But wanting the journey to be hard for others because it was hard for you
I don't think this is their reasoning. I think these types of comments are written by privileged folks who need/want to believe that their job is more difficult than it is, because to believe otherwise would require acknowledging their privilege, and thus entertaining the possibility that said privilege might possibly be the result of more than just their own efforts.
Further, I think there's a pretense by many in the industry that it requires some innate talent or inner nature, that "problem solving" is a character trait and not a learned skill (in reality, in many industries, not just engineering, "problem solving" is basically just a way of describing the phenomenon that experience makes one better at one's profession [duh]).
Lest anyone feel that I might be speaking from the"outside in" out of bitterness/jealousy, let me just state for the record that I am a privileged white male that's worked for 20+ years in the industry, including at two of the "big four".
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I don't think this is their reasoning. I think these types of comments are written by privileged folks who need/want to believe that their job is more difficult than it is, because to believe otherwise would require acknowledging their privilege, and thus entertaining the possibility that said privilege might possibly be the result of more than just their own efforts.
Further, I think there's a pretense by many in the industry that it requires some innate talent or inner nature, that "problem solving" is a character trait and not a learned skill (in reality, in many industries, not just engineering, "problem solving" is basically just a way of describing the phenomenon that experience makes one better at one's profession [duh]).
Lest anyone feel that I might be speaking from the"outside in" out of bitterness/jealousy, let me just state for the record that I am a privileged white male that's worked for 20+ years in the industry, including at two of the "big four".