Should have not been an engineer!!!

Most of the time, we engineers feel so unappreciated.
It's normal, I feel it too.....
First of all, let me get rid of the the stereotypes.

"We are not boring people, we just get excited over boring things"

And for bosses, "If you think you don't understand what we are trying to say, its probably because you can't. Try listening and asking questions to make yourself understand better. Don't even fool yourself of thinking that there is something wrong with our english, or we are just socially retarded."


It's not engineer appreciation day or something, but I found a qoute that really describes people like us....

"It is a great profession. There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it brings jobs and homes to men. Then it elevates the standards of living and adds to the comforts of life. That is the engineer's high privilege.

The great liability of the engineer compared to other professions is that his works are out in the open where all can see them. His acts, step by step, are in hard substance. He cannot bury his mistakes in the grave like the doctors. He cannot, like the architects, cover his failures with trees and vines. He cannot, like politicians, screen his shortcomings by blaming his opponents and hope the people will forget. The engineer simply cannot deny he did it. If his works do not work, he is damned......

On the other hand, unlike the doctor his is not a life among the weak. Unlike the soldier, destruction is not his purpose. Unlike the lawyer, quarrels are not his daily bread. To the engineer falls the job of clothing the bare bones of science with life, comfort, and hope. No doubt as years go the people forget which engineer did it, even if they ever knew. Or some politician puts his name on it. Or they credit it to some promoter who used other people's money....But the engineer himself looks back at the unending stream of goodness which flows from his successes with satisfaction that few professions may know. And the verdict of his fellow professionals is all the accolade he wants."
--Herbert Hoover

Anyway, here are some good jokes for fellow engineers.....

And if you have a friend or a love one who is an engineer, consider these items as gifts...