What's your occupation: Engineer or Non-Engineer

[Soulshine2]

Former finish carpenter; current psychotherapist (LICSW), avid DIYer. Helping engineers manage their frustrations and marriages [emoji481]

how does one go from a finish carpenter to psychotherapist??? Thats like a bank robber going to a career in bank security?

 

[RAWnel831]

As a Millwright ,Id like to see an engineer that accepts the fact that everything that "works on paper" does not work in real life . I literally had to shorten a NEW conveyor 130mm in the Huntsville ,AL toyota engine plant because the engineer planned it in its place and it didn't physically work. CAD does NOT show everything in reality.

What works on paper doesn't necessarily mean it works in real life. Got it[emoji106]

 

[rhys333]

As a hopefully future engineer. To all the non-engineers that personally work with engineers. What do you want to see in an engineer? I want to get the job done without seeming arrogant and have a strong work relationship with everyone.

In all fairness, engineers are just fine and I would say they're easier to deal with on average than some other professionals. Graphic designers come to mind, who clearly have no soul. I mean, they're okay, but I'd rather gnaw off my own leg than work with one.

Anyway, as for engineering... like any other inter-professional relationship, I would just strive to be flexible and mindful of your counterpart's perspective while staying true to your own. The best solution is often in the middle ground.

If there any graphic designers present, I sincerely apologize, and it's all the engineer's fault.

 

[schematix]

As a hopefully future engineer. To all the non-engineers that personally work with engineers. What do you want to see in an engineer? I want to get the job done without seeming arrogant and have a strong work relationship with everyone.

Some people just get rubbed the wrong way by people smarter than them. No matter what you do you’ll seem arrogant to many people. And it’s not you. There are just a lot of people out there who think they are smarter than they really are and are jealous of other people’s success.

Do what you do to the best of your abilities. Make friends where possible, and certainly don’t make enemies.

 

[RPh_Guy]

Non-engineer.

 

[6Tap]

Some people just get rubbed the wrong way by people smarter than them. No matter what you do you’ll seem arrogant to many people. And it’s not you. There are just a lot of people out there who think they are smarter than they really are and are jealous of other people’s success.

Do what you do to the best of your abilities. Make friends where possible, and certainly don’t make enemies.

Agree!
U mean IQ?, EQ?, or other?
Does anyone exist with 100% in all
Intelligences?

 

[SoCal-Doug]

Robotics and automation engineer. EE/CS. Former commercial (part 135) pilot.

 

[FatDogBrew]

High school assistant principal. Not an engineer.

 

[Jbuckley1996]

Retired scientist, Ph.D (chemistry ), biotech

Currently part time spinning instructor!

 

[luckybeagle]

Realtor who should’ve been an engineer. Well, I engineer favorable deals for my clients [emoji1]

 

[BrewMan13]

No, but close, and I do work with engineers a lot: lab technician doing semiconductor research (specifically photolithography).

 

[rlmiller]

Non. Law Enforcement, recently retired

 

[Hiltonheadmike]

ER physician x 26 yrs

 

[Buckeye_Hydro]

Wildlife Biologist turned Water Treatment Geek, 20+ years ago.

 

[JDWebb]

Do I look like an engineer?
Retired.
Photographer, adventurer.

 

[kevin58]

Artist. Voice actor (radio) and stage actor (local community theatre).

 

[bstacy1974]

Wildlife Biologist turned Water Treatment Geek, 20+ years ago.

Somehow, Wildlife people end up in water treatment. BS in Wildlife Management from Eastern Kentucky University. Right out of college, started with an environmental laboratory, which led to water utilities. The water business has been very good to me.

 

[One Eye Ross]

Clinical chemist/medical lab technologist - retired US Army

 

[jmarkkaufman]

how does one go from a finish carpenter to psychotherapist??? Thats like a bank robber going to a career in bank security?

