[TowerTalk] Engineering

[Mark Spencer]

Sorry for the off topic post but as a successful holder of a BA in political science (at least in my view (:  ) who was able to stop working on a full time basis as a technology professional before I was 50 I believe I received value from that degree.  I found out after I was hired into my first real job in the technology sector that my BA played a major role in my selection.

Subsequently I got a 2 year technical diploma and later an MBA, along with getting married, buying real estate, starting my own business, helping my wife raise a family, etc...  I'll skip the details of my career other than to say before I turned 40 I was able to meet and then surpass the initial goals I set for myself after graduation.

I agree with the comments made by others that the technology profession (at least in my experience) demands a lot of effort (as well as results.)  

Have I encountered people who have questioned my choice of my first degree, yes.  

In hindsight I believe the extra efforts I chose to make to prove my abilities in a technical field played a major role in my career.  At times I felt I had to work a bit harder and dig a bit deeper into issues and in hindsight I believe it paid off for me. 

73 
Mark S
VE7AFZ

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> From: Grant Saviers <grants2 at pacbell.net>
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> Engineering as a profession is "too hard" for many US students, PolySci 
> is easy but then graduates wonder why their jobs are in retail or food 
> service.?