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Originally posted by island911
Matt, if it makes you feel any better about having to learn this stuff, let me say; the reason abet accredited engineers make more $ than egr techs (even though they may not be smarter) is that the boss knows that the egr can(and will) quickly learn what ever is needed . .. regardless of interest. (the tech's usually are not so willing.)
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Your statement about $$$ earned is mostly correct. It's the comment about the boss knowing the eng.
"
can and
will" that's bothering me (even though you prefaced your comment about the intelligence of the individual).
I've known many ABET accredited engineers that are pretty much just going through the motions after getting their first job.
Example? OK, several years ago I was participating a high level design review where one of my "accredited" coworkers threw up a view foil on the overhead that was full of calculations. The
Director of the Program let this guy prattle on for about 5 minutes before he stopped him mid-sentence and pointed out that he had equated
force with
torque. Opps. Immediate dismissal from the review..."you have some more work to do" was the parting shot. This guy had forgotten the
fundamentals and didn't even think to check or have someone else check his calculations. A 1st year statics/dynamics student would have nailed these simple calculations.
I also persoanally know many non-degreed eng. tech guys who jump head first into learning whatever it is that they need to solve the problem. Problem is...is that these guys are constantly having to prove themselves to be as effective as the degreed guys...it gets old after awhile.
IMHO, it's all a matter of motivation to do your best. Either you have it your you don't.
Ever read Ayn Rand?
