On Jul 18, 2007, at 1:35 PM, bruce.r.raymond@fluor.com wrote:
> Chris - there is a lot more than "bib bucks" in this industry.
Oh yeah? I'd never have guessed. ;->
Actually I've been in the biz for over 40 all hands-on years myself, and 20 years self-employed, and one thing I do know is that hands-on engineering is no way to get rich. Engineers do have the background to make some serious money but it's not by doing engineering for someone else. There also isn't any such thing as a glamor job either, no matter what the work is. Every job has long stretches of boring, repetitive or pedestrian duties and times when I wonder why the hell I didn't so something else where i could get rich quick and do something fun. Engineering is no different, but on the whole I really like it.
The question about the 'best' job makes no sense, outside of someone's interests or skills. Anyone who tries to use someone else's judgment on find in the 'best job' needs to look inside himself first. I don't think the guy realized that engineering requires a commitment and determination to get good at whatever branch he chooses.
Christopher Wright P.E. |"They couldn't hit an elephant at <a href="/group/PipingDesign/post?postID=egl7XY5VuXt7gO15uWVXYqrG846ZEhUjDhKyW1ljdIeiW-HJlEH2XcD1Rm08lLs0sR4Jx9IyRBk7">chrisw@skypoint.com</a> | this distance" (last words of Gen.
.......................................| John Sedgwick, Spotsylvania1864)
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