Quote from: Kirsteneklund7 on November 26, 2018, 02:04:54 AM
I firmly believe if you toss a tennis ball into a room full of IT professionals you will hit 10 cross-dressers & 5 transsexuals.

Kindest regards, Kirsten.

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Guilty as charged Kirsten.

Gabrielle

25 years of software development here, 18 years more to go. I hope someone will hire me after my current company shows me the door after I come out.

Do I count?  Former EE specialized in data transmission, moved on to medical research!

Quote from: Kylo on November 26, 2018, 11:56:26 PM
Try that with actors and artists, I think almost all of the former are at it. They can always say it's work-related.

Great to see you Kylo.

                                 I thought if you were in the arts or theatre you had to be trans otherwise they take you away for therapy!

                   Kirsten x.

Seems like a safe bet for any group of people. Engineers seem more likely to be fashion-challenged though. 

Quote from: Beverly Anne on November 27, 2018, 10:30:58 PM
Seems like a safe bet for any group of people. Engineers seem more likely to be fashion-challenged though. 

That is why I left engineering, and went back to school to go into medicine.  We medical people don't need fashion, we have white lab coats!

Quote from: Kirsteneklund7 on November 27, 2018, 10:13:18 PM

Great to see you Kylo.

                                 I thought if you were in the arts or theatre you had to be trans otherwise they take you away for therapy!

                   Kirsten x.

You have to be able to put your mind in someone else's position so it wouldn't surprise me... if you don't go in having blurred the lines a bit you definitely come out having done.

The psychatrist I saw to get my referral letter, asked what I did. I said software development. He said, that is very interesting, a significant proportion of my clients come from IT related fields.

As a generalisation, he certainly found it had validity.

Quote from: Beverly Anne on November 27, 2018, 10:30:58 PM
Seems like a safe bet for any group of people. Engineers seem more likely to be fashion-challenged though. 

My goodness.(What a bitch!) Sounds like a comment a medical professional would make. I personally know an engineer with impeccable taste in fashion. See below



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  Yours sincerely,  Kirsten xx.

Quote from: Kirsteneklund7 on December 03, 2018, 11:38:07 PM
My goodness.(What a bitch!) Sounds like a comment a medical professional would make. I personally know an engineer with impeccable taste in fashion. See below



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  Yours sincerely,  Kirsten xx.

Waite a minute, no all medical professionals are bitches (well, I used to be an engineer, but white lab coats are really cool and absolutely fashion neutral)

Late to the party, but I'm currently a graphics design engineering intern, anyways I hope that counts haha


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Quote from: CuriousCat94x on December 13, 2018, 10:18:47 PM
Late to the party, but I'm currently a graphics design engineering intern, anyways I hope that counts haha


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Thats uncanny, another engineering student!

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Guilty as charged. Self taught auto mechanic/small engine mechanic as well.

Engineering is a field that sees a lot of us because it's a field with a lot of people who just think differently. I know this applies to me.

Lisa

This is scary....I had a  qualification as a System Analyst...owned my own support company....(twilight zone music blares)


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Quote from: LizK on December 13, 2018, 11:03:18 PM
This is scary....I had a  qualification as a System Analyst...owned my own support company....(twilight zone music blares)


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I sometimes think the rigid thought process and rigid behaviour is a factor. The masculine, rational, unemotional workplace is a contributor as well.

In our spare time we blow out. We like to put on a nice dress and some makeup and be the antithesis of our work self.

Great to see you Liz!

Kirsten.


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Quote from: Lisa89125 on December 13, 2018, 10:50:14 PM
Guilty as charged. Self taught auto mechanic/small engine mechanic as well.

Engineering is a field that sees a lot of us because it's a field with a lot of people who just think differently. I know this applies to me.

Lisa

Too true Lisa !

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Ahhh,

I think I pointed out before that there are a lot of IT professionals on this site. I have work in the IT industry and Telecoms industry for over 25 years.

Quote from: Kirsteneklund7 on December 13, 2018, 11:43:14 PM
I sometimes think the rigid thought process and rigid behaviour is a factor. The masculine, rational, unemotional workplace is a contributor as well.

In our spare time we blow out. We like to put on a nice dress and some makeup and be the antithesis of our work self.

Great to see you Liz!

Kirsten.


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I don't necessarily agree.  I think it is the innovative, out of the box thinking that is part of being creative (as engineers have to be) that allows us to also think out of the box when it is about our own self!

My working life started out as an electrical engineer, specialized in data transmission/communication (kind of IT, isn't it?). 
That brought me into the medical filed, because all those implantables need to transmit data.  At some point I wanted to know more about all that biology involved, and I went back to school and studied medical stuff (exactly biomedical sciences), and I ended up in medical research.  Still doing innovative stuff and thinking outside of the box!

And now I am a trans woman, how about that?

Quote from: Dietlind on December 14, 2018, 08:47:46 AM
I don't necessarily agree.  I think it is the innovative, out of the box thinking that is part of being creative (as engineers have to be) that allows us to also think out of the box when it is about our own self!

My working life started out as a electrical engineer, specialized in data transmission/communication (kind of IT, isn't it?). 
That brought me into the medical filed, because all those implantable need to transmit data.  At some point I anted to know more about all that biology involved, and I went back to school and studied medical stuff (exactly biomedical sciences), and I ended up in medical research.  Still doing innovative stuff and thinking outside of the box!

And now I am a trans woman, how about that?

Interesting!

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Nearly 25 years in telecommunications with IT know-how being a necessary skill set in order to stand out and to be able to provide an end to end service for my clients.
I'm a one stop shop problem solving machine.

Lol. Wish I could solve my own problems as easily.

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