Things Engineers Like: Camaraderie

While many people think that engineers are anti-social and mostly introverts, I have experienced quite the opposite in most cases. Engineers love to talk (argue) with others. They may not want to talk about sports, clothes, or the latest gossip on celebrities though. They rather talk about new technology that may change our lives forever. Or complain about products we use everyday. Or discuss and debate over which engineering is tougher (Electrical or Chemical, depending on how you think).

While it may be in my Husky blood, I love traveling in packs. I love to have an entourage wherever I go, it's just so much more fun. With such diverse personalities in each group, anything is bound to occur! And that lack of predictability makes it much more interesting. And nothing is more intimidating than a pack of Huskies!

But engineers, in particular, form such tightly knit groups. It's possibly because we're naturally split into clusters by engineer type. With engineer types comes similar personalities in which comrades are made. Comrades will help each other to reach the final destination, whether that is graduation or a final product, fending off monsters and other obstacles. (Those suckers in the picture above are so happy thinking they crossed the finish line. They don't even know what was going to hit them in the months ahead...)

I have always wondered how a war would be with engineers (That's what we have been trained for!). I definitely know how the sides would be split though. On the side of the Allies we would have: Electrical Engineers leading the way with the help from Computer and Computer Science engineers, followed by the Biomedical engineers. On the Axis side, you'll have the Mechanical engineers leading the Civil and Environmental engineers. And Chemical engineers, well you know how unstable they are; they will be switching back and forth. And in the neutral position, there will be Engineering Physics (Probably go on the Ally side if need be. With such low numbers, how important can they be?). And we all know what the result of this war would be, right?

But honestly, I can not stress enough the importance of camaraderie. Not just in engineering, but everywhere so you have that support when you truly need it. And at UConn, I had the best Husky comrades a solider could ask for! My TinCap comrades have been great too! This is our city!