[INES Announce] Engineering Studies Group Meeting

[Julie Mark Cohen]

Hello Everybody,

I don't know the agenda for the Engineering Studies working group for October 21.  Maybe, the below is of interest, maybe not.

I'm sharing something from a 90-meeting meeting of Structural Engineers that I'm attending right now as a Structural Engineer.

The topic is "The Great Resignation."  An excerpt from the e-mail invitation with references is below.

Specifically, I'm listening to and participating in a bimonthly discussion of the Structural Engineering Equity and Engagement (SE3) meeting of the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC).
(I've been a Member of SEAONC for a lonnng time, first in San Francisco during my two stints in the area, initially 3 years and, then after my PhD, 11 years.)

Besides me, there are 12 attendees,  probably ages mid-20s to early 50s.

I planted a few "seeds" when the discussion turned to working remotely.  If you know me, most (but not all) of my seeds were on knowledge used in design decision-making when engineers (of all ranks) are geographically scattered during business hours.  I'm wondering about FAILURES that are resulting from this.  I guess that "working remotely" is an impeder of knowledge flow.

Another seed was on mentorship…..  university education and professors no longer working in practice… and so on.

One engineer brought up the effects of inflation.  Please keep in mind that Structural Engineers have one of the lowest salaries of all engineers.  Firms are having difficulties offering employees cost of living increases under fixed budgets and constraints on future budgets.

Another engineer just brought up a decreasing number of engineers wanting to move upward to senior management.  Another engineer wonders who will manage the firms in years to come.  And.  Another engineer is talking about generational differences with the generation coming through now being non-competitive and without drive to "climb up the ladder."

There's more.

Please kindly accept the above as a timely, contemporary topic and certainly has historical implications.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
Julie

Julie Mark Cohen, PhD, PE
Consulting Structural and Forensic Engineer /
Historian of Engineering Design /
Research Affiliate, Program in Science, Technology, and Society, MIT
7 Starlight Road
Latham, NY 12110-4727
Tel  (518) 782-5235
Cell (518) 364-0260
http://www.jmcohenpe.com<http://www.jmcohenpe.com/>


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Join the SEAONC SE3 Book Club for our October meeting

Date: Thursday, October 13th
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm

You may have heard the phrases “The Great Resignation” and “Quiet Quitting”. What do these phrases mean? On October 13, the SE3 committee welcomes the SEAONC community to a discussion regarding the challenges our industry and the overall workforce are facing in recruiting and retaining talent.

The following articles and podcasts provide examples on how The Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting are illuminating employee needs and desires while also suggesting ways to meet these shifting demands and increase employee engagement. Perhaps you are seeing these workplace trends taking place in your own organization?

This is a safe space to brainstorm ideas with peers regarding how to better recruit and retain structural engineers in the profession. Feel free to read or listen to any or all of the suggested articles below prior to the book club meeting, or find some of your own to bring to the group!

  *   A sceptic’s guide to ‘quiet quitting’<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcontent%2Fbfcfc59c-e2d9-4c2f-990b-be5d518ed821/1/01000183c84ff3a3-eec4b11c-72c3-4a45-9417-32ad3df744ae-000000/JoA2-R8QhpdSAk9By7gTmewC3tQ=291> on Working It by the Financial Times
  *   Quiet Quitting: A Loud Trend Overtaking Social Media<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.npr.org%2F2022%2F09%2F08%2F1121928349%2Fquiet-quitting-a-loud-trend-overtaking-social-media/1/01000183c84ff3a3-eec4b11c-72c3-4a45-9417-32ad3df744ae-000000/Dojy0IOksCaGwz65FGs9dpAHy6k=291> on Consider This by NPR
  *   The Great Attrition is making hiring harder. Are you searching the right talent pools?<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.mckinsey.com%2Fcapabilities%2Fpeople-and-organizational-performance%2Four-insights%2Fthe-great-attrition-is-making-hiring-harder-are-you-searching-the-right-talent-pools/1/01000183c84ff3a3-eec4b11c-72c3-4a45-9417-32ad3df744ae-000000/13RqiwEzS5Wn9d-yo22K7tsAY6A=291> - McKinsey & Company
  *   The Great Resignation is not over: A fifth of workers plan to quit in 2022<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.weforum.org%2Fagenda%2F2022%2F06%2Fthe-great-resignation-is-not-over%2F/1/01000183c84ff3a3-eec4b11c-72c3-4a45-9417-32ad3df744ae-000000/fUdg2ZIOhFx98DcYjj6bIL4vUfA=291> - The World Economic Forum
  *   The Great Resignation Didn’t Start with the Pandemic<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fhbr.org%2F2022%2F03%2Fthe-great-resignation-didnt-start-with-the-pandemic/1/01000183c84ff3a3-eec4b11c-72c3-4a45-9417-32ad3df744ae-000000/p6KaFyuMJUS7A6IcIv3cExDRQAQ=291> - Harvard Business Review
  *   Women are leaving their jobs at faster rates than men; Inclusion is the key to curb this exodus<https://458rl1jp.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fwww.bain.com%2Fabout%2Fmedia-center%2Fpress-releases%2F2022%2FThe-Fabric-of-Belonging%2F/1/01000183c84ff3a3-eec4b11c-72c3-4a45-9417-32ad3df744ae-000000/w27KNSe44cVv3vJvsXx-_Z6bpUk=291> - Bain & Company


From: Announce <announce-bounces at lists.inesweb.org> On Behalf Of Ryan Hearty via Announce
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2022 8:00 AM
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Subject: [INES Announce] Engineering Studies Group Meeting

Dear INES members,

Please join us at the next Engineering Studies working group meeting, next Friday, October 21, 2022, 10:00 am to 11:30 am ET, for an informal gathering before we begin our new season.

If you’re not yet a working group member, you can join at the link below:
https://www.chstm.org/content/engineering-studies-0

We look forward to seeing you there!

Best wishes,
Ryan Hearty and Ellan Spero

Ryan Hearty
PhD Candidate
History of Science and Technology
Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
rhearty1 at jhu.edu<mailto:rhearty1 at jhu.edu>
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