When you refer to your peers, who are comparing yourself with?
The people in your neighborhood.
Others who work in your same field, exactly.
Those who work on the same and similar projects as what you do regularly.
Those with whom you attended school.
I think I'll forget that last possibility. There are five of us who all started out together and made it to graduation with identical degrees. A host of others wandered off during those four years. Turns out one of the five is/has been a senior vice-president/CEO/CFO/CIO/COO of multi-billion dollar companies for over 30 years. One holds nine patents relative to working magic inside of piston-driven internal combustion engines to regulate engine speed and quality of exhaust gases. A third maxed out with Caterpillar and now is recognized as a worldwide expert in fatigue prediction in industrial equipment parts and welded assemblies and currently manages a research assembly focused on creating software systems that is located 800 miles from his house (He flies in a couple of times each month). Another's goal was to return to the farm and use his technical skills to improve hog production. He is a bigtime hog producer, but, takes time out every day to drive a school bus just for fun. Then there is me, the survey king. Different strokes for different folks. I'm pretty sure none of us would be interested in switching places with any of the others. You find what fits your lifestyle and makes you happy.
So, who are your peers?
Curious
Very diverse careers.
What were the identical degrees in?
it's situational of course;
If I'm talking about a surveying subject, it's other surveyors. If I'm talking parenting then it's other parents. If I'm going to plan a High School reunion then it's my fellow students.
Maybe I just don't understand the question?
..and all this time I thought I was the Survey King. :-O
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Of the three I remember who joined us along the way, they turned out as follows:
One works for Florida Light and Power as a commercial building energy analyst.
Another is a Dean of Engineering for a Big 10 school.
The other one is a danged surveyor/farmer/consulting engineer just like his buddy that lives only a few miles from him.
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> Maybe I just don't understand the question?
me neither.
But I think the question wasn't as important and the telling of the accomplishments of the fellow "Good Ole Boys" peers as the focus of the post.
one PLS of similar age who I had consider a peer in surveying here for years and who I worked with for many years passed away a few months ago. Our backgrounds were totally different. He was 'red neck' from Ga who was a Ranger in Nam and lived through hell and back a few times and me a vagabond NJ 'Yankee' who survived from being myself.
But we were peers in an odd way..
RIP Brad
> ..and all this time I thought I was the Survey King. :-O
Well....if you're master of all that you survey....that would certainly make you king.
[sarcasm]And for all these years I thought I didn't have any peers.[/sarcasm]
Your peers are subject to where you are at a particular time.B-)
“When you refer to your peers, who are comparing yourself with?”
Interesting question. Come to think of it I don’t think I have ever compared myself to any of my peers. I am envious of some because of their remarkable technical and legal knowledge as consistently demonstrated on this site. Perhaps admiration and respect is a better selection of terms rather than envious. I try to treat everyone with respect, it's easier that way.
Have a great week! B-)
How about on a jury?
The law says you are supposed to be judged by a jury of your peers.
Recently someone proposed that the unemployed be assigned to jury duty as they aren't doing anything anyway. I hope they were joking. I've been working since I was big enough to follow Dad around on the farm. Started out with simple chores. Moved on up to driving tractors with implements by the time I was eight years old. Been at it ever since. Can't imagine calling a bunch of professional do-nothings my peers.
How about on a jury?
Jury of your peers is a nice theory, but hardly practiced.
Anybody who displays any sign of critical thinking ability during jury selection will be out the door right behind the parties' relatives and co-workers.
How about on a jury?
And because of a poor economy, I am a "professional do-nothing", glad to know all the volunteering I am doing is of no consequence...:-X
How about on a jury?
That applies to me. Last two times I was called for Jury Duty, they never wanted me on a Jury - got called for Voirdir 5 or 6 times, and each time the Defense Attorneys would start with "Anyone else on the Jury a Life Member of the NRA, a Veteran, one or more sons in the Military and/or FBI like Mr. Mugnier?"
And then everyone in the courtroom would chuckle, I'd get excused, and one or two other people would then step out of the Jury Box.
First time I was just a Vet, so I wound up as Jury Foreman.
How about on a jury?
Ever since I outed an Assistant State Attorney for holding that office plus two additional government positions while receiving 3 state salaries, benefits and retirement programs at the same time plus mentioning his policy of only hiring relatives in his office, they do not call me for jury duty anymore.
Hey, all I can say is that in court he tried to make an example out of me and it back fired.
:-O
How about on a jury?
Peers per Black's Law:
"Equals; those who are a man's equals in rank and station; thus 'trial by a jury of his peers' means trial by a jury of citizens."
I think it's a question of "rank" and not who is as good as you or even in the same profession as you, or if they work as hard as you.
So the main reason Holy Cow is of a higher rank than many of us, is not because he works so much harder, but mainly because he is a "Holy" Cow, as far as I can see.
How about on a jury?
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I use my peer several times a day.
