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[–] housedogpartyfavor@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think for many, money isn’t why they became an engineer but it is why they remain one.

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You would have to have an incredible grindset to become a decent engineer without actually enjoying any of it. You could become a shitty one just by passing tests, I guess. (And probably many people do)