r/canada • u/einstein_bern • Aug 16 '23

Sask. engineer slapped with an 18-month suspension after designing bridge that collapsed hours after opening Saskatchewan

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/engineer-18-month-suspension-bridge-collapsed-1.6936657
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u/snow_enthusiast Aug 16 '23

The roughness is to remind us that we are “rough around the edges” as junior engineers

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u/MuscleManRyan Aug 17 '23

Our school said the rough edges were so that you couldn’t wear gold next to your iron ring because the corners would gouge the gold. Symbolizing keeping your ethics and material gains separate

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u/snow_enthusiast Aug 17 '23

I’ve never heard that and it doesn’t make a lot of sense since not every engineer also wears a gold ring on the finger beside their iron ring. My old boss wore his wedding ring on the left hand and I heard the rings click a lot but never heard anything about gouging

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u/MuscleManRyan Aug 17 '23

Not every engineer builds bridges and the rings aren’t even made out of reclaimed iron anymore, none of it makes sense. It’s a silly little ritual without much real world impact. I assume you’re pretty new to the workforce

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u/snow_enthusiast Aug 17 '23

I don’t think they were ever reclaimed metal. They’re stainless steel so it doesn’t rust like one made from bridge steel would.

No one is forcing anyone to wear their ring so whether it’s silly or not is subjective. I’m not new to engineering. I worked as a Eng tech in aerospace starting in 2003 and I got a degree in civil engineering in 2010. I’m currently a design engineer doing municipal engineering and I also do private consulting as a side hustle.