Engineer Inside Joke

An Engineer Inside Joke is an engineering inside joke that references shared engineering experiences and technical culture elements for community bonding.

• AKA: Engineering Community Joke, Engineer In-Joke, Engineering Culture Humor.
• Context:
  • It can typically celebrate Problem-Solving Approaches through relatable scenarios.
  • It can typically reference Universal Engineering Experiences like optimization tendency.
  • It can often acknowledge Design Trade-Offs with knowing humor.
  • It can often strengthen Engineering Identity via shared frustrations.
  • It can range from being a Student Engineer Inside Joke to being a Senior Engineer Inside Joke, depending on its experience requirement.
  • It can range from being a Mechanical Engineer Inside Joke to being a Software Engineer Inside Joke, depending on its discipline specificity.
  • It can range from being a Design Phase Inside Joke to being a Maintenance Phase Inside Joke, depending on its project lifecycle.
  • It can range from being a Technical Detail Inside Joke to being a Project Management Inside Joke, depending on its focus area.
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• Examples:
  • Universal Engineering Truths, such as:
    • "The first 90% of the project takes 90% of the time. The last 10% takes the other 90%."
    • "Good, fast, cheap - pick two."
    • "If it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet."
  • Engineering Process Jokes, such as:
    • "We'll fix it in version 2.0" as eternal promise.
    • "Temporary workaround" becoming permanent solution.
    • "It's not a bug, it's a feature" as design philosophy.
  • Tool Experience Jokes, such as:
    • CAD crashes before saving as universal law.
    • "Measure twice, cut once, curse repeatedly."
  • ...
• Counter-Examples:
  • General Technical Joke, which lacks engineering specificity.
  • Programmer Inside Joke, which focuses on code-specific experience.
  • Scientist Inside Joke, which centers on research experience.
• See: Inside Joke, Engineering Humor, Professional Worker, Engineering Culture, Technical Community, Problem-Solving, Design Process, Project Management.

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