Who is a bad engineer?

Bad engineers believe that if they don’t understand what someone does then that person is not important; they fail to see that many don’t understand what engineers do nor how building software actually works. Good engineers understand the real world and can operate within reasonable constraints.

Do engineers get days off?

They figured out work hours long before any other specialty. They were the first to mandate post call day off. And they frequently will get 10–12 weeks of vacation a year. Sometimes guys will actually sell their vacation weeks to other people in the groups who want more time off.

How many hours does an engineer work a day?

Engineers typically are salaried employees that don’t punch a clock. With that being said, most of the time you will work a 40 hour work week with the exception of working on a project with a tight deadline. This may require working extra hours to meet the deadline. This could be 2-4 hours a day for a few weeks.

How do you know if you would be a good engineer?

The way you can really tell if you’re the sort who would be a good engineer is if you still think sewing, blocks, engines, legos, radios, paper airplanes, and so on are lots of fun. Engineers are kids who never stopped playing with toys. The toys just get bigger (or smaller) and a lot more expensive.

What are the characteristics of a bad software engineer?

In my experience, these are some characteristics of bad software engineers: 1) The StackOverflow bot: This person ran into an error, did a quick Google search, and applied the first solution they found. The problem here is not that of copying from Stackoverflow.

Can I still be an engineer if my best subjects aren’t good?

Asking for help is a good thing when you have trouble with a class and being able to do so will benefit you at work someday too. So what I am really saying is that you can definitely still excel as an engineer if these are not your best subjects, but you will need support and to put in a lot of hard work!

Do engineers need to be good at math?

That is exactly right. Engineering is not so much being good at math but more about having a passion for understanding how things work and interact. Let’s take a parabola as an example… y = x 2.