• Question: What's your favourite thing about being an engineer?whats your least favourite thing about being an engineer?

    Asked by Ally.L to Niamh, Aisling, Colin, Laurence, Ned on 3 Mar 2016. This question was also asked by Fionn P, Emma!.
    • Photo: Aisling Shannon

      Aisling Shannon answered on 3 Mar 2016:


      Hi Ally,
      My favourite thing is that even if I have technically been doing the same job for years, it is always something different, something interesting and challenging.
      My least favourite thing is that when you work for a big organization, there is a lot of paperwork and administrative jobs that are required every month and are a bit boring…

    • Photo: Ned Dwyer

      Ned Dwyer answered on 4 Mar 2016:


      The best thing is that it is very varied. You are always trying to solve a new problem and there is a great sense of achievement when you get something to work. The worst thing is that you can be working on something for weeks and you hit a dead end and you know what you are doing is not going to work and you have to go back and start again.

    • Photo: Colin Shirran

      Colin Shirran answered on 8 Mar 2016:


      My favourite thing is definitely being involved in creating things that go into space! My least favourite would have to be not working back at home with my family and friends. The good thing about being an engineer is that your skills are useful in many different disciplines of engineering so perhaps one day I’ll be back working there.

    • Photo: Laurence O'Rourke

      Laurence O'Rourke answered on 8 Mar 2016:


      My favourite would be dealing with the different challenging problems I’m faced with every day.

      My least favourite is having to work long hours sometimes which keeps me away from spending time with my family. A fact of life in a lot of jobs – but I try my best to keep it balanced as much as possible.

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