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U.S. Engineers Undercounted
mcho writes "Red Herring reports that 'The United States graduates far more engineers annually than typically reported in the press, a study said Monday, while the number of engineering graduates in India and China, long considered threats to the U.S.' status as a technological superpower, may be overstated ... the data implies that per every 1 million citizens, the United States is producing more technology specialists than China and India.' Are U.S. Engineers undercounted?" We've reported on the trend of U.S. students leaving the field previously.
This is what happens when you let MBAs do the counting...
Be a real patriot: Question authority. Think for yourself. Formulate your own conclusions.
If only they counted by weight, U.S. Engineers will be properly represented.
...to count the number of engineers. It would also help the unemployment figures.
He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
thats not even real engineering!@
/B.S. in E.E.
//M.S. in Comp Sci
///yep, I'm a S.W. Eng, baby!
In the future, I would want to not be isolated from my friends in the Space Station.
I have been doing the work of four people for years...now I am finally counted correctly!
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The US numbers are somewhat inflated because they count sanitation engineers who are merely garbage men and custodial engineers who are merely janitors.
http://religiousfreaks.com/"It seems everybody wants to be called an engineer these days."
And most of them have never driven a train in their life.
Exam 4/C again. Maybe I'll do better this time.
"You want to be a successful business owner or politician, but roll a 'not upper-class', so instead you're unemployed. Should've set your sights lower, ya poor to middle-class dipshit!"
and now I am considering retraining as a plumber.
Nothing wrong with that. Your knowledge of networking and graph theory is immediately applicable. Demand for your services is inelastic and resistant to outsourcing.
an ill wind that blows no good
I had a plumber come in to one of my apartments once due to a blocked toilet. He had it unbolted and turned upside. WHAT A MESS. Literally shit everywhere. If you can handle that, you deserve the high-paid plumbing job! Me? I think I would rather be an electrician. Still get to drill holes in people's homes, make a mess, and then leave without cleaning it up!
90% of my job is half political.
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