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>There is no us and them, no global jocks vs geeks battle being waged here. And you think the Engineers vs. sales is really all that different? I mean, being
by lsc 16y ago
>There is no us and them, no global jocks vs geeks battle being waged here.
And you think the Engineers vs. sales is really all that different? I mean, being as we are adults now we can largely avoid oneanother, but as far as I can tell, the style vs. substance battle continues apace.
- sethg 16y agoEngineers and salespeople generally have different personalities, don’t enjoy hanging out with one another, and look down on one another’s interests, but that doesn’t make it a versus thing. As adults we are no longer competing directly with one another for status.
- ovi256 16y agoAs adults we are no longer competing directly with one another for status. Oh look, an idealist who never opened a Psychology or Anthropology book.
- sethg 16y agoAs an adult engineer, I feel myself in status competition with other engineers: I want to be recognized as a better engineer than they are. The salespeople just aren’t on my radar.
- anamax 16y ago> The salespeople just aren’t on my radar. That is one reason why salesfolk typically make more than engineers....
- Aetius 16y agoYou might not be competing, but I am certainly competing for status, mates, sex, money and all that. Yes it is definitely a vs. thing. I compete against every adult male in my proximity, whether he be sales, engineering, or janitor.