I was a Sales Engineer once :-) My GPA in High School was around 2.7 because I outright refused to do homework but did great at anything in class. Anyone that knew me was always shocked when I told them my GPA. My younger brother was the 4.0 Valedictorian though... but avoided any hardwork in College and got one of those degrees that in of itself isn't worth much. I did one semester of community college and said this is just like K-12 and dropped out and joined the Marines (I probably would have done far better at a good 4 year school).
I had childhood asthma which really hurt my capabilities to keep up in any activity that was physical, and it wasn't until I was in the Marines that I really figured out how far I could push myself. So I was used to being picked last but it never bothered me. I've not kept up with anyone from high school, but when I have people have landed mostly where I would have thought they would. photograph Daniel White Co-Founder & Managing Director of Operations phone: +1 (702) 470-2770 direct:+1 (702) 470-2766 ch...@wbmfg.com wrote on 3/29/20 13:07: > I have known some sales engineers and field application engineers that > have done very very well. > > *From:* Ken Hohhof > *Sent:* Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:32 PM > *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT an honest query > > > One of my roommates in college was also an engineering student, but > not a very good student. Later he attributed his success in life to > his poor GPA. He couldn’t land a regular engineering design job > (didn’t help there was a recession on), so he settled for a job as an > applications engineer or sales engineer. Within a few years he had > his own company. Probably the most successful of any in our group. > > > > https://www.linkedin.com/in/wmtjones > > > > > > *From:* AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> *On Behalf Of *Adam Moffett > *Sent:* Sunday, March 29, 2020 12:58 PM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT an honest query > > > > In gym class I was never an early draft. Usually near the last. > > I did play on local soccer and football leagues, but never stood out. > I did it because everyone else did it, and the parents said I had to > do something extracurricular. This is a bit of an embarrassing story, > but when I joined the local Pop Warner football team I didn't know any > of the rules to football. Soccer was simple to muddle through --kick > towards the other goal, don't use hands. Football has a lot of > rules. The coaches never explained how to actually play and I never > asked. I just sort of tried to emulate the kids around me to get > through the games. I never figured out what a "down" was until I was > in high school. > > I haven't stayed in touch with any of the school athletes so I > couldn't say how they're doing in life. > > > > On 3/29/2020 1:07 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote: > > Since we are all successful techno nerds here, I am wondering: > > > > Back in the day, when you lined up and a couple of troglodytes > were assigned the task of picking people for their teams, how near > the front were you picked? > > > > I was frequently next to last. Better than being last. > > The troglodytes that I know have not really had great lives. > Multiple spouses, menial jobs etc. > > > > Who won? > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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