Engineers have a reputation for being overly precise when it comes to everyday matters. Ask them a question and they will answer it correctly while you remain clueless. German engineers take this to a whole other level.
Case in point— this conversation between my boss (German Engineer) and his boss (Deadeye Perry) a few years ago:
Deadeye Perry: Do you know the dates for the IPM meeting in Coburg?
German Engineer: Of course
Deadeye Perry: What are they?
German Engineer: They are the dates when all the project managers will meet in Germany.
Deadeye: I know that! What I want to know is which days would that be?
GE: You mean in March?
Deadeye: The IPM meeting is in March?
GE: Usually, but sometimes it’s in early April.
Deadeye: In 2004, will the meeting be in March?
GE: The IPM meeting?
Deadeye: Yes, the IPM meeting!
GE: Yes.
Deadeye: What days in March?
GE: Monday and Tuesday.
Deadeye Perry: Don’t move. I am almost finished loading my clip.
Wow. I LOVE this one. You win today.
Much Respect
Ronovan
Thanks for the very kind words! I enjoyed your take on this assignment as well.
Mine was just my everyday life. But yours was just awesome. 🙂 I needed that a lot. Perfect. I’m glad I started following you. I followed your other site just now. 🙂 How talented are you?
Great fun! I don’t know any German engineers, but after reading your post – I feel certain they would frustrate the heck out of me!
Well written, precise and to the point!
Love it! Great job. I’m married to an engineer and he does this to me all the time!
Love it! Knowing the “players”, I could actually hear this!