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Originally Posted by Dimman
OP: My former two bosses are engineers. One mechanical, one electrical. They started a company together and recently sold it
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So... Engineering degree = An FR-S for every day of the week?
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Engineering degree, not exactly. Owning your own successful business and being able to sell it off at a profit = having a huge bank balance.
I know a couple of people going to school right now in different engineering positions that think they're going to land a six-figure job right out of college. I mean sure, it can happen, but most likely what ends up happening is reality hits and they make half of that or less. It's easier once you're not tied down and own a house and all. Plenty of jobs out there, just never enough jobs when you're locked in one area.
I thought about going back to school. Graduated summa cum laude from a tech college, got my AS in computer technology/networking. Unfortunately nobody gives a shit about the degree I have when it comes to IT. It's all about experience and then certs, in that order.
Good luck with school though. College was far more entertaining, on an intellectual level, than high school or anything previous.