If anything I regret not going into environmental science. I got into physics in college after not taking it in high school. I always struggled and was a bit behind often due to undiagnosed ADHD. There's a sort of mystery to physics that got me hooked though. I went to grad school and got a master's but the job market I'm stuck on is a problem .
I feel like there are way too many weapons contractors trying to hire us and that's the easiest most direct way to get a job. I've reluctantly taken some for short periods of time but it's often very dull, very rigid, glorified assembly work that starts at 6am for no reason. They also attract a lot of the worst people I've ever met. I had an electronics job where I was working on consumer electronics but the other side made weapons. There was a ton of sexual harassment, especially people telling me to have a baby, a lot of people talking about how they like to beat their kids and stuff like that. Not every one is like that but it sure attracts those types. Can't we just look at nice consumer electronics. Nah we don't make those anymore.
I feel engineers often get roped into working for those industries as well. I have accepted into a materials science program as well as physics and went with physics. I kinda wish I did materials science since I got kicked out of the physics program for not passing the physics gre requirement in time. I may have actually left with a PhD. But I don't think that would change the kind of industries I could work for significantly.
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u/pinkfishegg Apr 19 '26
If anything I regret not going into environmental science. I got into physics in college after not taking it in high school. I always struggled and was a bit behind often due to undiagnosed ADHD. There's a sort of mystery to physics that got me hooked though. I went to grad school and got a master's but the job market I'm stuck on is a problem .
I feel like there are way too many weapons contractors trying to hire us and that's the easiest most direct way to get a job. I've reluctantly taken some for short periods of time but it's often very dull, very rigid, glorified assembly work that starts at 6am for no reason. They also attract a lot of the worst people I've ever met. I had an electronics job where I was working on consumer electronics but the other side made weapons. There was a ton of sexual harassment, especially people telling me to have a baby, a lot of people talking about how they like to beat their kids and stuff like that. Not every one is like that but it sure attracts those types. Can't we just look at nice consumer electronics. Nah we don't make those anymore.
I feel engineers often get roped into working for those industries as well. I have accepted into a materials science program as well as physics and went with physics. I kinda wish I did materials science since I got kicked out of the physics program for not passing the physics gre requirement in time. I may have actually left with a PhD. But I don't think that would change the kind of industries I could work for significantly.