Engineering or IT? Which 1 tougher trade to be in?
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any comments?
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depends on wat u r interested in..
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which type of engineering
which type of IT -
Both also got bright future..
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civil engineering... hmmmm.... build up more sewage pipes, MRTs, more casinos, expressways.... hmmmmOriginally posted by rathcycle:Both also got bright future.. -
wad abt EEE compared to IT like com sci? im toking abt the worklife n benefits those things. which 1 will work more under pressure?
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Engineering - Very mathematical and towards physics, Mechanical.
IT - its all about computer.
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Computer stuff gets obsolete in a short while?
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IT seems easier to find jobs.
but u gotta keep updating urself.
it changes so fast..
i can proudly say that i'm already irrelevant. -
dun go IT...
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care to explain y?
i did fyp for engineering and found myself in lots of shiit. was wondering if the grass is greener on the other side of IT lol. -
When it comes to the time to crunch, you gotta crunch.
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IT line alot of competition from indian "FT" n constant need to upgrade... end of the day jz get tat low pay... dun feel its worth the sweat n effort put in...Originally posted by coldstar:care to explain y?
i did fyp for engineering and found myself in lots of shiit. was wondering if the grass is greener on the other side of IT lol. -
Originally posted by Ito_^:IT seems easier to find jobs.
but u gotta keep updating urself.
it changes so fast..
i can proudly say that i'm already irrelevant. -
somehow... the pasture is always greener on the other side...Originally posted by coldstar:care to explain y?
i did fyp for engineering and found myself in lots of shiit. was wondering if the grass is greener on the other side of IT lol. -
lol why not try both at the same time.
Engineering Informatics
complies both Engineering n IT skill.
i think NYP n NP offers this course.
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IT is bad, hard to find perm jobs
most job on offer r contract
i know like 3 frens that grad last yr but unable to land a perm job, no choice but to accept contract job
this is due to influx of indian IT Foreign Talents that r willing to do the same job for lesser pay
engineering-wise, jobs r readily available. its only whether u r willing to do it. as some eng job like shipyard, petrolchemical are tough. offshore, long working hrs, 6 fullday week or shift work. -
IT also long... plus no OT...Originally posted by menoob:IT is bad, hard to find perm jobs
most job on offer r contract
i know like 3 frens that grad last yr but unable to land a perm job, no choice but to accept contract job
this is due to influx of indian IT Foreign Talents that r willing to do the same job for lesser pay
engineering-wise, jobs r readily available. its only whether u r willing to do it. as some eng job like shipyard, petrolchemical are tough. offshore, long working hrs, 6 fullday week or shift work. -
I consider Engineering and IT as average paying jobs only.
For higher chance of earning more money, better go into Banking, Accountancy, or Finance, among others. Of course Medicine is very good lah. It's easier to live a comfortable life in these fields (by that I mean you can afford a Condo and a car by age 30). I said easier, not guarantee okay?
Most engineers still live in HDB flats by age 40, and they become retrenched if they don't become a manager by then. But the thing is, only 10% of engineers ever reach the rank of manager. The rest will either change their career or rot in the HDB flats. -
if computer engineering how?
i am taking that course. -
there are engineers, and there are engineers .....Originally posted by zhaozhilong:I consider Engineering and IT as average paying jobs only.
For higher chance of earning more money, better go into Banking, Accountancy, or Finance, among others. Of course Medicine is very good lah. It's easier to live a comfortable life in these fields (by that I mean you can afford a Condo and a car by age 30). I said easier, not guarantee okay?
Most engineers still live in HDB flats by age 40, and they become retrenched if they don't become a manager by then. But the thing is, only 10% of engineers ever reach the rank of manager. The rest will either change their career or rot in the HDB flats.
I got to know this chap who went to MIT, electrical engineering, became a P.Eng, went to work for an oil company, got rich on stock options and retired at 39 a multimillionaire ....
in the end, it depends on what level of the game you're in ... same thing with IT or engineering ....
if you want to compete with ah tiongs and ah nehs at the code monkey level, by all means, but don't be surprised at your tiny pay packet or loosing your job to an outsourcing company a few years later ....
but if you're good enough, becoming a systems analyst or a professional engineer, that's another story ... in the end, methinks there are no "good" fields to be in ... it all boils down to how good you are at anything ... -
Both. Personally, messed with both and none are exactly nice.
If there's any challenge, I feel that IT is more challenging... engineering wise... I think it's just some natural talent or something. While people keeps burning things, I do them right. What they fail in, I succeed. But I fail theory, haha.
Software engineering isn't my cup of tea though. I failed that horribly.
Either way, if you don't work hard, everything is difficult no matter how lucrative that field is. -
below the greener pasture is always the darker sh!tOriginally posted by GHoST_18:somehow... the pasture is always greener on the other side... -
ntu ah?Originally posted by Uncertain:if computer engineering how?
i am taking that course. 
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I studied Electronics Engineering for my diploma, current studying my Degree in IT. In my opinion, Electrical/Electronic Engineering (EEE) is definitely more difficult to study/learn than Information Technology/Computer Science.
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In terms of learning/studying:
EEE requires people with:
Very good mathematical + good logical background
to do well.
The knowledge/skills you studied will always be useful unless people stop using electronic/electrical machines/devices. (Unlikely to happen in our lifetime)
IT/Computer Science people requires people with:
average mathematical + very logical background
to do well.
The knowledge/skills you studied will become less and less useful as time passes by. Thus forcing you to learn new knowledge/skills over time.
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In terms of work:
Engineering work general usually requires some/a lot traveling, more than IT work. You may need to travel from office to site, site-to-site everyday. You will definitely sweat more doing engineering work than IT work since almost all IT work are done indoors, in air-conditioned environment.
Have you even try fixing a malfunction traffic light system during heavy rain? Your body will still be wet even when you are holding an umbrella, and you still have to fix the damn traffic light system.
Conclusion: Engineering work usually requires more traveling than IT and involves working in harsh environments.
In terms of work challenge:
Both fields are very challenging. In both fields, you have to handle problems that can happen very unexpectedly and have a disaster/impact on the organisation. IT is only more challenging than engineering when you are responsible for the security of your organisation information system since it is much much more on people-related problems rather than technical problems.
In IT security, there are probably hundreds of computer criminals and malware-writers out there in the open trying to breach the security of your system. They are generally smarter than you and you have little idea who they are and what they are capable of. And if you think most security threats comes from external sources, it is a big mistake since it is more likely that security breaches are commited internally (people from within the same organisation) rather than from external sources.
Conclusion: Anything to do with security is always a VERY big issue/problem and remember that there is no such thing as perfect security. If you are working in the security field, you have to be well-prepared for the worst case scenario and always expect security breaches to happen anytime.
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In terms of job opportunities:
The demand for IT personnel is generally much higher than the demand for engineering personnel. However, IT personnel are also more common than engineering personnel. Overall, at is not difficult to find a job in either field, it is just that the pay is lower compare to the accounting/banking/law fields.
Conclusion: Both fields has acceptable/good job opportunities.
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