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Actually he gets the "engineering" thing right. I'm a chemical engineer (MS) and after 17 years on the job I ultimately came to the conclusion that earning a d
by RobertL 18y ago
Actually he gets the "engineering" thing right.
I'm a chemical engineer (MS) and after 17 years on the job I ultimately came to the conclusion that earning a degree in engineering is the functional equivalent of buying your way into slavery. Didn't meet any practicing engineers who disagreed with the analysis either.
Whenever I meet a bright young teenager who expresses an interest in entering the profession I do everything in my power to talk him or her out of it.
- pingswept 18y agoI'd say it's sort of like slavery, in that you work hard for rewards that are generally scantier than those that employ you, but there's a major difference in that you can quit whenever you like. For people like me who actually like solving hard problems, the drudgery is not as heavy as for those who should really be carpenters, financial advisors or whatever.