Quote: (05-18-2013 07:57 PM)cardguy Wrote:
Serious question.
Do Engineers find their subject enjoyable? I started out doing an Engineering course and dropped out after a couple of weeks.
Is Engineering something that people get through in order to get qualified? Or is it something which is enjoyable for some people as well. Both of my brothers are engineers - but they don't seem to enjoy it much.
Fair question. I've enjoyed most of the jobs I've done, and I had a great time at university. Of course there's some drudgery, and too much calculus in school, but all in all it's something I like, not something I did just to get a good job. We were doing cool shit in engineering school too, designing cars, playing with high tech computer aided machining and water jet cutters, and just learning how the world around us functions.
I try to be brutally honest in my posts - engineering isn't for everyone. It can be hard as hell.
But it gets you out from behind the computer and into the real world. This is a field where you're actually making something, which is a great plus for me. At the end of a project, you can actually hold a finished product in your hands and say "I made this", as opposed to jobs where you're just pushing money around or convincing people to buy shit they don't need. No hate for how another man makes his living, but engineering is a job you can take real pride in.