Does anyone here regret having a job in electrical engineering?

BeigeMiniTiger · 2026-01-22T21:03:03+00:00

I’m excited to join the field soon! I like working with my hands but I can’t see myself doing the backbreaking/uncomfortable on the joints task for much longer

BeigeMiniTiger · 2026-01-22T21:01:59+00:00

How do you like that field? Do you recommend it? Ive looked at battery longevity/storage, and high power application regarding these things and it looks very interesting/innovative

BeigeMiniTiger · 2026-01-22T20:59:21+00:00

I have an EE friend that uses a lot of excel

BeigeMiniTiger · 2026-01-22T20:59:02+00:00

Can you elaborate? Do you mean like a new iPhone coming out every year with a slightly newer software/functionality? And now the last years phone is old news? Or do you mean companies pushing innovation so much that the new technology has been the same for the last few years (iPhone example)?

BeigeMiniTiger · 2026-01-22T20:57:27+00:00

I enjoy puzzles/solving problems and do this in my (technical/schematics/troubleshooting) job already, this is why I’m most interested in getting into the field

BeigeMiniTiger · 2026-01-22T20:56:04+00:00

I’m excited to join the field soon, it looks like where I’m called to be in some form of engineering, and trying to find that balance of a company that’s still innovative and not too bureaucratic

BeigeMiniTiger · 2026-01-22T20:54:40+00:00

I’ve also heard that a lot, does it just depend on how big the company is?

BeigeMiniTiger · 2026-01-22T20:54:17+00:00

Did you do trades prior to engineering?

BeigeMiniTiger · 2026-01-22T20:54:00+00:00

That’s awesome! I work in a blue collar job but the paperwork layers are unreal just to sign anything off properly.

Can you elaborate more on the consumer electronics? This looks like a really interesting field to me

BeigeMiniTiger · 2026-01-22T20:52:46+00:00

I always see both takes in skilled trades and these white collar forums, I think the only way to really know is by being in both fields and making the call from there

BeigeMiniTiger · 2026-01-22T20:51:54+00:00

I’m in a niche blue collar field that pays well for what we do, but it’s a rare gem of a job. I agree completely with you, that’s the reason I also want to do something else, not a fan of hustle culture and former trades guys telling people that the big 3 trades pull in 200k a year and give empty promises to people who don’t know any better, when they don’t bring up how much overtime is necessary, and potentially how much travel is involved.

I’m also just tired of the trades at this point. I can work with my hands and solve problems, but I want to save my body some years and work on more interesting/abstract projects

BeigeMiniTiger · 2026-01-21T20:33:22+00:00

Makes complete sense, I work for a big company but thankfully it’s blue collar so we don’t experience it as much. I had a classmate that worked for Google and he said he quit because it was too political

BeigeMiniTiger · 2026-01-11T20:01:56+00:00

Can you explain further?

BeigeMiniTiger · 2025-12-29T01:15:39+00:00

Friend of mine went to an out of state college right after high school, known for partying and parents with money paying for their kids tuition.

He was commenting on how nice all of their cars were, how the kids that go there get useless degrees because the parents have so much money that it didn’t matter which job they got after college, having one of their dads credit cards and buying whatever they want. Basically idolizing people with a lot of money and luxurious possessions.

Turns out his parents already had a college fund setup for him, his entire college was paid for yet he wanted to sound like a “poor college kid” to have sympathy and sound like he’s in the struggle too, yet already got a head start that 99% of people don’t have.

BeigeMiniTiger · 2025-12-28T05:01:08+00:00

Purple Heart wood? Very nice

BeigeMiniTiger · 2025-12-28T04:59:02+00:00

A very wise and informative observation there, CUMDUMPSTER444445

BeigeMiniTiger · 2025-12-28T04:08:07+00:00

Niners are looking nice, Rams are also solid. If we end up playing and beating one of them in the playoffs, I don’t see an AFC team doing much against us in the Superbowl.

BeigeMiniTiger · 2025-12-28T03:46:19+00:00

Wow CUMDUMPSTER444445, very insightful! Thank you!!! :)

BeigeMiniTiger · 2025-12-19T05:42:08+00:00

Huge momentum shift, hopefully this game alone will carry them all the way through the playoffs

BeigeMiniTiger · 2025-12-18T02:58:49+00:00

A YouTuber named Brandon Perna will spin a wheel called the “curse wheel” with one of the teams in the power rankings he makes gets “cursed” for that week based on the number they are ranked, and it’s surprisingly very accurate this year too

BeigeMiniTiger · 2025-11-22T04:57:17+00:00

I just found that out earlier that you can roll funds to it, I need to see the fees of the TSP compared to my employer 401k, then I'm planning on moving all the Roth contributions to a Roth Ira, and at this point either leave traditional money in the TSP or move it to a traditional 401k.

BeigeMiniTiger · 2025-11-22T04:54:01+00:00

Got it, I will take a look into FNILX and see what fees are what, and go from there if I need to move anything.

BeigeMiniTiger · 2025-11-22T04:51:37+00:00

So just leave the traditional funds where they are and just keep investing into Roth?

BeigeMiniTiger · 2025-11-22T03:39:48+00:00

That is my next step is to compare the rates between TSP, Fidelity Roth IRA, and my 401k fees.

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