Referring to hardware/software in first-person? [closed]

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Published on 2011-11-18T17:18:39Z Indexed on 2011/11/18 18:02 UTC
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At my company, there is a habit for the engineers to refer to their respective hardware/firmware/software in the first-person as if the device they are responsible for is a manifestation of themselves.

I'll give you an example:

Hardware Engineer: "I don't receive the first byte, so I stay off."

Software Engineer: "I'm sending you the first byte after the ack flag, so I thought you were getting it."

Hardware Engineer: "No, you're not turning me on."

It was this very example I overheard today that nearly had me giggling in fits. "You're not turning me on." Well, I should hope not!

So, is it common practice for engineers to do this, or simply unprofessional?

Any suggestions for changing this apparently bad habit?

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