What you didn't know about engineering...

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The amount of teamwork required really shocked me. My introverted self was not prepared for that.

I had the misconception that people in this field would not work well with their peers. Like they would be unsocialized and not able to carry on a conversation about anything other than work. Pleasantly surprised

I thought there would be some point where I would have learned all I could about electrical systems, but now I can't believe I ever thought that. The field is so rapidly evolving that it's hard to keep up with. So it's kind of like being in university for the rest of my life

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