Fav vs worst things about your life as a mechanical engineer! Let's hear it.

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I'd say that one of the pros for me is that it's a constant challenge, I love getting to work on different issues and feel like I'm always learning. One of the cons is that it can be difficult to maintain a good work life balance, when things are busier my whole life becomes about work and I don't get a lot of time for myself.

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The worst part is the other side of that coin, if you're on an impossible project committed to by somebody who doesn't know any better.

Favorite: get to learn tons of new things everyday
Worst : old school mentality of approach to everything in mechanical engineering driven industries needs to die, poor pay overall when compared to other industries excluding software ,

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Fav - hands on work is extremely fun
Worst - Getting disrespected by software engineers

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