Another reason that engineering is awesome. Opposed to nursing and med where they have to do unpaid placements, or other degrees where you don't get experience until you graduate, we get to go and work for engineering companies during the uni break. I'm with Downer EDI Mining at the Southbank office. As much as I would love to be out on site, I am enjoying the opportunity to see my friends in all my spare time. Having a view from my desk of the city and out to Mt Cootha is great as well. Downer has been great - they are incredibly friendly and it seems there is always a party or morning tea. It is so relaxed as well, just a great atmosphere to work in. Not to mention the pay is so much better than working at maccas. Downer is brilliant with the work they have given me - I am yet to make a single coffee, and have been doing a lot of work in Vulcan (similar to CAD but for mining). It's so good to get related work to do - I feel like I've already learnt more relvant stuff than at uni in the last year. Even though I've only been there a few weeks, they invited me to the Christmas Party at Hamilton, so I can't wait until Saturday. Hopefully I'll get a few pics to upload. :)
