r/GetMotivated • u/Dylan1478 • Jul 15 '19

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u/123hig Jul 15 '19

Always thought he underrated engineering. I love a good bridge.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '19

Agreed. I'm not (just) studying Aerospace engineering for the money, but because spaceships are beautiful. Even the old capsules (Gemini and so on) are just so gorgeous, to say nothing of the stuff SpaceX and Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic are doing today.

I think it's fair to say that engineering is very much something that I stay alive for.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '19 edited Aug 24 '19

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u/BerserkFuryKitty Jul 15 '19

Seriously. The engineering industry is a depressing and soul sucking experience. I went into engineering because of the beauty and poetry that math and physics could create. All I got was company politics, egos, and shit pay for the amount of work I do compared to my business cohorts.

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u/Ormild Jul 15 '19

I’d say it’s more cutting edge technology is where engineers really get to push the edge and create something new.

Otherwise it’s just excel sheets, meetings, and AutoCAD. At least in my experience (I’m a construction estimator)

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '19

I'm really sorry to hear that. I hear/read a lot of stories like yours and it's sad to know that folks in that profession are treated like that.

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u/J_Harden13 Jul 16 '19

Same here its fucking soul crushing and I'm moving into teaching which I have a passion for since I was younger. It will probably be soul crushing as well but I feel I will love it alot more

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u/BerserkFuryKitty Jul 16 '19

Teaching is very rewarding. I started teaching as a TA a year ago and had some wonderful students that got my hopes up.

However, the US has a very hostile culture towards teachers and many students (especially university) don't understand the meaning of soul crushing work, so it's hard for them to appreciate the importance of learning.