Engineer Stereotypes: Fact or Fiction?

March 9, 2019
misconceptions about certain professions and the people who work in them have always been around

Let’s face it, misconceptions about certain professions and the people who work in them have always been around and probably always will be. Perhaps no one is more maligned than the engineer. The following stereotypes about engineers seem to persist despite much evidence to the contrary. Click through the photo gallery and see if you agree with this lighthearted look at how they are consistently pigeon-holed.

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