[smabie]

Why didn't he just get a engineering job for 2 or 3 years? Presumably he would have made lot more money.

[dba7dba]

Knowing a few other mechanical engineers myself, finding a decent paying job as a mechanical engineer was nearly impossible. At least 10 - 15 years ago.

So the revelation from his story is that working as a bartender can bring in quite a bit of money due to high margin of alcohol and bigger tip.

[rjsw]

I don't know anything about the profitability of the area of engineering that he is interested in. Perhaps you could look into it and report back.

I'm sure he was a very good bartender.