>>11637194It depends. Depends on what type of engineer are you (environmental? nuclear? aerospace?), on your industry, on the company you work in, on your position, and a good handful of other things.
Some engineers are CAD monkeys. Some engineers check whether projects are ok according to their national standardisation rules. Some engineers oversee technicians. Some engineers are cucks who spend all their day signing documents and writing reports. Some engineers do research. Some engineers work with consulting.
It depends.