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CU Medallion [64837]
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I've finally become a "senior engineer"...
May 19, 2020, 8:37 AM
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Not by title... we don't title our engineers as senior or junior. Heck I'm the only engineer here that has an engineering degree, IIRC.
BUT,
this morning in our staff meeting, the claim was made that we have had many more failures of a particular bearing in recent years and that I need to "dig into why".
In my younger years, I would have accepted the premise and gone 110% into solving the issue.
This morning, I have decided to go in 1000% into disproving the premise that we have had more failures recently.
I have arrived...
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All-In [48078]
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Re: I've finally become a "senior engineer"...
May 19, 2020, 8:40 AM
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CU Medallion [56063]
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Now you can stuff a freshman engineer into a locker.***
May 19, 2020, 8:43 AM
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Heisman Winner [135852]
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Does that mean you only have to
May 19, 2020, 8:44 AM
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drive the train when you want to?
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Heisman Winner [105535]
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You moved from solving the problem to proving that
May 19, 2020, 8:44 AM
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there is no problem to solve. Next thing you know, you will be consulting a young engineer to do the same and then berate him for not doing his/her job.
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CU Medallion [64837]
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Greenr gets it.
May 19, 2020, 8:46 AM
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They'll never be a younger engineer.
I'll run them off.
Plus I've dug in a nice little rut and refused to train anybody else with a college degree.
Man, I really am a "senior engineer"!
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CU Medallion [64837]
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Maybe I wasn't clear in my email,
May 19, 2020, 8:45 AM
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I haven't had an official title change, or promotion, or anything like that.
I just had the realization that I'm like the other tenured guys who would rather argue with management than fix a problem.
Feelsgoodman
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Oculus Spirit [78865]
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you deserved your promotion
May 19, 2020, 8:53 AM
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let it sink in
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Heisman Winner [105535]
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DId you say
May 19, 2020, 9:00 AM
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let that sink in?
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All-TigerNet [11628]
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You're not allowed be called an engineer in most states
May 19, 2020, 8:46 AM
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Unless you're a Professional Engineer.
South Carolina, for example, will report you to the board and fine you and your company. And many other states you do business in will fine you as well if you were fined in another state. Fine reciprocity! Lutz.
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Heisman Winner [105535]
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lol, we were Staff Professionals until we passed the PE.
May 19, 2020, 8:52 AM
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A former coworker messed with another coworker's Microsoft Word to replace "Staff Professional" with "Shaft Professional." Only one letter got out, but it was quite funny.
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Oculus Spirit [81891]
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###. Engineer, pass PE, become Engineer, promoted to
May 19, 2020, 8:54 AM
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Principal Engineer. Man those were the good ole days.
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Oculus Spirit [81891]
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### = Assistant abbreviated***
May 19, 2020, 8:55 AM
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Heisman Winner [105535]
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Sometimes late at night, when the kids are asleep, I become
May 19, 2020, 8:59 AM
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an Ass Engineer
Sometimes
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All-In [46823]
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15 kids says your math is a little off ### Engineer***
May 19, 2020, 9:03 AM
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CU Medallion [64837]
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All-TigerNet [11628]
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We call ours Mechanical Designer or Electrical Designer
May 19, 2020, 9:04 AM
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One of our Mechanical Designers answered a code question asked by DHEC in SC that was engineering related. The great state of South Carolina deemed that email response 'practicing engineering without a license. That was a fun couple of weeks.
Also, as an FYI if your email signature says John Smith, PE and you don't have a PE in South Carolina, the state of SC will try and fine you for that as well. Representing yourself as a PE when you're not.
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Heisman Winner [105535]
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Theoretically, you could fix that by putting the
May 19, 2020, 9:09 AM
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state(s) you are licensed in after your name and title, but that seems kinda stupid.
I hate putting a bunch of letters after my name, but I do have PE and CFM in my emails.
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All-TigerNet [11628]
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Re: Theoretically, you could fix that by putting the
May 19, 2020, 9:16 AM
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Yep. I have a special signature just for SC and stupid northeastern states.
ClemsonZJ, PE (GA, NC, SC, AL, FL, District of Columbia, MA, WV, UT, OR & WA)
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Oculus Spirit [81891]
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Yeesh, now I'm glad I decided not to get my SCPE, that's
May 19, 2020, 10:29 AM
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stupid.
I need to get a MAPE, but I abhor their application process so I haven't started. You have to provide example drawing sets...really!?!? How did you enjoy fill that out?
Also, I typically laugh at the e-mail signature that has:
soccerkrzy, PE*
*AL, CO, FL, MD, NC, NY, VA
But I guess there's a legitimate reason for it.
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CU Medallion [64837]
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Oculus Spirit [81054]
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CU Medallion [64837]
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Maintenance Engineer, boiiiiiiii
May 19, 2020, 11:11 AM
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We're a mixture of senior mechanics that are good on a computer and degreed engineers that are good with a set of wrenches.
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All-TigerNet [13764]
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Congarts on you're promotion!!!!1!!***
May 19, 2020, 8:47 AM
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Congrats man
May 19, 2020, 8:50 AM
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they're just calling you oulde in a nice way
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Oculus Spirit [85303]
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PM crew not greasing the bearings?
May 19, 2020, 8:54 AM
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Y'all got them battery powered grease guns?
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CU Medallion [64837]
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Yes, but not in this instance.
May 19, 2020, 9:22 AM
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These bearings are on a central air/oil unit that is much maligned around the plant.
MFer works, though. People just remember the "good ol days" much better than they really were.
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Congurts
May 19, 2020, 8:56 AM
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