Carpentry paid the bills till I went to grad school. I still do as much as I can, sometimes for pay[emoji41]. Really I just like putting things together (stairways, cabinets, mash tuns, etc) to balance out the therapy.

 

[Gameface]

EE here. I've been talking about brewing beer for years, just moved to Utah and the lack of access finally pushed me over the edge. I'm thinking second brew day this weekend.

Welcome to Utah.

If you're in the Salt Lake Valley (and if you're a non-LDS person living in Utah I sure do hope you're either in Salt Lake Valley or Summit County) you should join one of our home brew clubs. I'm in the Lauter Day Brewers (the Lord's Favorite Homebrew Club) so I'm partial to that one. You'll have unlimited samples of the best beer in the state at the monthly meetings.

 

[SoCal-Doug]

I'm in the Lauter Day Brewers

Now that's freaking hilarious! I work for a SLC based corporation (our engineering facility is in southern California though). I'm the only non-LDS person in the company. They all know with my coffee and beer habit (they use the term "vice"), I have a one way ticket to hell and they just accept it. I've travelled there enough to know it's a seriously strange place.

 

[Brett_Bellmore]

Engineer. I'm a tooling engineer, currently designing deep draw stamping tools, though I've done thermoplastic extrusion tools in the past, too. (There's a good chance that at some point you've driven a car with a window seal on it that came out of a tool I designed and built, unless you only drive imports.)

The funny thing is that I did a dual major at MTU, computer engineering and human biology. Figured I'd design medical instrumentation, but I had to drop out in my senior year to nurse my mom after a bad auto accident, and never got my degree. A temporary programming job led to work as a detailer, and eventually tooling engineer via apprenticeship.

 

[Gameface]

Now that's freaking hilarious! I work for a SLC based corporation (our engineering facility is in southern California though). I'm the only non-LDS person in the company. They all know with my coffee and beer habit (they use the term "vice"), I have a one way ticket to hell and they just accept it. I've travelled there enough to know it's a seriously strange place.

My goodness, coffee? You're so going to hell.

I'm going to guess that when they smell it and realize what it is they crinkle their nose and make a face... then they act really nice and polite. I mean they are done condemning you in their mind, so now they turn on their classic LDS manners.

 

[Soulshine2]

Carpentry paid the bills till I went to grad school. I still do as much as I can, sometimes for pay[emoji41]. Really I just like putting things together (stairways, cabinets, mash tuns, etc) to balance out the therapy.

I totally understand that. Brew on , my friend , brew on.

 

[Brett_Bellmore]

What works on paper doesn't necessarily mean it works in real life. Got it[emoji106]

"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is." Walter J. Savitch, Pascal: An Introduction to the Art and Science of Programming.

 

[OSULumberjack]

Welcome to Utah.

If you're in the Salt Lake Valley (and if you're a non-LDS person living in Utah I sure do hope you're either in Salt Lake Valley or Summit County) you should join one of our home brew clubs. I'm in the Lauter Day Brewers (the Lord's Favorite Homebrew Club) so I'm partial to that one. You'll have unlimited samples of the best beer in the state at the monthly meetings.

Thank you for the welcome. I'm in Logan, so I am definitely in the minority, but the area is really nice. I will have to start looking around at homebrew clubs, I saw some evidence of a couple in Cache valley. I will look you guys up as well. Love the name!

 

[Gameface]

Thank you for the welcome. I'm in Logan, so I am definitely in the minority, but the area is really nice. I will have to start looking around at homebrew clubs, I saw some evidence of a couple in Cache valley. I will look you guys up as well. Love the name!

The O-Town (Ogden) Hop Heads is another well established homebrew club a little closer to you.

 

[hilts]

I'm currently a butcher by profession. Hopefully a pro brewer some day

 

[Froghoppy]

Engineer for sure. Locomotive engineer anyway. Got a masters in horn blowing and a minor in homebrew.

 

[Gravelscratcher]

Project Manger...I build things and solve problems.
BS in Industrial Technology.