Engineers make things. We spent a lot of time planning, discussing, drawing, measuring, writing, and constructing. Which branch of engineering you work in only affects your materials and some of the scheduling, but overall, most of it is the same. I have an uncle who now does software engineering as a project manager, but he used to do chemical engineering, electrical engineering, and he even made race cars at one point (mechanical). He tells me that for him, it's all the same: planning and process.
Many people think of engineering as boring book-work; I don't. We apply knowledge in unique and interesting ways. We find solutions, most of the time, to problems often considered impossible to solve. We make and design cell phones, automobiles, trains, bridges, spacecraft, computer games, baby bottles, cannons, rockets, large buildings, and new fuels. We should all be proud of our work.
The romans considered engineering to be one of their most important endeavors. This led to advancement in the use of cement, aqueducts, roads, and so on. All of this involved a fair amount of math and the application of scientific principles. Still, much of what they produced survives today.
What is so great about engineering, it's just math, books, materials, and science? No, you get to make new stuff everyday. You get to create something from nothing. You get to make something perfect (or close to perfect). You have the opportunity to discover basic scientific principles and apply them to a wide variety of issues. This is a highly creative, but technical field. Talk about using both hemispheres of your brain... engineering is the paragon of creativity, math, science, and language.
You should love your work. You get to use math and science and creativity every workday of your life and if that isn't exciting enough, then you have thrill issues. This is work that you can be proud of and really have more to show than just a piece of paper or a ribbon.
You have my permission to love your work.
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