Message #46930

[supergirl]

All this talk of unhelpful men is pretty foreign to me--I'm married to one who does everything and pitches in as needed.  He wouldn't dream of watching a woman struggle without helping her.  But, it reminded me of some of the guys I worked with at the last office.  They wouldn't lift a finger without being begged.  I couldn't understand it.  My husband said it was because they weren't "real" engineers (they were environmental).  He said REAL ENGINEERS love to get their hands dirty.  I have no idea if that is true, but it was funny when he said it!  

Anyway, the smartest guy at the old office was also the most useless.  One day, when I was moving the technical library, and nagging all the guys to lend a hand, Mr. Einstein there was just sitting at his desk.  I finally pried him out of his seat, got him to push a load of boxes through the building on a dolly, and, as soon as my back was turned, he was back in his seat.  You're right, Countrigal, they are just like teenagers.

SG