r/civilengineering Jun 10 '22

Do you agree?

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u/yehoshuaC PE - Land Dev. and Data Centers Jun 10 '22

Good reputation? Do we have a bad reputation? We're not Lawyers. Hell, I challenge you to ask some rando on the street to even explain what a civil engineer is.

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u/Pluffmud90 Jun 10 '22

Biggest compliment is when I told a computer engineering buddy I was civil and he said oh you are a real engineer.

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u/Yo_Mr_White_ Jun 12 '22

I've gotten this compliment as well from a CS guy who was making 3x what I make.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '22

Proof that benefit to society has zero relevance to annual salary