Prestige of Engineers

BassDad
Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:27:22 +0000

roroautomatic,

I have no regrets about sticking with engineering. I graduated debt free from an excellent school, had grad school paid for by my employer, worked for and with some excellent people for most of my career, made a decent salary most years, have had opportunities to travel both domestically and abroad (perhaps a bit more than I would have liked sometimes,) have helped to mentor younger engineers who are now in far better positions than my own, and I feel that I have made some tangible and important contributions within my industry. At this point, I work because I will have two kids in college next year, but after my youngest graduates I should be able to cut back my hours drastically and ease into retirement at a time of my own choosing provided the stock markets stop tanking one of these days. I may have been able to do a little better in another field, but I definitely could have done a lot worse.