• Question: Is there anything that disappointed you about you job?

    Asked by Rachel Louise to Philippa, Pete, Paula, Neil on 15 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Philippa Jefferis

      Philippa Jefferis answered on 15 Mar 2015:

      There are some things that are less enjoyable, but that is always the way with any job. However, I tend to get disappointed by people who forget that engineering is about helping people.

    • Photo: Neil Taylor

      Neil Taylor answered on 15 Mar 2015:

      Hi Rachel Louise!

      Hmm, tough question! I wouldn’t say I was “disappointed”. In fact, most of the aspects of work life surpassed my expectations – in particular the teamwork and on-the-job learning aspects.

      That said, there are some realities about working as an engineer that you need to accept and work with – namely budgets and deadlines! At the end of the day, you are using your engineering skill to produce something – and there will usually be an acceptable timescale and cost associated with this!

      Hope this helps!

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