Why I Quit Engineering

Why did I quit engineering? Why did I not work longer and make more money? What motivated me to do such a crazy thing? That is what this video is about. Just what I disliked about working at a traditional job.

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[Frank_]

When I worked for the Canadian government somebody created a web version of a policy manual which corrected the many grammatical mistakes. Since the original was approved and the two had to be consistent, they had me personally go through the web version to re-insert the hundreds of grammatical mistakes.

[MichaelJayValueInvesting]

I know what you mean with the bureaucracy... Just yesterday I got reprimanded by my boss for not putting the new cover sheets on my TPS report. And get this, he even asked for me to come into work on Sunday!

[clearanceninja]

Engineer: someone who does precision guesswork based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge. See also: wizard, magician.

[olegutudam]

It's a Lot harder to do this when you are married and have 3 kids..
GOOD JOB!!

[LogicPhalanx]

I feel you. I’ve been a software engineer for 10 years now and I love to code but the actual job working for a company has made coding not fun.

[akhilp]

I'm 6 months into my first job... Already feeling all this lol

[Krath]

"You are converting LIFE FORCE.. for salary". The truth is too real. I have a high skill government job and most of my older colleagues are just husks of what a free and happy human being use to be. It was really motivating seeing that and taking control of my life and avoiding that path. Always inspirational hearing similar stories from others.

[CHSwildcats]

I am so happy the younger generation is sorta realizing en masse that they DON'T have to follow in our footsteps! I love that creative minds like yours are figuring out ways to contribute to society, make money for themselves, and change the overall culture to be more accepting of a new way of doing things. Staying stagnant is a slow death. Being flexible & willing to change & try new things is how we grow stronger!

[MARILYNANDERSON]

I am M.S. Engineering, I retired at age 50 because of the same reasons. I thought I would build up a private business, however I am just not power and money hungry to fight the commute to get money-rich, instead running out on the off peak hours to meet with like minded value centered friends... I am thinking many engineers prefer engineering themselves an efficient minimalist safe life and having great educational times. The marketing and business power and money crazed individuals, like, to fantasized about what they would accomplish if they had passed engineering, however most engineers use their degrees to retire early and go fishing!

[michaelpisciarino]

1:00 The Problem, demonstrated
2:05 (1) Bureaucracy (2) Paper Work (3) Commuting (4) Work Social (5) Ideas are not yours (6) No Freedom to work on what you want. (7) Earnings Potential Capped (8) Reached financial security point.
7:55 Not solely relying on YouTube.
8:23 In summation

[RobertMOdell]

When you work at a large high tech firm, 80% of your effort is spent creating presentations that will be used by your managers to jockey for their own careers at your expense.

[edwardkalfredsr]

I love they way you Illustrated that. I so do understand those moves.

[ShowMeWhatINeedToKnow]

I left corporate america BECAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO I was surrounded by "smart imbeciles" -- people who had brains but never applied themselves and just counted the hours off. Every. Single. Day. It was infuriating. They would basically try to get away with doing little work, with as little quality as possible -- and bosses don't give two craps and never did anything about it. Most of these people were in their 40s or more -- doing the same thing for way too long -- and were PAID TOO WELL to switch jobs or careers. I was doing the work of 2 or 3 people and eventually burnt out. The problem is a lot of them went into software for the money, and a better life for themselves, but NEVER for the passion. Nearly all were naturalized citizens, originally from 3rd world countries. I understand their motivation and reasoning for going into software -- and I loved them as people. However, I resented them as coworkers. They get a bit older, a bit established, get that nice cushy job, and then their lack of interest and passion manifests as extremely poor work ethic. And I was surrounded by them everywhere I went.

[povang]

I quit my 40 hour work week job for a 30 hour work week job, it changed my life. Money doesn't make me happy, time/freedom does. Im so much happier now, i finally have energy at the end of the day to DO the things i loved. That extra 10 hours shaved off my work week really does wonders.

[middletech]

For me the last straw was when it was either me or the president's mistress getting laid off. One of us got laid off and one of us got laid.

[Aura]

I love how real you are, I hope to meet you one day! I quit a career in HR too to pursue my dreams and I'm so much happier!

[platinumrose]

🌹My son just got his degree from UC Davis. The UC’s definitely grind the factory worker mentality into geniuses. I had to give him YOUR Speech regarding corporate America because TIME is your most valuable asset. Having worked in corporate America myself and loving it at times but realizing all the things you just said, I need him to realize his potential while being young and his creative still exists. #ILoveThisVideo 👍🏼

[richard]

I'm very familiar with a lot of what you speak of here. In many ways my current job/company are the same. My commute is miserable and I sometimes feel so burned out I need to lay down for a bit after I come home at the end of the day. I'd really like to figure out how to work for myself. I think that will enable me to do other life goals like moving closer to relatives and friends on the other side of the country.

[サメ頭のくま]

I'm interning as a Mech-E at a small company and I thought "I will never work here, they pay much less than other companies for engineering work." But you know why they pay less? Vacation is easy to get and the work environment is incredibly comfortable even for the stressful positions. Plus if you have a good idea the higher ups will at the very least give you a solid listen. That's huge! I will probably work for them if they offer me a job out of college.

[jerrydesu]

Work has good and bad points but doing your own thing is always better. They use you so you might as well use them to get what you want. When I first started working I was building my career and sacrificed my life for the job but eventually I learned they have no loyalty to you, they just take. So eventually I decided to use the job for my own benefit so I would be set up for life when I left. Screw them.