<p>Engineering does suck for those who lost their jobs and are over 40 years old. Good luck in getting any interviews. I am currently 54, lost my job in August 2009 after 20 years in the same company when all my functions were discontinued or moved to other offices. I did some contract work there during 2010 but not enough to base a living on. I know that my engineering career is over. Yes, I am a Licensed Professional Engineer and I passed my E.I.T. exam back in 1981 but all the experience I have is no longer valued. Age discrimination in engineering is an epidemic and you can’t do anything about it. I would not recommend engineering as a career to any student now as it is vastly overcrowded and competition is extreme. Continue with it if you like it simply as an academic achievement but don’t expect to make a living from it. I call that a very expensive hobby.</p>