The engineering problems that pop up on DS9 are actually pretty mundane when you compare it to the crazy shit that happened on the Enterprise.
DS9: Some component broke down and needs to be fixed.
TNG: The Enterprise becomes sentient, uses holodeck characters to represent it’s various mental aspects, and gives birth to some doodad that then flys away.
Except that the Enterprise only sometimes went crazy while “every system aboard DS9 broke simultaneously, three ships need urgent repairs, and Quark is yammering about how his illegally modified replicators are acting up” seemed to be a somewhat common occurrence.
So common that other characters were still complaining about it as late as the season 6 episode “Honor Among Thieves,” in which O’Brien had an undercover assignment for a few weeks and everything went to shit as soon as he left the station.
DS9: Some component broke down and needs to be fixed.
Usually, but also two systems trying to gel together Cardassian tech doesn’t play well with Federation tech and visa versa. Also, systems designed to stop a slave uprising that people keep accidentally tripping.
The engineering problems that pop up on DS9 are actually pretty mundane when you compare it to the crazy shit that happened on the Enterprise.
DS9: Some component broke down and needs to be fixed.
TNG: The Enterprise becomes sentient, uses holodeck characters to represent it’s various mental aspects, and gives birth to some doodad that then flys away.
Except that the Enterprise only sometimes went crazy while “every system aboard DS9 broke simultaneously, three ships need urgent repairs, and Quark is yammering about how his illegally modified replicators are acting up” seemed to be a somewhat common occurrence.
So common that other characters were still complaining about it as late as the season 6 episode “Honor Among Thieves,” in which O’Brien had an undercover assignment for a few weeks and everything went to shit as soon as he left the station.
So a standard tech support, job you say?
Usually, but also two systems trying to gel together Cardassian tech doesn’t play well with Federation tech and visa versa. Also, systems designed to stop a slave uprising that people keep accidentally tripping.
Plus some Bajoran tech, and hallways designed to make literally trip