we are doing engineering for greed 26

[adityabhardwaj]

we are doing engineering for greed of job money or for self satisfaction??

think TWICE before reply.........!!!

$ny

 

[slickdeals]

I don't think engineering pays you enough for you to be greedy, most of us wish we made more money. It has to be the latter.

 

[TheTick]

Got any questions that aren't silly? Think carefully.

What am I supposed to do? Donate my time to some other greedy jerk?

 

[ScottyUK]

I do my job for money. I'm pleased that I enjoy my work and I realise that a lot of peopleare lucky enough to be able to say that. If I could have the same lifestyle without working then I think I could cope with that. I would need to find a creative outlet.[highlight #FCE94F][/highlight]

 

[ScottyUK]

... a lot of people aren't lucky enough...

Damned auto-correct strikes again!

 

[DRWeig]

I totally enjoy the engineering aspect of my work. The unavoidable dealings with overly demanding architects, building owners, state regulatory agencies, state and federal tax agencies, and contractors often take up more time than design and analysis on a job. There are many other non-engineering chores like preparing presentations, long unnecessary meetings, traveling in %#$!$! airplanes, managing difficult people, preparing proposals, negotiating contracts, etc...

In the end, as I have posted in other threads, the job is what I do to make money for survival, recreation, and saving up for retirement. Greed doesn't really play a big role, although I do try to get the highest fees I can to increase my velocity toward retirement.

Best to you,

Goober Dave

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[arunmrao]

I am for money, but it is now a mirage, so I do the next best, love the profession, which is very endearing to me.

Adityabharadwaj, you did not state your preference.I can see from your background you are new to ET , please watch and learn .




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[Forensic74]

It's a balance between the two.

Was this thread created to advance the industry or was it merely self-entertainment?

 

[urgross]

Would you like fries with that?

 

[msquared48]

I work to feed my family and pay the bills by doing what I have trained for 40 years to do. Why do you imply that something is wrong with that?

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

http://mmcengineering.tripod.com

 

[rowingengineer]

This question is very similar to asking "why is the American goverment better than any other goverment in the world". How do you judge greed or self satfication.

Your question is a choice of two to explain why i do engineering. It has taken most over 4 years to get to a point were they are doing engineering and you want us to sun it up as a choice of two.

http://www.nceng.com.au/

"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning."

 

[GregLocock]

I do it for greed. In the evening I sit like Smaug on a hoard of gold coins reading textbooks so that the next day I can earn even more money and create even better products than pimply faced noobs.

Incidentally here are some phrases you might like to research "false dichotomy", "average wage of British engineer" and of course "stupid question".



Cheers

Greg Locock


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[IRstuff]

Thought once: They pay me to pursue my hobbies!!!

Thought twice: They pay me to pursue my hobbies!!!

This question is meaningless; we are not in the utopian society where some unpaid or uncompensated machinery does all the drudgery and we lounge around idly pursuing our every whim. We have to work for a living, unless we were born with that silver spoon. Some of us get lucky and get paid to do things that we like, while others get paid to do things they don't like, and everyone is in-between.

TTFN
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[kingnero]

pure greed here.
religion doesn't pay my food, home, taxes, ...

 

[Latexman]

Both.

Good luck,
Latexman

 

[TheTick]

People simply do not value what they do not pay for.

 

[Noway2]

Given that the OP has the handle of "adityabhardwaj", which is this side of unpronounceable, that it was their one and only post, and their antagonist tone that was destined to illicit replies, I think we have a glorified Troll in our midst.

 

[Latexman]

Noway2,

It could be. It's hard to say for sure with this one in only 1-2 days time. But, if it is, I enjoy a good game of "whack a troll" now and then.

Good luck,
Latexman

 

[SnTMan]

Definitely greed, it is well known that hedge-fund managers wish they could be engineers

 

[EnergyMix]

Why should I think TWICE before posting? Did the original poster think twice before posting his obviously antagonistically labeled post with no information to back it up? Most engineers that I've met and those that I've seen who contribute time on this board appear more motivated by their desire to advance humankind in a safe and secure manner.

It's not the engineer who appears motivated by greed in large part. If we were, we wouldn't donate time to answer engineering questions for free on this engineering board. When the answer is "hire someone," then it's because the issue is more complex than can be answered by anonymous strangers knowing only part of the problem and frustrated by a commuication barrier (be it language or lack of information.)