I've had a different experience. It probably has to do with my emotional makeup.

I really like engineering; especially the delivery part. That's where I give the results of my work to others, and they use it. It's been that way, since I was a kid.

The delivery part means there's a fairly significant amount of "not fun" stuff, like Quality Assurance, Documentation, and Support.

I don't especially like that part, but the end goal has always made it worth it.

It's been my experience that companies like to pay for the delivery part. For some reason, delivery is important to them.

I'm also "on the spectrum," so process and repetition have always been something I can dig. I find comfort in structure and Discipline, which, in my opinion, are required elements of "engineering," as opposed to "coding."