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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
Ive always taken the approach of showing students that engineering and science careers are better choices, than pursuing sports or entertainment careers - better for different reasons than million dollar salaries or public recognition.
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I try to do the same. I've told the students on my team that there are plenty of jobs out there that would pay me better than the one I have now. The reason I'm an engineer isn't for the money (which is quite good), but for the job satisfaction.
I get to regularly see items all the way from when they existed on my pad of graph paper all the way to people using them in the field. That has an excitement all its own, one that I try to share with the students. And, if you can significantly improve the quality of life for some other people along the way, all the better.