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Originally Posted by pookieman
Buddy, the dude is right....the engineering system/field is a joke. To be honest, a lot of the stuff you learn in school is pointless for possibly 1/3 of the jobs that require an engineering degree....most of the learning you do is on the job....and then there are some specialized fields, some schools get you ready for those fields and some don't get you ready. Many schools have accredited programs, but these accreditations are falsely earned.Originally Posted by ThrowedInDaGame
Originally Posted by Wr
engineers go to technicians for help. You can get into that a lot faster than EE and you get hands on experience while in school. Diversity as well. Being able to link all systems together makes you more useful in the job market than being specialized in one field. Engineering fields lack uniformity across the board as well. not knocking EE at a 4 yr school. There are other options out there though.
I've got friends making 80-105k in silicon valley with EE degrees....right out of school.
How many years will it take you to get that kind of money as a technician? Probably never?
Moving up in an established engineering company without a degree? Getting into an MBA program to lead an engineering company as a technician? C'mon dude
Pookie is absolutely right with this. I took a ton of classes in college to earn a Civil Engineering degree and I think I only use what I learned from maybe, 3-4 classes. Engineering is a hands-on-learn-as-you-go field, whether you are working on the design side of engineering or the construction management side, you need to be hands on. What you read in a book and the formulas you use in class will only get you so far in the field.