Being an engineer in Italy is a bit like playing the safe wildcard. The job market doesn't offer much, so if you like your maths and you want a decently paid job, an engineering degree, or perhaps a computer science one, are an almost obligatory path. The problem is, most engineering students have to endure ploughing through an incredible number of theoretical subjects just to have the diploma and then go off and do something completely unrelated.abcdavid01 wrote:Is that true about engineering? I became a certified draftsman in high school and I was taking Industrial Design courses in college before dropping out. I don't regret it and am happy developing income online, but it's good to know that's true. Actually I heard there was a glut of engineers, but maybe it's just something to come that isn't reflected in the market yet. Oh man, how cool it would be to work for Ferrari or Vespa or Ducatti. Ah, but a job's still a job. People who are truly happy with their jobs, in line with the tao as it were, they might as well be mythological.
Yeah jobs in a top-notch mechanical engineering outfit ranks among the coolest jobs. We have a few large companies, from Finmeccanica to Alenia Spazio to Agusta Westland. One of the coolest places to work is Brembo, the world's best manufacturer of precision disc brakes, mounted on almost all the best sport cars as well as F1.
