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What questions do teens (14-18yo) have about choosing a career path, or navigating school and education options? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by borokov@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hi,

I'm an engineer in its late 30s and I sometime go to high-school talking about my job, my scholar background, etc... I remember being very stressed about my future at that time, so I try to tell them what I wish someone had told me 20 years ago.

If any teens are reading this (or people in contact with teens), what topics or advice would you want to hear from some random dude like me ?

Thanks for your help

ps: I know most of lemmy users are middle age, but there is no way I create account on shitktok, Insta or stuff.

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[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Cool. I do both high power electronics and structural engineering, a lot of my stuff lives in harsh environments and has to run for months without anyone around to check on it.

There's a lot of cool work related to moving energy around without losing it as heat too. Most of that's in the University labs right now, but some interesting stuff has already made its way into the real world too.

All to say, there's electronics stuff you can do in an office, in a lab, or in the middle of forests. Whatever you pick won't be a bad choice, you'll evolve over the years to find the thing you're both good at and actually like doing. Good luck to you!

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Asking for my friend right now who is doing Electrical Engineering, he wants to get in to power systems, what would be your advice for him?

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Get experience in weird and uncommon areas of electrical engineering. The greybeard technicians, the almost bland engineer who gets put in charge of a critical project.. there's a lot of actual art to our techniques, hidden to all but those in the know. AI will never reveal these secrets as working with those guys and gals directly will.

Build projects, make a portfolio like a graphic designer might, talk is cheap but seeing is believing. Talk about your mistakes almost as much as successes, bit keep everything succinct.

[–] toomuchrdio@retrolemmy.com 2 points 1 week ago

thanks!