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Originally Posted by aplover
Problem with engineering is regardless of whatever line, you will always be seen as a cost and you will be a problem unless you go into project management or management position. Even in a management position, a company needs much fewer managers to manage a larger team of cheaper engineers.
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I concur with you.
I started my career with project management and am still at it. One thing to note is that because your background is still as an engineer, you will likely end up doing alot of the work yourself and/or accountable for checking others even though you're given the PM role of a project.
It just gets busier and busier for me with my pay not increasing at quite the same pace...
However, pay and value of an engineer really depends on the company and your skills. There are those really talented, experienced and well-paid engineers out there in positions and companies that want them around.
Nothing comes easily in the working world, anyways.