Pire, i think you are right. It is actually the the least attractive and the most boring engineering of all. I mean look at what civil engineers do-the design the skyscrapers, design bridges, changes barren lands into beatiful landscapes. That's boring. Who do you think wants to do those unattractive business. I rather enjoy sitting in my cubicle, staring at the chips the whole day and come up with circuit that can perform addition ;)