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id: 2026-04-12T02:23:28-0400
title: 2026-04-12 02:23:28
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  - status/draft
date-created: 2026-04-12T02:23:28-04:00
daily: "[[2026-04-12]]"
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# 2026-04-12 02:23:28

Speaking to a mechanical engineer formerly employed by PDI
I asked if they had any examples of PDI-specific practice
that they had been lead to believe was industry standard.
They said that the drafting that they were expected to perform
was at an unhappy middle ground of detail
between the practice they were taught in school
would be appropriate for their skill
and that which they associated with operations.

I likened the engineer's experience to my own in estimating,
although I came from the grunt work side of detail.
