This may sound like a ridiculous question, but I am a junior-year EE student, and I get this weird feeling from my professors (all of which were professional electrical engineers at one point) that they all utterly hated engineering or otherwise had a bitter distaste for it. It's like there's a dark cloud around the actual topic of working as an engineer (compared to the academic side of it, which I enjoy quite a bit of) but I am just concerned because now I will be paying $10k a year to go to university (still working on getting financial aid--fingers crossed) and want to make sure I made a good choice.
I know that no job will be total bliss, and every profession has its challenges and rewards... I was just hoping that a few actual engineers could post some of their favorite things about their job, and/or the things they dislike the most, and most importantly, do you actually enjoy a good percentage of your job?
I have searched the internet tirelessly for this and have found a lot of mixed answers, and in fact one of my professors today told the entire class to "have fun now, because you will not enjoy working as an engineer... waking up at 6 am to drive to a job you hate every week"... literally his words. I am a little rattled to be honest, haha. Either way, I am committed to finishing this degree and learning firsthand what the electrical engineering field has to offer... until then, any encouraging but most importantly HONEST replies are welcome!!
Thank you!
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