| (Total aside: Sakky, I dunno about that whole "engineering isn't as hard as physics or math" thing... I routinely compare notes with my friend on the PhD track in superfast optical physics at UC-Boulder (yikes), and I'm perpetually incredibly surprised at how much our courses overlap. We go on road trips together and discussed theoretical mechanics and how much studying it totally bites, and she does just as much eye-glazing as I do when one of us gets too in-depth theoretically in our respective fields. Engineering certainly can pack a punch!)
And yeah, the original poster is kinda off the mark... As much as I love my field, it irks me to see all the law school gals from my high school senior class who started out wanting to major in theater and be actresses and totally washed out of all the really tough classes in high school, and to come back and hear about their salary offers. I totally think we should be paid *more*. As my steel design prof used to say, "Doctors only kill their clients one at a time."
Kudos to da scientist for pointing out that it *totally* doesn't matter and is *completely* beside the point that engineers might be able to *become* doctors and lawyers, because doctoring and lawyering ain't engineering! =) Bottom line is, I luuurrrve what I do but I think we should all be paid more. Engineering's a high profession, not a trade, and it's high time we start demanding pay that is more respective of the fact that we're professionals, IMHO. |