otispunkmeyer
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in mechanical engineering
maybe its the fact that i am likened to a mechanic or a cable tv installer, maybe its because of where im doing my placement now (engineers are poorly paid and have little prospect for advancing up the ladder, and basically work is "fire fighting" style, rather than being able to sit down and come up with new stuff)
i just keep thinking, i've picked the wrong degree. ill be condemned to a boring/ lowish paid job forever.
but then i keep forgetting, that once im done, and chartered with a 1st class degree im pretty much attractive to any company, engineering or otherwise.
anyone got any sites, articles that will make me feel a little better? and that im not putting in all this effort for nothing.
ive just read an article that tells mechanical engineering graduates to expect salaries starting at ?18k
that is rather measly considering our skills. lol if i had that wage in my first job id be gutted.
id be 24 year old, wanting to move out of my parents house, ill have a 15k student loan to pay off, the government will take at least 20% of it in income tax, id be struggling to get by lol!!! 5 years of academic graft for that scenario is a little bit of a kick in the teeth
maybe its the fact that i am likened to a mechanic or a cable tv installer, maybe its because of where im doing my placement now (engineers are poorly paid and have little prospect for advancing up the ladder, and basically work is "fire fighting" style, rather than being able to sit down and come up with new stuff)
i just keep thinking, i've picked the wrong degree. ill be condemned to a boring/ lowish paid job forever.
but then i keep forgetting, that once im done, and chartered with a 1st class degree im pretty much attractive to any company, engineering or otherwise.
anyone got any sites, articles that will make me feel a little better? and that im not putting in all this effort for nothing.
ive just read an article that tells mechanical engineering graduates to expect salaries starting at ?18k
that is rather measly considering our skills. lol if i had that wage in my first job id be gutted.
id be 24 year old, wanting to move out of my parents house, ill have a 15k student loan to pay off, the government will take at least 20% of it in income tax, id be struggling to get by lol!!! 5 years of academic graft for that scenario is a little bit of a kick in the teeth
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