• Question: What do you enjoy most about engineering?

    Asked by farhan to Claire, Alex, Neil, Marcus, Kate on 17 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by sakiburisbajan, talha, minniejk, isabelberresford, lea986, erhpls123, 12345giraffie, lego2.
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      Claire Brockett answered on 17 Jun 2014:

      Hi farhan
      Great question, but difficult to chose an answer 🙂
      I think I enjoy the problem solving aspect of engineering – seeing something that doesn’t work (or could work better) and thinking about how I might change it. The feeling you get when you try something that works well – that you know you’ve done – is just great!

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      Alex Lyness answered on 17 Jun 2014:

      Hi farhan,

      Snap! Same as Claire… Being paid to solve other peoples problems is awesome and gives me loads of satisfaction.

      Sometimes, when the going gets tough, I have to stop and think how lucky I am to have found a career I am pretty good at and enjoy so much, then I get back to the laptop and work a little bit harder!

      🙂

    • Photo: Marcus Johns

      Marcus Johns answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      As with Alex and Claire, it’s all about having new challenges every day that need solving!

    • Photo: Kate Niehaus

      Kate Niehaus answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      Similarly to the others, I find it very satisfying to be able to look at a problem and think, ah, I know how to solve that. I know that the skills I have learned and am still learning can be applied to really important medical problems – and the world needs people who do this! This is what keeps me going when I am frustrated or stuck.

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