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As an engineer who got into software I would advise against this unless you were really motivated by learning new things. However, from your statement, I would
by boringg 5y ago
As an engineer who got into software I would advise against this unless you were really motivated by learning new things.
However, from your statement, I would ask the following question: What is it you are looking for? It sounds like the underlying project goals might not be interesting enough and if you found something more meaningful/impactful it might be more stimulating?
I constantly think about different careers and grass is greener kind of thought process and come back to first principles. What is it I want out of life?
- mooreds 5y ago> As an engineer who got into software I would advise against this unless you were really motivated by learning new things. Why?
- boringg 5y agoIts a very big level of effort to get an engineering degree and pass your professional engineering exam. Assuming you are in North America its about a 4 year process. As such there are large opportunity costs and I don't know many engineering programs that are evenings and weekends though I am sure they exist...
- svnt 5y agoYeah but if they’re motivated by learning new things better to learn new things while staying highly profitable, else they’ll just burn out again in the new field. The problem is the job structure.
- boringg 5y agoAgree it sounds like the job structure isn't supportive hence causing burnout. I will say though that after working in software the desire to work in the physical world to make physical things can be a real lure. So I understand the core question of switching to physical engineering work. It also provides a lot of understanding of how the physical world works which computer engineering doesn't provide.