They're just confused why the engineers' cows aren't spherical and in a frictionless vacuum
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And surprised that engineers actually make stuff work..I guess they're not used to that
Go team earth! Right?
Riiiiiight... 😬
Thats how the trades look at engineers.
That's how everyone looks at engineers.
As someone with a degree in math and a degree in engineering... One of those degrees got me a job.
That being said, that's the way engineers look at managers, as generally they want to build something that works and is safe, but all managers care about is getting it done quickly and under budget, which means any micromanaging gets pushed down to the technician to have to deal with... And trying to argue gets you fired.
One of those degrees got me a job.
You shouldn't have gotten the math one, waste of time.
That being said, that's the way engineers look at managers, as generally they want to build something that works and is safe, but all managers care about is getting it done quickly and under budget, which means any micromanaging gets pushed down to the technician to have to deal with... And trying to argue gets you fired.
So true...
But, I am known to blow up at managers... I got fired and sued for unjust laying off... plus I had some very interesting info some inspectors would like to see... we cut a deal, I got my job back plus months of salaries when I wasn't at work and a 15% raise. No manager ever contradicted me after that 😁.
I don't work there though any more, quit after 4 more years.
After you hit full time student, the rest of the classes are free, so I filled my schedule way too full. All my favorite teachers were in the math department too. No regrets. That and I ended up using my math skills when I switched to machine learning engineering.
That must have been cathartic as hell.
No such thing here, have to transfer to another faculty within the university at a totally different location, and it's not like a semester or two, like full 2 years of classes... which is why no one does it.
On the other hand, non-doctoral postgraduate was free and only a semester plus from my "masters+" degree (I know, it sounds stupid, but it's how things are here), so I got that.
usually a math degree is like 1 or 2 classes added onto an engineering degree, which is why its not unheard of for engineering majors to also have a mathematics degree
I know, but still, it's a waste of time IMO.
How so?
Doesn't bring anything to the table, it's just a waste of money and time.
This is how matematicians look at physicists, even!
I think anyone who works with engineers looks at them that way.
- You sure this will hold?
- Yes.
- But you didn't make any calculations...
- I got experience, it'll hold.
- OK, if you say so...
- Might wanna get your will and testament in order... just in case...
Science: hmm 🤔 look at this thing! If you bring enough of uranium together it will start a chain reaction!
Engineering: ok. How much can I handle per minute before dying? Nah, I'm not going to handle it, a tech is going to be doing that! Given your formulas, and using these more stable isotopes, we figured that two rods 30mm by 100mm will be enough to make this device practical. Here are the drawings we reviewed with science guy. He agrees.
Tech: alrighty, I've put it together, fucking engineers forgot to add a door! And my hands slowed a little.
Low ranking officer 💪...this thing is fucking heavy, fucking engineers and look at how I have to move it on this big ass cart so I can fasten it to the aircraft! Almost broke my back aligning the holes to insert the release pin!
President: code is alpha bravo India....some bullshit speech.....God speed. Fucking engineers made this microphone too short and I have to crouch a little while watching this magical picture of the actual plane I'm commanding from 6000 miles away...
Commander officer: he said go! Go! Go! And also fucking engineers for some reason. I'm gonna go do that blonde I met last night.
Pilot: heading 0, 7, 7, 0, throttle up 30%! Release release release! Holy shit fucking engineers.
Hahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣... you made my day man 🤣🤣🤣.
No worries, we can take the heat, we're used to it 🤣.
"I hate putting things into practice." - theoretical physicists
I said more theory!... Perfection.
It's also how the people who have to actually make the things engineers design look at engineers.
(Source: Am a machinist who has to make the things engineers design.)
For the record, I (an engineer) test my own designs (both installation and performance) and sometimes fab them myself to identify pain points, something I encourage for all engineers.
Not as clever as a machinist when it comes to techniques for manufacturing, but I generally try to avoid the need for such techniques if I can. But sometimes it's necessary.
This is also how engineers look at other engineers (damn engineers, they ruined engineering!)
It's not the engineers fault that another engineer hasn't yet invented a machine that can make what he designed.
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