What is working in engineering all about?

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>be me
>enroll in automation engineering course
>I perfectly know the first years are a shitstorm since you need the basic knowledge in math physics and stuff
>therefore exams are assholes to select the fittest people
>first year goes well I pass all the exams with a decent average
>second year is worse, all theory and calculations on paper, we don't even use cool computer programs for simulations and stuff yet
Engineers of /sci/, is your job all calculations and math? Do you use computer simulation and sometimes do cool stuff or it is really so boring?