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Warpy

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6. I quit engineering school, eventually took my own advice

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #5)

Wed May 17, 2023, 01:41 PM

May 2023

and it worked out fine for me. Things I learned in e-school were things I've used a lot over the years, so I have never considered that 3 years a waste of any kind. Having the knowledge has been great although I know I'd have hated having the job.

If life had gone the way I expected it to in my teens, I'd have been bored stiff.

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What happens when MutantAndProud May 2023 #1

It will be interesting to see... ret5hd May 2023 #2

A lot of them were already computerized and exported to any country Warpy May 2023 #3

I so wish I'd had that advice instead of being pushed into nonsensical education bucolic_frolic May 2023 #5

I quit engineering school, eventually took my own advice Warpy May 2023 #6

Flattened organization has been a 30 year trend, so no surprise bucolic_frolic May 2023 #4