• Question: have you always wanted to be an engineer ? if so, do you think its worth it after waiting all those years ?

    Asked by caitlincardwell03 to Alex, Chris, Harriet, Jed, Ken on 15 Mar 2012. This question was also asked by milly, chlooee, chloe123.
    • Photo: Ken Gibbs

      Ken Gibbs answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      No, I haven’t. I started (very young) wanting to be a steam engine driver; then a farmer; then a teacher; then an ordinary engineer and only after I turned 40 did I really “get the big”. Have a look at the answer I gave to the question, “What inspired youto first start your work ?”

      And it has sure been worth the wait.

    • Photo: Alexander Zacheshigriva

      Alexander Zacheshigriva answered on 18 Mar 2012:

      Yes and yes. I decided I want to be an engineer at the age of 15 or so. And I am not disappointed. Plus there was no waiting. I studied at school. Then I went to uni, that was great fun and then I started the work.
      I imagine if you are in your teens now thinking that you will only start working when you are 22 or 23 feels like a very long way away. But it will pass very quickly and you will be very busy.

    • Photo: Jed Ramsay

      Jed Ramsay answered on 18 Mar 2012:

      When I was young I hadn’t got a clue what I wanted to do. I first wanted to be a train driver but that was when I was only 4 years old!

      Later I wanted to be a fireman, which I did for a few years and really enjoyed. But in the end engineering is the only real job I’ve had that keeps me interested and challenged, and I keep on learning new things about it all the time.

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