>be me>engineer at very large auto manufacturer>assigned to design unit for 2028 version of very popular sports car>management wants me to reduce costs on their manual trans model>adopt a button system instead of traditional gear shifter>individual buttons 1-6 in a 3x2 layout on the touch screen>maximizes potential for user errors and therefore money shifting>transmission can only be repaired by a licensed technician or the car will be bricked>promoted to lead design manager the next day and am praised for my ingenuity>corporate determines that an H1B with 10 years of experience at Tata motors will do my job for 1/3 my salary and I am promptly laid off
>>29061830>be me>engineer at very large auto manufacturer>get high on speed and coffee all day>go to meetings>do my daily tasks in seconds because I automated them with python scripts, batch files, and excel macros.>sometimes investigate big failures in the machine shop machining out failed parts for weeks, that's the fun part>ruminate that I'm in quality engineering when I wanted to be doing design, testing, or CAD>email some suppliers and customers about some issue>do a 5-why analysis on some shit while thinking about boobies then note my results in a database>tell the intern to make some process document>talk to Jim upstairs in tooling for an hour about his boat>drive home like a maniac>drink myself silly (at least 10 beers a day)>repeat until die
fake and gay
>>29062475Nah just the latter.
