How come I chose Engineers? I did not.

They chose me. When I started offering my coaching services to my friends and network, Engineers raised their hands to sign up. To my surprise my HR folks did not. Engineers chose me because they knew I was always into the next coolest things. Because I always had a different perspective on work, career and life. I was fun to be around, to work with and to learn from. The exact way I feel about Engineers – we mutually respect each other and appreciate each other’s similarities and differences.

Why I work with Engineers? Because I get them.

I am not a trained Engineer, yet can I spot an Engineer from a mile away. Throughout my corporate career, I found them fascinating to talk to, intriguingly interesting to learn from, and inspirational to be around. I am very much like an Engineer myself. I have great respect for their work, I recognize their knowledge, and I intrinsically challenge them to show me everything they’ve got: all their humanness, weirdness, creativity, vulnerability, and humor.

Engineers are funny? Yes, they are!

My weird uniqueness is that I love working with Engineers. If you haven’t laughed with an Engineer yet, you are missing out. They are one of the funniest people in the workplace. I have always had the funniest conversations with those who others think were not very social nor funny – Engineers (who don’t sugar coat reality and don’t take themselves so seriously). Try it. Go beyond the surface and you will find a hidden underground world full of laughter, creativity and playfulness. Yes, Engineers are funny.

Engineers create the largest impact in the world.

Every day when I get up I’m thankful for being able to turn on the light, turn on the water, flush the toilet, use my phone, open the fridge, cook breakfast, make a tea, have central heating, drive my car and so much more. When Engineers do great work, we don’t even notice their work. Only when something is missing, not functioning or is broken do we ask “How did someone come up with this and how do I fix it?” Well, you find an Engineer!