What is the job like?

bschoolwiz
Sun, 26 May 2013 10:50:09 +0000

School and work are totally different!

I know this guy who got an IE degree from Georgia Tech- he told me he hates Math. He was able to get through Calculus and Differential Equations, mostly with the help of tutors and some luck, according to him.

Today, he is a very successful Industrial Engineer, working for a Fortune 500 company and just got promoted- he works mostly with simulations and obviously, all he had to do is learn the simulation software, he is not doing integrals and derivatives all day.

Last time I saw him, he told me he is sick and tired of sitting in front of a computer 8 hours a day- so now he wants to find a management position related to IE where he gets to talk and interact with more people.

If he had come to CC, and posted something about struggling with Math, I am sure a lot of the CC “experts” here would have told him to change his major :)

My point is: How good you do in school or how much you like your courses is not necessarily an indicator of how good of an Engineer you are going to be or how much you are going to like the job.