Sorry, but just have to tell someone

[Bookmonster345]

Stealth boast alert, but I have to tell someone, and nobody in RL wants to know. My DD1 has just been crowned student innovator of the year by the Institute of Engineering and Technology. Shame she has no intention of becoming an Engineer and wants to be a lawyer instead ??

[Lunastarfish]

Congratulations but tell your DD1 to become an engineer, being a lawyer is terrible. I spend most of my evenings plotting my escape from being one!

[TheOneWithTheNicestSmile]

Um - I don't think stealth boast is entirely accurate here.

But well done her

[Gunznroses]

What an amazing achievement! How come no one in role wants to know . How old is your dd OP?

[Bookmonster345]

She is 12, thanks for all your lovely comments

[Dontlaugh]

What an achievement!
Well done her. And you.
I've met many lawyers trying to escape their profession, I've yet to meet an engineer who wants to leave.

[KaFayOLay]

Oh do encourage her to be an engineer.

I did Electrical Engineering and have never been rejected at job interviews, mind you I'm only on my 4th job in 26 years.

[morethanpotatoprints]

How amazing, good for her and likewise tell her to stick with engineering.
My dad was one and was never bored with his job as so much diversity.
You must be so proud of her and what a shining example to other girls.
Thanks for sharing this with us

[edamsavestheday]

well done dd!

[saadia]

That is amazing, well done to her. That is very impressive.

[iseenodust]

Excellent achievement.
Seriously if she has an innovative mind is the law the way forward? (Speaks as someone who gave it up after a year it was so mind-numbing.)

[Galena]

Fab, well done! (and I left engineering... I hated every minute of my degree which was very similiar to Electrical Engineering - went into primary teaching)

[Chottie]

Well done to your DD.

It is so sad that that you can't tell anyone in RL. Please tell your DD that we all think she has done fantastically well and wish her every success in whatever path she choose to follow in life :)

[Purplelooby]

Tell everybody you know - it's tough if they don't like it because she deserves to have it shouted from the rooftops! Amazing x

[UselessNess]

Well done BookMonster DD. That is impressive.

What a nice cheery OP.

[pinkyredrose]

That's not a stealth boast that's just a boast! Wonder why no - one in R wants to know!

[pinkyredrose]

RL I should've said!

[BelleOfTheBorstal]

That is fabulous, OP! You have every right tu be proud.
I really really want my dd to go into engineering but god knows if that will happen. She is eight and came top of her year in the end of year sats! Not that that counts for a huge deal, yet

[UselessNess]

Pinky I think you are missing the point of posting on anonymous Internet forums. In RL you can't go around 'boasting' about your kids, that would be very bad form but on here you can! The OP is quite rightly delighted about her DD and I think it's great that she posted on here.

I like threads like this. It's honest and I'm happy for the OP and her DD.

I agree it's not very stealthy though .

[Poledra]

Boast away - that's something to be really proud of! Well done, your DD.

Personally, I'd make a banner and hang it from the roof so everyone could see

[WhoDat]

Well done miniBookMonster (wonder where she gets it eh?) Engineering, all the STEMs actually, is where it's at. Tell her the major corps, eg: Apple, Shell, etc etc, are desperate for women - HR targets innit? - and are actively recruiting them straight from college into three figure jobs where the world is their oyster. I see it everyday. That award won't do her any harm. If that fails push hard for actuarial studies

[Lonecatwithkitten]

My sister won a similar award went on to become a dual chartered engineer. As others have said whatever branch as engineering you enter it is possible to rise quickly as companies are keen to show they support women.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Engineering is a superb career strand - people don't realise the range of opportunities from chemical through to space through to nanotechnology.

Well done to your dd!

[iggly2]

Well done your DD (ps I think she should keep it up, its sounds more interesting than law!).

[tricot39]

apart from anything doing an engineering degree will keep her options wide open and she can covert to law later if still keen. It is not really viable to swap from law to engineering. Engineering also opens up most milk round jobs and banking/finance too. But making stuff is pretty cool and difficult to give up the job satisfaction that brings :)