The job someone had

era

was (a job)· tap the form for the whole table

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Why it works

Jobs and roles use ser: era programador.

Era = that was his job then. Fui = for a finished period (fui camarero dos años).

Why not estaba

estaba programador

I was a programmer

Says nothing on its own. Estar de programador = working as one for now; era = that was the job.

In a full sentence

Yo era ingeniero de software en una empresa pequeña.
I was a software engineer at a small company.
Use ser for a past job or profession.
Ella era mi jefa cuando trabajaba desde casa.
She was my boss when I worked from home.
Use ser for someone’s role at work.
Yo era responsable del despliegue de los viernes.
I was responsible for Friday deployments.
Use ser for a past work responsibility.
Él era el técnico de guardia ese fin de semana.
He was the on-call technician that weekend.
Use ser for a temporary work role too.

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