I have lots of engineer friends from highschool and college and most of them are somewhat normal but, I work with a a very "concentrated" group, for sure. Maybe it's the nature of this kind of design.

The normal ones are few and far between.

But no, I didn't get hired based only sexist reasons(being a decent looking female that knows what she's doing and wont take crap off of anyone didn't hurt, for sure ) and insinuating such may be the one thing in the world that will send me into a murderous rampage.

Is she through all the internship/residency already, Fint? My boy has been out working few a few years. He sometimes complains about the workload/stress (sounds like an engineer, ha!). He could've gone into a nice 9-5 clinical environment, but he didn't like attending to the same patients on a long-term basis.

Cool your jets, Janet. No murderous rampages before the caffeine starts to kick in, please. :D

I was athletic, popular, well-dressed...and did very well with women. My SAT scores (and later GRE) scores were off the chart for Verbal...but a little weak in math.

Making a living as a poet was just too difficult...so I had to give up my dreams and become an engineer.

She is in her second year of residency in Family Practice. She has the same complaints.

My son was in anesthesiology. He did a fellowship in chronic pain and hated it. That would've given him the 9-5 work. He picked up a residency in acute pain and liked it. Also loved the OR work. So, he's doing OR work and some acute pain cases thrown in. The hours can suck at times.

She doesn't get it that it really was not a slight on her, but rather the engineers she works with. The joke was that the only women that will socialize with them...only do it because they are paid to do so.
I am sure she brings a lot to the workplace...(imagine green font) even if she does not like any of her coworkers (green font).

From her posts (interest in engines/mechanicals), I might have thought she was an engineer.

A cute pain? Are we still talking about Jfer?

My daughter wants to eventually try to get a residency in Dermatology...after paying her dues in family practice.

Oddly enough, they are all married.:confused:

I do have an interest on those things but, I'm too much of an extrovert. It didn't quite fit. I love what I do and I don't "dislike" my coworkers but, they are clearly socially challenged.

MDs tsk tsk... I lost my bff to medicine. :/

My condolences, Janet.

Yep...if they ever get a girl to go out with them...they ask them to get married. Efficient and reduces the opportunity for future rejection. Usually a lot like their mother....or another engineer.

I was married first, so my wife is an enigma.

My wife and my mother are polar opposites. :D

That must be hard to bear (polar). That is because you married an engineer. Everyone is a polar opposite.

About OR work....I like that too...if it is stay home OR work. Especially on Mon..y.

You 're in rare form this AM, Fint. :D

A lot of them are older and childless.. that part is weird.

Actually, I would have predicted that as well. Who marries a clone of their mother and wants to have sex?

Good morning to the engineers and the rest of the rest of the normal people. Well, I guess the regulars on this thread are not exactly normal. We are all kinda Abby-normal.

We did go see the new Star Trek in 3D. The Imax 3D is an amazing visual and auditory experience. The movie is fun for long term Trekkies like myself. I see a few plot line history changes, but it is just a movie and entertaining.

The current crop of actors do a good job of mimicking the speech patterns of the characters from the series and older movies.

No surprise that they leave room for future sequels.

ugh, true...

I'm definitely NOT an the engineering type :D

Jfer's fault for hating on me (engineers) so early in the AM. When I was a poet, everyone loved me.

It's love/hate..I was also just teasing. Most of my non-work affiliated friends are engineers ;)