This fit with the latest post: There is nothing like sitting in a meeting, listening to new experts explain a situation to established experts, knowing that you haven’t really gotten involved but thinking the new experts had some gaping holes…
What I wish people knew about engineers: we don’t know everything. There we were: the next best thing to a dozen of us volunteers standing around a heavily-laden van and trailer. Someone turned to me: “Shannon, you’re an engineer. How…
What I wish people knew about engineers: We can be distinct from scientists! For those of us who left high school (or entered it) with a love of math, science, technology, and learning, there awaits a big, wide future of…
Coming up, I’m starting a new, six-part series about what I wish people knew about engineers. This is inspired by assumptions I’ve encountered at conventions, committees, church, and anywhere else I’ve spent time interacting with non-engineers; there are a plethora…