Believe it or not but historically chem engineers have been very highly respected. Not sure why, is it the hardest mainstream engineering major b/c it's actually a lot of chemistry? Unlike EE, Nuclear, Mechanical which are classic engineering disciplines? No clueOriginally posted by: PottedMeat
Why chemical engineer in particular?
I wonder who will vote for Car Salesman?
Originally posted by: funboy42
Firefighter FTW
Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Originally posted by: funboy42
Firefighter FTW
No! That is a guarantee you're getting hosed!
You bring up a good point, but on average the caliber of person who enters the medical profession is higher than the other two.Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Doctor, teacher, and law enforcement all come to mind. The only reason I wouldn't pick doctor is because such a huge salary comes with it. Not that they don't deserve it, but it means people could become a doctor for the pay instead of the cause. That isn't true of the other two.
Originally posted by: Mallow
You bring up a good point, but on average the caliber of person who enters the medical profession is higher than the other two.Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Doctor, teacher, and law enforcement all come to mind. The only reason I wouldn't pick doctor is because such a huge salary comes with it. Not that they don't deserve it, but it means people could become a doctor for the pay instead of the cause. That isn't true of the other two.
There are bad people in all professions but if you are going to commit to a minimum of 11 years education and living like a student after high school for being a doctor, believe me, money can not be the only driving factor. It is just too long of a road and the sacrifices too great for those kind of motivations; additionally the money is actually decreasing a lot these days.
Really has to do more with managed care (HMO, PPO) than anything. Of course medicare sets the pay rates on most things are they are constantly under cutting and the rest of the insurance industry goes off of them.Originally posted by: compuwiz1
Originally posted by: Mallow
You bring up a good point, but on average the caliber of person who enters the medical profession is higher than the other two.Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Doctor, teacher, and law enforcement all come to mind. The only reason I wouldn't pick doctor is because such a huge salary comes with it. Not that they don't deserve it, but it means people could become a doctor for the pay instead of the cause. That isn't true of the other two.
There are bad people in all professions but if you are going to commit to a minimum of 11 years education and living like a student after high school for being a doctor, believe me, money can not be the only driving factor. It is just too long of a road and the sacrifices too great for those kind of motivations; additionally the money is actually decreasing a lot these days.
I wonder if apendectomy's, dental work, and boob jobs being done in Mexico, has anything to do with the money decreasing?
I highly agree, but I'm talking the average person in any selected profession. There is obviously a different at that point.Originally posted by: 91TTZ
It all depends on the person. There can be crooked people in any profession. Titles don't impress me. Just because someone is an x, doesn't mean that they're any good at what they do or are even any honest about it.