Are you cold & Dead inside?

[vetran]

Engineers are cold and dead inside, research shows ? The Register

A study carried out by psychology researchers in Sweden has shown that people who go into engineering are less caring and empathetic than those who enter professions such as medicine.

or are the others just saddos?

[BrilloPad]

So Engineering attracts autistic types? What a surprise.

Next they will be saying Salespeople are more outgoing.

Of course then there are agents who are cold, dead, outgoing and liars.

[cojak]

Engineering attracts analytical types, so the researchers are either jealous that they only have an 'ology' degree, or they're dyslexic...

[SimonMac]

Engineering attracts analytical types, so the researchers are either jealous that they only have an 'ology' degree, or they're dyslexic...

[MarillionFan]

The care and feeding of software engineers (or, why engineers are grumpy) | NCZOnline

According to this, engineers are moody, grumpy and arrogant. He then goes into a whole set of reasons around building/creating but the truth is most engineers are so introverted they can't get laid hence the grumpiness and moodiness. Arrogance stems from theIr encyclopaedic knowledge of online porn sites.

[cojak]

The care and feeding of software engineers (or, why engineers are grumpy) | NCZOnline

That's actually very good article about engineering in general, not just software engineers.

I've saved it for Mr C to have a read (and me as a reminder for future work).

[Sysman]

I always did find BT adverts crap.

[DimPrawn]

Are you cold & Dead inside?

Yep.

[Mich the Tester]

Are you cold & Dead inside?

No, but it's cold and dead outside right now.