Why I Am Still an Engineer
My LinkedIn notification tells me X, a college classmate of mine, is now the CEO of some company in the Silicon Valley. "Say congratulations," it says. But I don't, because this is not his first CEO job, and frankly, we've lost touch and I have no idea what this career change is about. But it does get me thinking about all my college classmates and where they are at. Y is the president of some international company. He posts pictures of his frequent business trips and company galas and golf socials with other VIPs. Come to think of it, many of my college classmates have gone on to become high-ranking officers in this tech company or that. Ironically (or not so ironically?) these successful individuals were not the most stellar students back in college. I was the one with the high GPA, graduating with honors and belonging to every engineering honor society on campus. On paper, you might say I was the "smartest" and nerdiest of them all. So, do I begrudge ...