That’s not recommended

Engineer speak for “Do not fucking do that.”

Frequently in response to a phenomenally dumb question (usually by sales) or an absurdly improbable situation.

Meant to be derisive.

Sales: “What if we put the square peg in the round hole?”
Engineer: “That’s not recommended.”

Customer: “What if the lawn mower is still running when I stick my hand in?”
Engineer: “That’s not recommended.”

Well regarded

Very retarded. A phrase to be used when the r word would not be acceptable. Prime for work environments or sensitive friend groups.

Guy 1: “Ryan just fucked up another one of my projects. What’s wrong with that guy?”
Guy 2: “yeah, he’s becoming a serious problem. It’s pretty clear Ryan is well regarded.”

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horse doctor

Someone whose solution to a problem is significantly more harmful than the problem itself. Similar to how in veterinary medicine with horses, the solution for a broken leg or ankle is often euthanasia.

Guy 1: “we ran in to a few minor setbacks on the project, but now Ryan wants to cancel the entire thing!”
Guy 2: “yeahhh, getting that guy involved is always risky. He’s a real horse doctor.”

“That’s not recommended.”

Engineering speak for “absolutely fucking do not do that.” Usually used to answer a question about an operating state that is obviously destructive.

Sometimes can be used less severely to describe exceeding safety limits of a system.

Customer: “What if our reactor is overheating and instead of decreasing load we accidentally decrease coolant?”

Engineer: “That’s not recommended.”

Customer: “Our load has temporarily increased. We want to increase to 106% design capacity. Can the machine handle it?”
Engineer: “Possibly, but that’s not recommend.”