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It boggles my mind how a pattern that every (capable) engineer can spot a mile away and know for a fact that a disaster is waiting to happen, can persist. It se
by shswkna 3y ago
It boggles my mind how a pattern that every (capable) engineer can spot a mile away and know for a fact that a disaster is waiting to happen, can persist. It seems to be a human condition that we sleepwalk into disaster regularly.
- bloomingeek 3y agoIt is mind-boggling, but remember, still to this day, engineers are controlled/bossed by non-scientific people. Some will argue that upper management doesn't have to be educated in the fields they control/manage. Tell that to the families of the victims.
- billy99k 3y agonot me. I've worked at multiple places where I've warned my manager (and people higher in the company) about a potential disaster scenario...which was ignored. The disaster, in some shape or form, eventually came to pass. I then had to clean up the mess. Luckily, nobody died.
- green-salt 3y agoI think the fact that no one could die from flawed management decisions I had to enact is probably what has kept a small fraction of my sanity.