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http://www.roymorgan.com/news/polls/2009/4387/
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What kind of survey would rate lawyers at 30% above estate agents, above ... above ... well above anybody? Are they ordained by God in Oz?
Ah, but this is a telephone survey of 687 men and women, Australian men and women:
"Its just some little Shiela with a clip board, (let's have some fun)" would probably be one of the better received unsolicited phone calls just as some poor bloke is settling down, tinny in hand, to watch some footy.
I wonder how many phone calls they had to make to get their 687 respondents? thousands? tens of thousands? everyone in Oz? People not in Oz?
Of all the countries in all the world where you have to do a telephone survey, I'd have thought Australia must rank as the telephone interviewer's hell.
So, I guess we shouldn't worry that engineers aren't top in this kind of survey but I suspect that it tells us a lot about telephone interviewer's views of the world of Oz.
(think about it).
"Good morning Mr Citizen, how are you today. My name is Andy and I'll be your telephone interviewer today..." (Clunk) or "F**k **f." (Clunk).... how long to find out their views on a zillion professions? ....
By the way, where do telephone interviewers feature in this survey?
They don't say, but we can guess.
JMW
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Do you have a tap on my phone?
What is interesting to me is that apparently Aussies are less cynical than they were 30 years ago. Most occupations have risen in status in that time. One notable exception is bank managers, and I imagine that is because the local bank Johnny isn't allowed to make a decision anymore. And even if he could, you can't get him on the phone.
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"Engineers are worth a little more than the white stuff you see on the bottom of your shoes."
In the words of another one of our valued clients:
"Why do we need engineering anyway?"
I am not sure in what culture engineers are respected and valued, but it is certainly not in Alberta's oil patch EPC environment, based on my experience.
My approach is to make the best recommendations and come up with the best designs that I can, and then let the client build whatever he wants - provided that it's not an out and out threat to public safety or the environment. It has the spin-off effect of creating a new employment market in forensic engineering, in which you can quickly diagnose the cause of the failure by referring the client to the mitigating measures that were incorporated into the original design.
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SNORGY.
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