What was your biggest disappointment as an Engineer?

"When I first graduated college, I thought I wanted to be a geotechnical engineer. However, the only offer I got was in the field of site design and municipal utilities. At first, I was pretty disappointed, but soon I found out that my natural ability for communication was really beneficial in the site design sector because of all the public meetings I ended up having to go to. I still get the chance sometimes to read soil boring reports and design drainage structures, so I still get to use some of that Geotech knowledge anyways. It's ended up being a pretty good combination."