Question: is it easy being a engineer

Emma Carter answered on 16 Jun 2010:

Like a lot of things, it’s easy when you know how. But getting to a point where you do know how may not be so easy (if that makes sense!) What I mean is, an engineering degree can be quite demanding, it has a lot of maths and some complicated concepts and most people would find it challenging. I still find some aspects of my job challenging, but if I didn’t, I’d be bored and want to go and do something else. But I think compared with a lot of other jobs, it’s quite easy – I don’t have to deal with awkward customers, most people I work with are quite nice, and I take things at my own pace so I don’t really get stressed.