Best Careers 2009: Engineer

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By Marty Nemko

Posted: December 11, 2008

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Dissapointed Engineering Student

This is pathetic as engineers' personality...guys, nerds do not run the world. Bill Gates was a lucky man...right time, right place. Evidently, engineering is not the right career from what I can see in you guys comments. I guess the two things I got are to get out engineering ASAP and to get into my own business.

Thanks old engineers.

Snirk of FL @ Nov 25, 2009 20:21:17 PM

Engineering is a man's world?

Margaret of Pa writes that engineering is a man's world. It's only a man's world because women like Margaret want to leave for 8 years to be with their children. I'm not saying that was a bad decision, just that you can't expect the entire industry to bow to your personal decisions. Projects don't run on a part-time basis or "mommy's hours". Companies don't want to train you for 5 years only to have you leave to have children.

Rick of RI @ Nov 24, 2009 08:34:31 AM

Computer ENGINEERING

i am a computer engineer with MBA and enough knowledge math and physics

Supriyo Thakur of IN @ Nov 19, 2009 23:26:09 PM

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