[sammyg2]

Sounds like an environmental problem due to the culture of the company you work for.
I work with mechanical engineers and I R one 2. Mostly we are too focused on the task(s) at hand to be rude or even notice if someone else is being obnoxious. Most of the engineers I work with are just a few years removed from school so maybe that helps. I'm the senior guy in terms of experience. This company likes to hire young kids fresh after graduation and then mold them into what they want. if the kid excels he is eventually moved into upper management. My job is to supply real world experience and training to them to match their booksmarts.
Often times it seems like I am training my next boss.

Chuck's post is one of the most accurate portrayals of engineers I have read and my wife is convinced it was written specifically about me. I don't know if that is good or bad.

I do own a pristine and rare copy of the prime directive and 2 books that show every version of the Enterprise spaceships down to the smallest details including blueprints and a complete explanation of the differences of each ship and the history.
Some of the details in the two books are not consistant but I've indentified and categorized the conflicting information and determined which details are correct and which are false.
I've read several theoretical papers on matter/anti-matter reactors like the ones used in the Enterprise and I actually think it could be possible.
I'm not a trekkie though, i've been to one trekkie convention and those guys are weird!