I have a couple friends that are software devs, and they echo the exact same sentiment. We’ve bonded over computers over the years, and they all wish they’d chosen a different career path at times because there are so many morons, and typically the morons are the worst devs out there.
At this point I have no clue. I’m an electrician with my own shop, and we do well, but damn is it tough on the body. I’ve been beginning to think of what to do next, but nothing’s really grabbing me, especially to keep my income where it’s at. And yeah, that’s a good reason to avoid those hyper corporate environments, no thanks haha.
If you’re interested in educational advancement, electrical or civil engineering programs might be good for you. Yes you’re going to deal with 22 year old TAs talking about ayn rand, but your experience could be really valuable. Especially if you want to get into electrical infrastructure work. It’s vital and unglamorous and it’s probably better if some of the people designing our infrastructure understand building and maintaining it.
I’ve actually been eyeing EE programs and probably will pursue one at some point as I’m fascinated with larger infrastructure and larger power systems. A few years ago I was actually chasing a position with our local POCO for an engineering spot but was shot down due to lack of degree (even though the person they hired came from water and has a civil degree, and apparently is a complete moron). The issue I have now is finding a reputable online program as I live in the mountains and the closest school that has such a program is two hours away, and the last thing I want to do is move into a denser populated area. So I dunno, I’m alright for now but definitely am keeping eyes open.
Yeah one of the things about an engineering degree is that the base knowledge of an engineering degree often means you’re eligible as a low choice for any engineering field. I know mechanicals working in aerospace for example (and personally I regret going industrial instead of mechanical but it’s just not worth getting a second bs in engineering for that reason).
And yeah, the location thing is hard. I’ve seen some people stack courses like crazy to get in and out fast, but it’s generally understood that that’s unwise with engineering courses. If you don’t mind doing a few semesters in person you could reduce that time by finding a college thats credits transfer there with good online courses and doing all the non-engineering classes. At my university it was extremely common for engis to take math at the local community college because our university math department was notoriously bad for anyone that wasn’t a math major.
I have a couple friends that are software devs, and they echo the exact same sentiment. We’ve bonded over computers over the years, and they all wish they’d chosen a different career path at times because there are so many morons, and typically the morons are the worst devs out there.
What career is better?
All well paid professions have this culture of striver bootlicker trying to get ahead by any means necesst expect doing the real work
Everyone knows being a work horse is a stupid proposition now… Working hard to get somebody else promoted haha
At this point I have no clue. I’m an electrician with my own shop, and we do well, but damn is it tough on the body. I’ve been beginning to think of what to do next, but nothing’s really grabbing me, especially to keep my income where it’s at. And yeah, that’s a good reason to avoid those hyper corporate environments, no thanks haha.
If you’re interested in educational advancement, electrical or civil engineering programs might be good for you. Yes you’re going to deal with 22 year old TAs talking about ayn rand, but your experience could be really valuable. Especially if you want to get into electrical infrastructure work. It’s vital and unglamorous and it’s probably better if some of the people designing our infrastructure understand building and maintaining it.
I’ve actually been eyeing EE programs and probably will pursue one at some point as I’m fascinated with larger infrastructure and larger power systems. A few years ago I was actually chasing a position with our local POCO for an engineering spot but was shot down due to lack of degree (even though the person they hired came from water and has a civil degree, and apparently is a complete moron). The issue I have now is finding a reputable online program as I live in the mountains and the closest school that has such a program is two hours away, and the last thing I want to do is move into a denser populated area. So I dunno, I’m alright for now but definitely am keeping eyes open.
Yeah one of the things about an engineering degree is that the base knowledge of an engineering degree often means you’re eligible as a low choice for any engineering field. I know mechanicals working in aerospace for example (and personally I regret going industrial instead of mechanical but it’s just not worth getting a second bs in engineering for that reason).
And yeah, the location thing is hard. I’ve seen some people stack courses like crazy to get in and out fast, but it’s generally understood that that’s unwise with engineering courses. If you don’t mind doing a few semesters in person you could reduce that time by finding a college thats credits transfer there with good online courses and doing all the non-engineering classes. At my university it was extremely common for engis to take math at the local community college because our university math department was notoriously bad for anyone that wasn’t a math major.
And yeah large power systems are cool as hell.