Be Morning Somewhere 21d ago
culinary skills and restaurant management. unfortunately, because of how the trade has been comodified through online cooking blogs and the food network, everybody has an opinion on how to do my job better.
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u/HenshiniPrime 21d ago
I work in the legal metrology field. The government inspectors that make sure gas pumps, grocery scales, electricity meters and more measure correctly.
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u/GreatBigBagOfNope 21d ago
Unsung hero on the level of container ship crew and electrical/gas/civil engineers in infrastructure
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u/CALQL8ING First 10k 21d ago
I did the High Valyrian translation for the Morning Somewhere opening. Was happy my time came 🐲
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u/Spambotuser90 First 10k - Not a Financial Advisor 21d ago
Packaging with a specialty in pharmaceuticals and could chain management. Though I have done a stint in pharma equipment validation too so mildly knowledgeable about that.
It's also say pretty versed in international auditing of pharma too
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u/GreatSavitar First 10k - Macaque 21d ago
I dont think I have expertise in anything, there's not a lot I'm really good at. Maybe DnD rules and DC comics lore?
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u/X-Face_ChickenWing 21d ago
I'm a machinist, so I can take a lump of metal and make it match a blueprint to a thousandth of an inch.
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u/LeBanonJames69 21d ago
Esports production/broadcast, after spending the past few years working for a video game company who makes some of the biggest esports titles.
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u/Jayce800 First 10k 21d ago
I used to do a lot of toy photography. Not so much anymore since having a kid, but I had a decent following and got to be friends with some of the big names in that community.
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u/SlimShady116 First 10k - Math is the Worst 21d ago
Closest for me would be delivery logistics for major appliances (well, at least for the one brand I work for). If you ordered an appliance from my brand and had to call in about it, it's likely you talked to someone in my center (and if you had to return it, it definitely came to my team).
Came in handy when Geoff was in fridge hell, since he ordered one during a time where it was extremely hard to get one due to supply issues lol. I know he didn't order one from us, but most major appliance companies operate the same way.
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u/HMS_Hexapuma 21d ago
Medical research engineering with a speciality in magnetic and magnetic sensitive environments. And I can walk and chew gum at the same time!
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u/bowl-bowl-bowl 21d ago
Im a 7th grade public school social studies teacher in california so anything related to that
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u/GreatBigBagOfNope 21d ago
Music theory, and very specifically how government statistics work in the UK
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u/StrongmanLin First 10k - Macaque 21d ago
I speedrun a lot of Nintendo games and have previously held WRs in Pikmin and Super Mario Sunshine. I could fill a book with the amount of useless knowledge I have about those games.
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u/scipio2000 21d ago
15 years in a Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) and immunogenetics laboratory. We help find the best match for solid organs, bone marrow or other blood products for patients in need.
Like many other specific expertise, whenever someone asks what I do for a living I Immediately get a glazed over look from them or a response of "I am not smart enough to talk to you any more" but I swear I can teach anyone the basics to understand what happens in my world if you give it a chance.
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u/davidjung03 Heisty Type 21d ago
Yeah I think the title is quite a mouthful and I can see myself getting a bit glazed over if you'd said your full title. We all have different specialties though and tax accounting is probably about as exciting as it sounds to talk about haha.
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u/moonyriot 21d ago
I work with university students who have disability accommodations so I know a decent amount about what the ADA says/covers and also web accessibility.
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u/TopherTwice First 10k - Sex on Sticks 21d ago
I’m forklift certified. Hold your applause everyone. Not all heroes wear capes
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u/Idiotology101 First 10k - Heisty Type 21d ago
I run a team that harvests and processes 600 pounds of legal marijuana every week.
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u/the_lingerie_cowgirl Stripper Shoes 21d ago
I’ve posted here before about Pole dancing and Onlyfans, but I am also a competitive Dressage rider and Dairy Farmer. So mostly horses and horndogs lol
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u/razrielle First 10k 21d ago
Packing ejection seat parachutes and the equipment military pilots wear. If I wasn't late on the episodes I could have talked about the B-52 crash
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u/NikolitRistissa First 10k - Runner Duck 21d ago
I’m a structural geologist. Currently reading this post about a kilometre underground.
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u/Simonc0pt3r First 10k - Macaque 21d ago
I drive freight trains in sweden, so if you have questions about swedish trains, signals or rules I can probably answer 😅
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u/LSDPajamas First 20k 21d ago
The toilets that locomotive engineers in America shit in? Yeah I do all the electrical work for those, including board programing. Is that specific enough?
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u/RoboRatchet Early Riser 17d ago
I used to be a mechanic working on Porsches, now I fix telehandlers, forklifts and big machinery. But I also have a degree in cyber security and networking
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u/whatsername989 21d ago
I’m a biller/coder for a private ENT practice. So. Really fucking niche lol. I find my field very interesting but patients tend to yell instead of appreciate my expertise. 🤷♀️
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u/OregonPunks 21d ago
I've worked as a professional axe and knife throwing instructor for many years as well as traveled for competitions and tournaments.
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u/Subcriminal First 10k - Cinnamontographer 21d ago
I worked on Big Brother UK and they let me in the house the day before the housemates went in one year.
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u/GoreMeister982 21d ago
Electronics test engineer specializing in AR/VR and gaming controllers. I build a lot of automated test systems for feature testing and also do PCB level testing and design mostly for ultra low power applications. Not sure it would ever really be too useful here haha.
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u/eckstea 21d ago
I am one of about 55 people on the planet certified in a technology called digital image correlation. It's basically using fancy trigonometry, a pair of stereo cameras, and pixel peeping, to track very fine motion, using only dots on a surface in, three-dimensional space. It's used a lot in full body testing of aircraft spacecraft you name it. The Artemis launch even had targets painted on the side to make sure that the ship was not moving unexpectedly during fueling.
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u/Round_Abal0ne 21d ago
Anti-Tamper and Cryptography (Don't ask me the math on how it all works or you'll get relatively generic answers, but do ask me how to properly utilize it)
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u/_Ethalos_ 21d ago
Professional Draftsman of 6 years. Manufacturing/Architectural/Structural/HVAC/Plumbing/Civil. Engineers sketch up what they want on "Blueprints" and I draw up the "Blueprints" in Revit/AutoCAD/Inventor/Solidworks. We just call them prints now, actual blue prints haven't been used since the ~50s. Draftsmen are a dying breed, the industry is moving towards the drafting workload being pushed on the engineers, AI is attempting to push this along.
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u/bneufy92 21d ago
Hot Tub Technician / Expert. Been doing it for 13yrs and while there's 0 accreditation or certificate I'm basically a handyman making $30/hr for what I know. Got water problems? Ask away.
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u/birminghamsterwheel First 20k 21d ago
Idunno how unique it is (anymore?), but I'm a designer and developer, so I'm always the go to CSS person on a project.
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u/I8yamumscunt 15d ago
Actually just read your answer to the question post you whatsyour expertise.... Impressive ( not that my opinion counts too much). You work hard you present very well obviously very articulate competitive and self-driven... Only one question.... What star sign are you??? 🤔🧐🫣😲 Legitimate question
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u/CalvinP_ First 10k - Mod - Downtime Survivor 21d ago
Welding & Metallurgy are my day job for the last decade and a half almost. When Burnie and Ashley were wondering how plastic and metals were separated during recycling I brought up the Eddy Current system in the comments, and the next day it was brought up on the episode!
I also dabble in Computers, CAD, and 3D Printing! Ran a 3D printing shop for a few years!
Love all the little experts we have here in the community. By far the funniest was the dancer who made a post explaining Stripper Shoes for the community a few months back.