is anyone here an engineer?

[insertnamehere]

if so, what kind? what do you do, what's a typical day at work like? do like like it, or does it make you hate you life and you wish you'd kept that mcdonalds job in college cause man fuck being an engineer?

i dont think anyone here is but i figure its worth askin, i want some insight into what the job is actually like.

[sab0tage]

I work with structural engineers quite often and they appear to spend their time split fairly evenly between sitting in front of a computer and spending time out on site/in meetings. Probably doesn't help much but thats all I know:)

[jabumbo]

i hope to be at this time next year, but i can never tell with my requirements that seem to change everytime i talk to someone about it...

[bigfatlove06]

I graduated with a degree in industrial engineering but would rather cut my throat than have the kind of jobs that were offered, so I pursued my real love instead... It wasn't Mcdonalds, but I kept the fast food job that helped me pay for my degree, and am still working in the industry (best choice I ever made).

[jabumbo]

weird

today is day 3 of 7 of what i'm calling my real engineer trial period. i hope i get to do something today!

[Teh]

I'm working as a geotechnical engineer for Atkinsglobal/Faithful & Gould this summer, (they built this! (http://www.maris.com.tr/new/HTL/outgoing/DXB/DXB_BUR.jpg)), but the degree i'm working towards is in civil engineering which encorporates modules in geotech, water, structural, and highways/transportation.

So far i've worked within the industry in 3 different locations and i've also been out on site a few times setting out roads with theodolites and the like, and i basically can't imagine doing anything else with my life. It sounds so cliched but every day is different, as is every new contract/job. You could design bridges, or dams all your life and no two projects would ever be the same.


It does involve a fair amount of time sitting at a desk/computer, but not any more than any other job these days. PLus there's huge potential for site work and travel.