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> I work with a smart young woman, graduating soon with a degree in Computer
> Engineering. Yesterday she ranted on Tech Writers as "useless, overpaid,
> and
> not altogether capable" of understanding what she and her peers do. Is
> this
> typical? Or is this simply the musings of a naive young intellect, without
> exposure to the real world?
This is a human trait, not an engineer trait. If this is the first time
you've come across someone who thinks "people with trait X are idiots
because they are not people with trait Y, like me" then you've been
truly blessed. The fact that your co-worker is educated does not mean
she is smart.
