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TBH, I've consistently found that "average people" have a better intuitive understanding of costs/profit than the average engineer. That may sound strange, at l
by HeyLaughingBoy 6y ago
TBH, I've consistently found that "average people" have a better intuitive understanding of costs/profit than the average engineer. That may sound strange, at least it does to me, but I've noticed it for as long as I've been in this profession.
- Cederfjard 6y agoHow has this manifested itself? Where do you see that engineers tend to go wrong?
- HeyLaughingBoy 6y agoThis was not an easy question to answer :-) I guess what I've noticed is that although if you pressed them, engineers (across a range of fields) understand that businesses need to generate a healthy profit to stay afloat, they still seem to be uncomfortable with the idea of "profit" at all. And they seem to be surprised when you bring up the question of "how will you make money from that?" Whereas the "general public" tends to think of it with an approach of "make as much money from it as you can because it might not last." I know that's not a very good description but it's the best I can do at the moment.
- EricE 6y agoYes - I was listening to a tech podcast and they thought that Apple earned 20% on the accessories and products from other companies that they sell in the physical Apple stores. It was cringeworthy.