Like what jobs have you had before you were an engineer (or while you were an engineer if you have a side hustle)
I'm a total mess. Unlike most of you smart people, I had no intention of studying/working in STEM since, for my formative years, I was told I was too dumb at math and believed it.
First job: Worked at Longs Drugs (now Rite Aid?) in high school as a checker and warehouse stocker. Also worked with my younger brother so that was actually REALLY fun and was a good bonding experience. We were quite a team.
Undergrad (liberal arts major): worked in a bike shop as a bike mechanic, graphic artist for the school newspaper, and computer lab tech (all concurrently, woohoo triple job!). Picked English because I thought I had something to say (I don't), that it was easy (if taken seriously it can be quite difficult, I didn't), and I was there to have a good time (what an idiot).
Inter-school years: Kept working as a bike mechanic after graduation (since I couldn't find a normal job with a liberal arts degree), then applied for the language teaching program in France. Did that for a year for some travel and shenanigans. Came back stateside, still unemployable (what an idiot), so worked as a bike mechanic again while taking night classes in math/science after LadySquare encouraged me to do engineering.
Before engineering school: field technician and instrumentation technician for a variety of oil & gas consulting outfits. Also math tutor, somehow.
Side hustle: not currently, but was a contractor writing test prep questions for the PMP exam.
Public service announcement: Not that anyone actually cares for this level of detail, but
just in case you have younger friends/family who are told they're too weak in math/science to do STEM OR just can't figure out a non-linear path to get to where we are OR that it's "too late" to change careers, please inform them that it's simply not true. Send them my way if they need advising/scheming.