• Question: What do you get out of engineering that you couldn’t get from any other kind of work?

    Asked by 116enec32 to Hilly, Lee, Liz, Tadhg, Yasmin on 16 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: David Hill

      David Hill answered on 16 Jun 2015:

      Excellent question!

      I think the best answer is variety, in what other job would you be designing a composite aircraft wing, and the next sticking your head in a coal boiler! both of which were absolutely awesome things to have done!

    • Photo: Yasmin Ali

      Yasmin Ali answered on 16 Jun 2015:

      Lots of travelling if you want it (I do!!). Engineering is international. Also, a lot of choice. You can choose from lots of different industries and lots of types of jobs. You can work in a nice office at your desk, or you can go on site and do something more practical. The world is your oyster as they say!!

    • Photo: Tadhg O'Donovan

      Tadhg O'Donovan answered on 16 Jun 2015:

      Unique to engineering? I guess it’s working at the cutting edge of technology!

    • Photo: Lee Margetts

      Lee Margetts answered on 18 Jun 2015:

      I like engineering because it allows me to think about science everyday and turn that knowledge into real machines and devices. It is a career that allows me to keep my creativity and imagination alive. I look forward to getting up in the morning and going to work.

      When I was at school, I worked in a factory as a summer job, making cables for computers. I spent most of the time watching the clock, desperate for Friday to come. Although I hated the job, the experience was an excellent life lesson and made me work hard to have the fantastic job I have now.

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