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  • JeepHammer

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    We've all been there,
    The guy describing great amounts of time (say, continental drift) in terms of 'Light Years',
    Or his new job as a 'Quantum Leap' from what he used to do...
    The guy that shows you his new 'Gun' muzzle first, pointed at your guts,
    The guy that's wrecked 6 cars in 3 years but claims he's a good driver and wants to 'borrow' your car...

    How exactly do you deal with people like this?

    Deep breath and a 10 count?
    Avoid at all costs?
    Politely dismiss yourself and run?
     

    femurphy77

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    I've dealt with number 4. NO!

    He used to brag about all of the cars he's totaled and gotten away with. Then gets pissed when I tell him "No you can't borrow my new truck" or anything else I own for that matter.
     

    thunderchicken

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    You forgot the guy who knows more than the engineers and manufacturers that design and make certain electrical products.

    I won't speak for issues with electrical parts...but automotive parts ummm yeah I could certainly give an engineer or manufacturer some ways to improve some products. They should have tonwork on somenof the BS they design and put together

    Mostly just tell people no or depending on the setting just nod politely at their ignorance
     

    red_zr24x4

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    I won't speak for issues with electrical parts...but automotive parts ummm yeah I could certainly give an engineer or manufacturer some ways to improve some products. They should have tonwork on somenof the BS they design and put together

    Same for me. I think engineers should have to work in the field for at least 2 years before they actually get to design something
     

    BugI02

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    I won't speak for issues with electrical parts...but automotive parts ummm yeah I could certainly give an engineer or manufacturer some ways to improve some products. They should have tonwork on somenof the BS they design and put together

    Mostly just tell people no or depending on the setting just nod politely at their ignorance

    Same for me. I think engineers should have to work in the field for at least 2 years before they actually get to design something


    Some of this criticism may be misdirected at the engineers. If they are told they have to engineer an installation for the alternator in a location behind and basically underneath the exhaust manifold, is it really their fault that it's a ***** to change? And if they're not allowed sufficient budget to make that installation sufficiently resistant to overheating and/or moisture and dirt kicked up by the tires, is that truly on them?

    If engineers made all the design decisions, it would be perfect - but it would still be on the drawing board, too :)
     

    HubertGummer

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    Some of this criticism may be misdirected at the engineers. If they are told they have to engineer an installation for the alternator in a location behind and basically underneath the exhaust manifold, is it really their fault that it's a ***** to change? And if they're not allowed sufficient budget to make that installation sufficiently resistant to overheating and/or moisture and dirt kicked up by the tires, is that truly on them?

    If engineers made all the design decisions, it would be perfect - but it would still be on the drawing board, too :)


    Yep. I've talked to an ex engineer for GM. His department would design a component to function flawlessly for life and send the specs to the purchasing department. They wouldn't accept that design because thee cost would be say $10 and they wanted it to cost $2. The engineers would then have to redesign the part to cut the cost back somewhere.
     

    red_zr24x4

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    Some of this criticism may be misdirected at the engineers. If they are told they have to engineer an installation for the alternator in a location behind and basically underneath the exhaust manifold, is it really their fault that it's a ***** to change? And if they're not allowed sufficient budget to make that installation sufficiently resistant to overheating and/or moisture and dirt kicked up by the tires, is that truly on them?

    If engineers made all the design decisions, it would be perfect - but it would still be on the drawing board, too :)

    Ok, for automotive I'll give you that.
    But I work with natural gas. most of the engineers I work with don't even go look at the job site, they google earth it.
    I've had more than one engineer tell me " Why cant you put that fitting there? the book tells me it will work"
     
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