Expectations Memes

The eternal engineering perception gap. Friends picture us managing explosive refineries, mothers fantasize we're Iron Man, society imagines we're building railroads like it's 1890, and the government suspects we're designing weapons. Meanwhile, we think we're Scotty from Star Trek solving impossible problems with technobabble. The reality? Just drowning in paperwork and documentation that nobody will ever read. Engineering degree: $80,000. The look on people's faces when you tell them you mostly fill out Excel spreadsheets: priceless.

Engineers are notorious for their logical approach to EVERYTHING—including weight loss! Just like how they'd measure circuit efficiency, they expect immediate, measurable results from that single salad they reluctantly ate. The mirror becomes their data visualization tool, checking for the mythical "instant transformation" that nutrition science clearly states doesn't exist. It's basically applying the wrong mathematical model to biological processes—expecting linear results from a complex system. The honey-loving bear perfectly captures that disappointed face when your body doesn't immediately compile and run "diet.exe" after one healthy meal!