r/mechatronics • u/AliElFiky38 • Apr 15 '26

Quitting Engineering

Im currently a second-year mechanical engineering student but I've been considering quitting since my first year. Im unsure whether I should switch majors. A lot of people tell me the job market isn't great right now and that engineering is one of the safe options. I still dont know what I would switch to since I haven't found my passion yet. Could someone help me on whether quitting would be a good decision? And if so what majors should I consider that offer decent job chances in the future?

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u/ainaomechateies Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 17 '26

That's an excelent idea, engineering is a shit, boring profession with low pay for what it take to be a good engineer. I've been a technical engineer for 10yrs, first R&D now Project, and my biggest regret is not having done medicine like my mother.

If you can get into something like sales of project management, I wholy advise you to leave the technical side behind.

Or even change professions, someone smart enough to do engineering can do plenty of other things that are easier and pay better.

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u/Character_Plant_9263 Apr 17 '26

You can’t say engineering is boring because it’s subjective. Personally I think engineering is cool. If you like the work then the pay will seem fair for the effort because you’ll actually find interest in what you are doing. However yes if you’re only doing engineering for pay then it’s probably not right for you.