Post by thread:[OT] Engineer/Doctor/Dentist as a profession

Hi Cedric, Actually is right, a friend of mine was talking to this friend of is who is a dentist, and he turn to him and said that he could not understand why Engineers where not better paid as he was making a lot of money using the wonderful tools design and built by them. As a dentist he just needed to learn a few procedures and that's it pretty much they are always the same, and specially with the new technology he said it was easy. But he said that as an engineer you are in constant training and have to update your knowledge all the time to keep up with new devices and such, and you get nothing for it. I love Engineering, that's why I do it, and I am fully aware that I could most likely make a lot of money doing something else, but I do not want to do anything else. Best regards Luis {Original Message removed}

{Quote hidden}> > On Oct 13, 2007, at 12:34 AM, Luis Moreira wrote: > > Hi Cedric, > Actually is right, a friend of mine was talking to this friend of > is who > is a dentist, and he turn to him and said that he could not understand > why Engineers where not better paid as he was making a lot of money > using the wonderful tools design and built by them. As a dentist he > just > needed to learn a few procedures and that's it pretty much they are > always the same, and specially with the new technology he said it was > easy. But he said that as an engineer you are in constant training and > have to update your knowledge all the time to keep up with new devices > and such, and you get nothing for it. > I love Engineering, that's why I do it, and I am fully aware that I > could most likely make a lot of money doing something else, but I > do not > want to do anything else. > Best regards > Luis Yes, I do something different every day and learn new things. As a dentist I am not sure the job would be very interesting. Also engineering is like being Zeus...... creating something from thin air almost. Cedric

I have a friend of mine who keeps on trying to analyse me because I am very interested in everything technology and not so much in anything people related. He came up with the theory that my love of technology is a symptom or an effect from some deep rooted cause... and for years he is trying to find it. I always thought he was a bit funny in the head, but this Zeus thing... I think he may be on to something here... :) Luis {Original Message removed}

and.....not having to pay those malpractice premiums..... Cedric Chang <spam_OUTccTakeThisOuTnope9.com> wrote: > {Quote hidden}> On Oct 13, 2007, at 12:34 AM, Luis Moreira wrote: > > Hi Cedric, > Actually is right, a friend of mine was talking to this friend of > is who > is a dentist, and he turn to him and said that he could not understand > why Engineers where not better paid as he was making a lot of money > using the wonderful tools design and built by them. As a dentist he > just > needed to learn a few procedures and that's it pretty much they are > always the same, and specially with the new technology he said it was > easy. But he said that as an engineer you are in constant training and > have to update your knowledge all the time to keep up with new devices > and such, and you get nothing for it. > I love Engineering, that's why I do it, and I am fully aware that I > could most likely make a lot of money doing something else, but I > do not > want to do anything else. > Best regards > Luis Yes, I do something different every day and learn new things. As a dentist I am not sure the job would be very interesting. Also engineering is like being Zeus...... creating something from thin air almost. Cedric