>>Now I'm surrounded by engineers for the first time ever. It's a pretty straight environment compared to software or science. So I know where all of you would have ended up if you had stayed. You might have had to come and go at precise hours and wear a tie.
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>>I think that, in the US, a lot of people end up programming because it's expanding, unlike the prospects for work related to science or defense (my current programming work for a defense contractor notwithstanding).
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>*I* think we all ended up in programming rather than engineering because we were all just slightly twisted. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Besides, I absolutely HATE wearing a tie
(Ouch! dangit i KNOW better than to try that at MY age!)
Dorris, you've GOT to have been through the 'Women must wear suits and blouses with bow ties' era of Dress-for-Success!
