1. ... finally convincing yourself that something had to be done about the cost of corrosion;
3. ... having seen the corrosion professor at school drive off in a new Porsche 928S (later you discovered that he also had a MBA, and knew a thing or two about investing)...in my case is my Boss who's driving the Porsche ;)
4. ... getting that "swanning around in a white lab coat" out of your system;
5. ... knowing more than your neighbor (who works in catering and, yes, was always more popular with the ladies) about potentiodynamic polarization curves;
6. ... being "paid to worry";
7. ... putting your loved ones (and 99.9999% of the general population) into a peaceful slumber with more detailed mechanistic explanations of corrosion phenomena;
8. ... rationalizing your old disintegrating car (or house, or boat, or houseboat) as a practical (but not necessary valuable) corrosion experiment;
9. ... surrounding yourself in "an air of mystery" with other engineers or scientists, who can not quite "place you"; but somehow always seem to consult you;
10. ... being genuinely needed (but not necessarily appreciated) in most industries.
Published May 7, 2003 on corrosion-club.com (updated April 1, 2005 and December 14, 2005)
More to follow ... stay tuned !
