Domestic Engineer?

[polarmystery]

So I'm perusing my high school reuinion website that's coming up this year (10 year anniversary) and under current occupation under one fo the people I know has "domestic engineer." I'm curious and I read...

"After 2 years, I decided to pursue a career in the airline industry as a flight attendant. I began my career with Southwest Airlines in September of 2001. I was based out of BWI (Baltimore/Washington) and continued working with Southwest until 2006 after the birth of our son. We reside here in Annapolis, MD. I stay at home with our son and my husband is a lieutenant with the Fire Department. We are expecting our second son soon. We are very blessed and look forward to what God has in store for our family."

What kind of engineernig is "staying at home?"

I'm an electrical engineer and I'm like...wtf?


EDIT: Crap wrong forum. Please move to OT.

EDIT 2: Thanks mod :thumbsup:

 

[nickbits]

the term is popular enough to have an entry in urban dictionary.

http://www.urbandictionary.com...term=Domestic+Engineer

 

[onza]

ATOT?!

 

[acid45]

you need a hug?

 

[polarmystery]

What's wrong with saying "house wife" is what I want to know...

They aren't exactly "engineering" anything.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

They're engineering domestics. Which actually is more what a breeder does... So maybe they're engineering domestiles? No, that's an architect... Ummm... OK, yeah, it's a bullshit term.

 

[Whisper]

Originally posted by: polarmystery
What's wrong with saying "house wife" is what I want to know...

They aren't exactly "engineering" anything.

Eh, might be trying to avoid some of the negative connotations associated with the term "housewife." That, and I'd imagine most people who would list "domestic engineer" as an occupation are being slightly tongue-in-cheek about it.

 

[RapidSnail]

Originally posted by: polarmystery
What's wrong with saying "house wife" is what I want to know...

They aren't exactly "engineering" anything.

They can engineer sammiches!

 

[Barfo]

Originally posted by: RapidSnail

Originally posted by: polarmystery
What's wrong with saying "house wife" is what I want to know...

They aren't exactly "engineering" anything.

They can engineer sammiches!

or else...

 

[Joemonkey]

kinda like a sanitation engineer?

 

[Homerboy]

It's a fairly common phrase that, oh I dunno, millions of housewives use to describe their daily duties.
really? this upsets you that much?

Edit: For the record Engineering can be defined as: b: the design and manufacture of complex products

Generally speaking, yes a household with kids is a VERY complex product.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: RapidSnail

Originally posted by: polarmystery
What's wrong with saying "house wife" is what I want to know...

They aren't exactly "engineering" anything.

They can engineer sammiches!

You're thinking of sandwich artists.

 

[polarmystery]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
It's a fairly common phrase that, oh I dunno, millions of housewives use to describe their daily duties.
really? this upsets you that much?

Edit: For the record Engineering can be defined as: b: the design and manufacture of complex products

Generally speaking, yes a household with kids is a VERY complex product.

It doesn't upset me...it's more confusing. A household with kids is neither designing nor manufacturing as they are not creating or manufacturing anything. It sounds like it's purely maintenance.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: polarmystery

Originally posted by: Homerboy
It's a fairly common phrase that, oh I dunno, millions of housewives use to describe their daily duties.
really? this upsets you that much?

Edit: For the record Engineering can be defined as: b: the design and manufacture of complex products

Generally speaking, yes a household with kids is a VERY complex product.

It doesn't upset me...it's more confusing. A household with kids is neither designing nor manufacturing as they are not creating or manufacturing anything. It sounds like it's purely maintenance.

biological maintenance engineer?

 

[Bibble]

Euphemisms are always interesting.

And while we're discussing domestic professions, this reminds me of a George Carlin joke:
"Do you know why they call it a blow job? So it sounds like there's sort of a work ethic attached to it. You know, makes them feel like they're doing something good for the economy."

 

[Dear Summer]

it's just a way to cover up her failure in life. failure as in career.
she's just an unemployed housewife

is she hot at least?

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
It's a fairly common phrase that, oh I dunno, millions of housewives use to describe their daily duties.
really? this upsets you that much?

Edit: For the record Engineering can be defined as: b: the design and manufacture of complex products

Generally speaking, yes a household with kids is a VERY complex product.

It upsets me. As do software "engineers" and sanitation "engineers"

Engineer implies a liability for one's product that non engineers don't have (nor do fake engineers).

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy
They're engineering domestics. Which actually is more what a breeder does... So maybe they're engineering domestiles? No, that's an architect... Ummm... OK, yeah, it's a bullshit term.

lol

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Originally posted by: RapidSnail

Originally posted by: polarmystery
What's wrong with saying "house wife" is what I want to know...

They aren't exactly "engineering" anything.

They can engineer sammiches!

sammiches nao!!!11!

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: Dear Summer
it's just a way to cover up her failure in life. failure as in career.
she's just an unemployed housewife

is she hot at least?

A woman that chooses to stay home and take care of her family should NEVER be considered a failure.

Let any single guy try to handle a household with kids for a week or so. They will gladly change roles back.

 

[badkarma1399]

The proper term is home economist

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: Homerboy
It's a fairly common phrase that, oh I dunno, millions of housewives use to describe their daily duties.
really? this upsets you that much?

Edit: For the record Engineering can be defined as: b: the design and manufacture of complex products

Generally speaking, yes a household with kids is a VERY complex product.

It is upsetting. If she is going to be a housewife (there is nothing wrong with such a choice), then she should embrace it and not use some bullshit term in order to try to sound important. It just soudns like she's trying to convince herself she didn't fail in life or something.

If you are a housewife, be proud and say that you are a housewife. Don't stoop to using bs titles, claiming to be an engineer.

 

[txrandom]

I don't care if they use the term since raising children properly is a very important need. Unfortunately most people who use the title domestic engineer are properly full of themselves.

 

[mugs]

You know that "study" that is put out every year that estimates the "value" of a stay-at-home mom based on the duties she performs? One of those duties is "CEO" of the family. On another forum that I've since been banned from, the womenfolk were actually defending that, saying they had the same skills as the CEO of a large company. :laugh: Other "jobs" the mother performs are "nurse" and "psychologist" - you know, things that you need specialized training and possibly licenses for.

What's so bad about saying you're a stay-at-home mom? No need to dress it up with stupid titles.

 

[frostedflakes]

Originally posted by: Common Courtesy

Originally posted by: Dear Summer
it's just a way to cover up her failure in life. failure as in career.
she's just an unemployed housewife

is she hot at least?

A woman that chooses to stay home and take care of her family should NEVER be considered a failure.

Let any single guy try to handle a household with kids for a week or so. They will gladly change roles back.

Yeah I wouldn't call somebody who chooses to be a housewife a failure. Women tend to make incredible sacrifices (especially when it comes to their career) for a family.

I did have to LOL at the term "domestic engineer," though, never heard that one before. What's wrong with just saying you're a housewife? But as another poster pointed out domestic engineer is probably more tongue-in-cheek than anything else.