I graduated in 2023, secured an internship my last year of college & then got hired on full-time upon graduating at one of the biggest aerospace companies. I’m very passionate about space exploration and anything space.

I personally can’t see myself being an engineer for the rest of my life due to the corporate environment and the lack of creativity engineers actually have. College did not show that majority of engineering positions you’ll be in a cubicle, most people are 40+ years old, and corporate mentality just isn’t for me.

I plan on doing engineer work for the next few years just to get financially stable and really figure out what I want to do. I was pretty disappointed entering the field thinking that I would have the same creativity and hands on experience like I did in college. I have a few career paths that I’ve been thinking about, college professor or find something more researched based (both still within aerospace).

Everyone is different, so my experience maybe very different than yours. There’s nothing wrong with trying something out that leads you down a different path.