Lol. Engineering not that bad once you get to management role. Anyway, once you hit 4k-6k range its like your the same as those average ppl who became accountant/marketing manager etc who spent about 4-5years to become one. Normally, if your a first class/ second upper, your starting salary can be around 3.5k-4k now.

Engineer started at higher pay whereas the biz grads started at much lower pay, ie 2.7k (excluding those from banking). They need about 4-5 years to break even with you. However, the overall accumulated money you earned compared to them is much more.

Imagine when those manager who became stuck at that position...