Majored in mechanical engineering went into consulting because I didn’t know what type of work I wanted to do. Been working for over a year and still haven’t found anything I really love and considering going back to a traditional engineering job. Anyone in this situation or thoughts/tips?

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MechE jobs are far and few... sad state of hard core engineering careers in the US

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I was also mechanical engineering and I'm happy I'm out of that hellhole. that being said, I'm pretty lost now that I'm in consulting but at least we're getting paid better than industry 🤷

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