Friday, 13 February 2026

Gissa Job

As a young lass of 16 i walked into a career of Journalism and 40 years later i am still doing it so with 11 working years left i often think i would like to try my hand at something else before i hang up my notepad and start complaining about my state pension but looking around i didn't see much to entice me away from my office desk optimally positioned next to the kitchen.
According to new research from the business financial platform Tide, British job applicants are missing out on lucrative tech sector careers because they don’t understand the roles, even after it has been explained to them but i was intrigued by the advert i saw for an Empathy Engineer in the Tech sector.
£110k a year and all it called for was experience in being a proactive disruptor with excellent communications skills and a world-class library of proven frameworks.
'Dear Sir/Madam' i emailed, 'I am interested in your Advertisement for an Empathy Engineer so please forward details of what the post entails' and the reply was 'someone who considers the social, cultural and emotional factors that influence how society interacts with technology, and focuses on blending the human perspective with tech-driven problem-solving'.
'Thank you' i replied, 'What exactly does that entail?' and the reply came 'Implementing game mechanics, narratives and experiences that foster empathy, emotional intelligence and social awareness among players, promoting meaningful connections and understanding within virtual worlds'.
Unfortunately I missed out on that one which i was gutted about but there was also an advert for a belonging manager at the same company.
'Dear Sir/Madam' i emailed, 'I am interested in your Advertisement for a Belonging Manager so please forward details of what the post entails' and the reply came 'The role of a belonging manager is to embed an inclusive culture at the heart of the organisation, ensuring employees feel valued, included and heard'.
Ah ok, think I will stick to Journalism for the moment if it's all the same.