Is this a valid fear?

bellyflop55
Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:37:11 +0000

I am really excited to go off into mechanical engineering next year but have a major fear after college in the real world. I would love to go work for a defense contracting company and develop new machinery, robotic systems, or aeronautic advancements but I am afraid I will end up working on the floor of some car factory waiting for an engine to move down the assembly line so I can screw in a couple screws 50 hours a week for minimum wage for the rest of my life. Is this a valid fear? I saw on a tv show that this was exactly someones job and their job title said engineer.