> are you suggesting that a chemical engineer has the same status as a plastic surgeon? chemical engineers are idiots for the most part.  > engineers mostly get their income through a job. until you get enough experience and can charge over 6 figures for simply showing up to a job site like some of my engineering friends are able to do. i have a nuclear engineering buddy of mine who makes almost $200k a year doing minimal work simply because of his rare skill-set.  > engineers are lucky to get a one week vacation a year, all the while the upper class midwit summers in italy for a total of three months. many of the engineers i have met get 1-2 months of vacation a year. many of the manual laborers and metalworkers i have worked with get 2-3 weeks of paid vacation a year as well. idk where you're getting your numbers.
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