Sunday, October 29, 2006

Dressing Like an Engineer

When I think about what Engineer's dress like I have a few mental images that pop into my head of typical garb.

First and for most I look towards my university Professors for the latest in post 1970’s engineering fashion. This dress typically includes a flannel patterned button shirt, kaki slacks, dress-up-black belt, and some light colored Nike® kicks. This type of dress seems fairly typical of other engineering professionals I’ve seen with the exception of the ever-popular Polo® t-shirt, often adorned by a company logo of sorts. This seems to be widely accepted as proper business attire and although I’d much rather wear a pair of jeans; it beats the hell out of having to wear a suit and tie.

Second, I look up to my current boss, a certified PE, and technical field engineer. His dress is similar with only a single exception. In place of the minimalist type dress-up belt previously mentioned he sports a rather hefty utility belt. He tots all sorts of things along thoughout the day by means of affixing them to various clips and holsters on said belt. Despite the batman-esque look and uber *$_&/#(! tendency of such an appliance, I have to admit the preparedness and utility of always having small tools and a flash light on hand does have its benefits.

I cant really remember where I was going with this anymore… I'm sure there was some point in bringing this up.

Insert random conclusion here.

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