Comments on: IE Community Service

By: jpod

jpod — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:21:54 +0000

I agree completely, pms22. We all, regardless of our background, should understand the importance of helping our community. However, the original argument could be said about any professional career. Accountants do not do enough to help others. Not that I mean to pick on accountants, but that is the flaw of the argument. It is an individually-based decision to get involved. Some IEs have the people skills and outgoing personalities that drive a desire to participate in community activities. Other IEs would prefer to sit and do quiet research. The same would apply to any other profession. One could also make the argument that doing your job as an engineer is helping people. We, as IEs, are trying to improve the world around us…as well as the world around everyone else.

By: pms22

pms22 — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:52:08 +0000

While one could also argue that IEs are not a minority in “not doing enough to help others.” Everyone of us regardless of our profession could probably do more to help others. However, IEs are gifted with the ability of seeing thing from a different perspective and always asking if there is a better way to do something. Furthermore, IEs typically have very good organizational skills. When it comes to helping others, IEs posses the skills or gifts which could greatly benefit others, especially when organizing or planning events. It all comes down to priorities and how much helping others is valued in our list of priritites. Regardless of the profession, don’t we owe it to one another to utilize our skills that each of us has been blessed with to help each other?