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New renter says

Yes, that's no different than straight up science. A case of Asbergers syndrome dosen't hurt either.

lol...well, you do also need to have a balance of social skills too. It's hard to get things done when everyone hates working with you, although it isn't unheard of. So yeah, I sort of forgot about the social skills part! I think that I left it out because it seems sort of like a basic assumption, but I can imagine how people might see "engineer" and "socially adept" as being mutually exclusive.

New renter says

There must be very few "good" particle physicists then.

Scientific research is a bit different than engineering. You really can't be a particle physicist with a bachelor's in physics, whereas you can be a pretty good engineer with a BSxE degree if you have the mind and drive for it. Scientific research requires a much higher level of academic rigor than engineering, for the most part.

Finding an engineer who doesn't always think he/she is always right about literally every topic anyone ever brings up is the hard part.

I had an experience where I had to throw one of our engineers out of a meeting because he wouldn't stop trying to argue revenue recognition rules with our accounting team. Another where one of our top engineers-turned-manager decided he could stop following SOX rules simply because he'd deduced they were "wrong".

Randy H says

Another where one of our top engineers-turned-manager decided he could stop following SOX rules simply because he'd deduced they were "wrong".

lol. Wow, that's pretty bad yes.

Randy H says

I had an experience where I had to throw one of our engineers out of a meeting because he wouldn't stop trying to argue revenue recognition rules with our accounting team. Another where one of our top engineers-turned-manager decided he could stop following SOX rules simply because he'd deduced they were "wrong".

yes.. they are a fun group when it comes to RevRec.. its just comedy !

Its better they dont interface with customers.. and make no promises to future products or updates .... "Only when and if available" should be the only thing they should be allowed to say.

The most extreme case im aware of ... was when an engineer ordered, approved without management knowing a ton of equipment to create their own Engineering Lab at their house.. Yes, he build a R&D LAB in his home using company funds.

edvard2 says

Should potential homebuyers spend several decades waiting for those numbers to "make sense"? I spent over 12 years saving and I am every bit up there on agreeing that the cost of real estate is ridiculous in the Bay Area.

They should understand the risks they are taking.. else wait. Certainly thinking that prices ALWAYS go up and never down they committed financial suicide ...

But even today, we are still ignoring that prices go down, with all this talk of RECOVERY, as if prices will swing up like a bubble.

It has been established that engineers have 0 EQ in general.

However, wanting to be "right" is not unique to engineers. This is the primary reason why there are bubble deniers.

EQ?

thomas.wong1986 says

Yes, he build a R&D LAB in his home using company funds

So? I've knows several engineers with machine shops in their garage who used them to manufacture company products. If he's doing primarily company work at home the company SHOULD pay for the equipment.

Its a good solution for engineers with kids at home who might otherwise have to work short hours to take care of their kids.

EQ= emotional quotient for corporate types,
EQ = equalizer for musicos and stereophiles,
EQ = EverQuest for aging gen x mmo gamerz

Also, for Perl...

$eq eq '0'

Randy H says

EQ= emotional quotient for corporate types,
EQ = equalizer for musicos and stereophiles,
EQ = EverQuest for aging gen x mmo gamerz

Got it.

As an engineer I use the term "P-factors" to describe all of the bullshit that can't be reduced to mathematics and science.

I.e. (People, Perception, and Political) factors.

Example: "yeah, everything works fine in our company, save for the goddam p-factors."