Quote:
|
Originally Posted by sperry
College is overrated for its educational benefits, I've learned far more about my job at my job.
|
I guess it depends on which field you're in. Working in HVAC design, I learned almost everything I needed to know to do my job at the job itself. At this job, I've used much more of the engineering fundamentals I learned in my 200 & 300 level classes in school. Just last week I had to break out the ole' statics book to check myself on some load calcs.
I've also found that school gave me enough of a background level of knowledge to have a "feel" for a lot of stuff I see. I haven't retained enough on most subjects to immediately know how to solve a problem or know the perfect design approach off the top of my head, but it's usually enough for me to think "hmm, vibration in this area might be a problem, I wonder how that would affect the clamping force of this joint over time", or "hmm, I wonder how this nearby heat source might affect the yield strength of this alloy" - and then go research further for some actual facts.