Watch Out, Computer Engineers: Barbie Wants Your Job

12.02.2010
Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce the newest member of our IT department: Computer Engineer Barbie. She's hip, stylish, and a real whiz when it comes to fixing faulty motherboards.

All right, look, Computer Engineer Barbie doesn't have the job yet. But I'm pulling for her. This chick's qualified, man -- and, just between us, I think she might have a thing for me.

Silly as it may sound, Computer Engineer Barbie is no creation of my imagination. Mattel today following a worldwide vote on its official and pages.

Computer Engineer Barbie will become the 125th career-specific Barbie, winning an impressive half a million votes (only four of which came from me, I swear). And lest you think Computer Engineer Barbie is just another cute doll in the office, both the and the have put their stamps of approval on this tech-savvy sister.

The two groups helped design Ms. B's signature look, which includes a binary code t-shirt, a stylish pink watch, and some geek-chic glasses. Computer Engineer Barbie also sports a Bluetooth earpiece and fancy smartphone, though it's hard to tell whether she's an kind of gal. And of course, she carries her own travel-sized laptop, too.