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Originally posted by 95M3Racer:
If you want to make GOOD money get out of engineering as soon as you can and get into business...construction, real estate, entrepenuer self made business, whatever.

Engineering is a good background, but very tough to make a really good living (250K+) after being in the industry for a while.

But thats just my opinion (and most of the multi millionaires I know).

Working for someone else SUCKS.

You dont need ANY degree to be an entrepeneur !! People think once they get a degree its all a big cash cow from then on but you have to earn it and be dynamic. You get what you put in.

Hmm...definitely engineers has been notorious for being sloppy, unorganized, always developing, etc. And not to mention anyone can add "engineer" to their title. But irregardless, you will still be respected. Everyone is going to be looking for that engineer to do some quantitative, thoughtful analysis to backup someone's assumptions.

But one thing I would advised to all real Engineers (those who have actually studied it, studying it, or in the industry for ions)...have the discipline to DOCUMENT every redline, manufacturing changes, tests, drawing, every spec you add or change!!! I'm a PM having to question the evidence of why changes were made, what proof do you have that something does not work? If you verified and validated - where is the papertrail to show me? Anyhow, that is my 2 cents. Another 2nd tip, follow through with projects whether it be a task or what and don't just leave it hanging cause you tested it and it was a success....

Oh and another thing....does it really matter if you get recognized for something and your name is flashed out in headlines??? I mean if engineering - mechanical, electrical, industrial, manufacturing, etc...is what you love and enjoy...then keep doing it.

I hate to sound fufu...but does it matter what folks around you think? And if you hate it, stop grumbling and...PLOD ON and find something else in life to enjoy

I'd be lying if I said I'd never thought I was owed some respect for various reasons - because I chose to be an engineer, because I'm a fairly smart person, etc, but, just like we learn engineering parts for race cars, really it doesn't matter what you are or what you design, or what quantitative element or numbers you describe yourself or your parts with, if they don't perform in the real world, they don't get used.