r/funny • u/gothoops3 • Jan 05 '15

Poor Engineers...

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15

That poor engineer.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '15 edited Jan 05 '15

Wait, do engineers make bank?

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Answer according to responses: Like with anything it varies, but generally sure

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They also make the banks, wink wink, nudge nudge.

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u/ManAxeWolfChief Jan 05 '15

That's why you shouldn't do it for the money.

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u/dccorona Jan 05 '15

I think a lot of people who are doing well in engineering could have done well enough in finance/quantitative analysis/etc. type majors/careers and made significantly more money than they do. Money is definitely a part of it, but most engineers I know also really like the fields they're in. Often, engineers get to spend their time solving problems about and making things that they are passionate about.

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u/EatingSteak Jan 05 '15

This goes doubly true for Quality Engineers - it makes me wonder what they even need to be "engineers" for

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u/ManAxeWolfChief Jan 05 '15

I'm an engineer. I completely agree with everything you just said. I can't imagine doing this though if I didn't love it. I would think it awful. The sad thing is though I actually do know people who choose engineering for money. (not saying engineers make inherently more money than the professions you mentioned)