Engineering Changing Careers: Can Engineers Make Money Part-Time?

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The discussion centers on the potential for engineers to transition from full-time work to part-time consulting roles after gaining substantial experience. Many retired engineers successfully leverage their expertise by starting consulting businesses or working as part-time consultants, often benefiting from pensions or retirement accounts. The conversation highlights the desire to maintain mathematical skills without the burden of full-time work, questioning the necessity of continuous hard labor throughout life. The quote from Thomas Edison emphasizes the value of hard work, suggesting that opportunities often require effort and dedication.
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I am trying to work my life out and I don't want my mathematical skills to go to waste, but I also don't want to be working my *** off for the rest of my life.

So, I was wondering, if you worked full time as an engineer for several years getting lots of experience, would it be possible to still make a decent sum of money part-time after that?
 
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I am trying to work my life out and I don't want my mathematical skills to go to waste, but I also don't want to be working my *** off for the rest of my life.

So, I was wondering, if you worked full time as an engineer for several years getting lots of experience, would it be possible to still make a decent sum of money part-time after that?
A lot of older colleagues who have retired from corporations now work part-time as consultants. Some basically started their own consulting business, and some hire other retirees. Mind one, many of them retired with generous benefits/pensions and/or retirement accounts after 4 or 5 decades of working in industry.
 


Why don't you want to work as hard as the rest of us for the rest of your life?
 


"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."...Thomas Alva Edison
 

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