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Whoa! I think you might have misinterpreted his post. He was talking about working at Subway the sandwich place, not a subway with trains.</p>
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Yes there are some exceptions, but most civil engineering work is related to the housing market. There are worse majors out there, though. One airhead at my school seriously considered switching majors from civil engineering to construction management. Ouch! That’s like jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire.</p>