What it is like being the only engineer in a meeting [video]
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What it is like being the only engineer in a meeting [video]
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Re: What it is like being the only engineer in a meeting [video]
#2I think the best way I've found to combat these types of meetings and cut through the talk is simply to ask "Why"
Find out pretty quickly (generally) what they are actually wanting and nobody needs to print things in transparent ink... (usually)
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If that is the message you received from this comedy sketch, I daresay you're not in a position to be lecturing on other people's mentalities.
The ability to recognize, see through, and deal with bullshit in all its various forms is a highly necessary skill regardless of your occupation.
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The now deleted comment was someone snarking about how Engineers need to stop thinking they're above everyone else.
Re: What it is like being the only engineer in a meeting [video]
#5Oversimplified? Yes.
Hilarious? Yes.
Why? Because "impossible feature request" can and does happen... frequently.
Re: What it is like being the only engineer in a meeting [video]
#6I got frustrated just listening to this. Excellent acting.
Re: What it is like being the only engineer in a meeting [video]
#7Now here's another vid showing what everyone else feels like dealing with techies... http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x557tg_nick-burns-your-comp...
What's the commonality between both vids? Just enforcing negative stereotypes & emphasizing the weakness found in the worse case scenarios of each group.
Re: What it is like being the only engineer in a meeting [video]
#8Textual version of the story - but I highly recommend you watch the video. Dare you not to get that creeping feeling of frustration...
Re: What it is like being the only engineer in a meeting [video]
#9I think it's like being a man in an all-girls gathering. You can either be awkward or the center of attention. It depends on your perception and how you would present yourself.
Re: What it is like being the only engineer in a meeting [video]
#10At one marketing-overrun startup, the suits were calling two hour meetings every afternoon and then wondering why I wasn't getting any work done.
So I installed a cuckoo clock in that meeting room. The CEO loved it; he even helped wind it. I knew I'd succeeded when one of the marketing types looked at the clock and said, "I hate that thing." I don't remember if the meetings got any shorter or less frequent, but they were a little more enjoyable.
[I invested some money in that place. They pulled some shenanigans, and my piece of a billion dollar company got zeroed out. But I still have the clock.]