My family seriously are obsessed with me doing medicine

I have told them HUNDREDS of times I feel the need to take a gap year as I might enjoy engineering better.

I have told them how I do not find the idea of learning about muscle pairs interesting, and would much rather learn thermodynamics and how to design electric engines.

I have told them how I want to open a technology firm and become an entrepreneur, working 14 hours a day to actually be rewarded , as opposed to just having "personal satisfaction" from patients spitting on me all day and inhaling gross smells for 14 hours a day.

I have told them how I can help people just as much as a doctor does, if not 100x more, by building devices that are used in hospitals and are more efficient and are with the patient 24/7.

All they care about is the prestige to tell their friends , "oh yes, my son is a doctor. Yes ,yes . I raised a DOCTOR ! "

The biggest concern for me is I am just not interested in learning a tonne of information parrot fashion, with very little intellectual stimulation.

However, a huge worry I have is I will do engineering, and be stuck at a chair by myself all day.

I want to work with people. The big attraction was to save lives, the prestige , and the money. But money is out of the equation now I learned FY1 doctors are on £28,000 a year, and people on benefits get more than that..

I have told them HUNDREDS of times I feel the need to take a gap year as I might enjoy engineering better.

I have told them how I do not find the idea of learning about muscle pairs interesting, and would much rather learn thermodynamics and how to design electric engines.

I have told them how I want to open a technology firm and become an entrepreneur, working 14 hours a day to actually be rewarded , as opposed to just having "personal satisfaction" from patients spitting on me all day and inhaling gross smells for 14 hours a day.

I have told them how I can help people just as much as a doctor does, if not 100x more, by building devices that are used in hospitals and are more efficient and are with the patient 24/7.

All they care about is the prestige to tell their friends , "oh yes, my son is a doctor. Yes ,yes . I raised a DOCTOR ! "

The biggest concern for me is I am just not interested in learning a tonne of information parrot fashion, with very little intellectual stimulation.

However, a huge worry I have is I will do engineering, and be stuck at a chair by myself all day.

I am INCREDIBLY worried I will end up in a dead end job and regret my decision.

I want to work with people. The big attraction was to save lives, the prestige , and the money. But money is out of the equation now I learned FY1 doctors are on £28,000 a year, and people on benefits get more than that..

Yeh but doctors salary increases a lot more year by year with experience than other degrees. That’s not related anyway. Inhaling gross smells for 14hrs a day? Pls don’t mock medicine. They save lives.
Anyway do engineering if that’s what you want. Talk with them now and just make it clear. As easy as that.
You ca persuade the about that engineers can make stuff for hospitals that can really help patients so you’re like a ‘doctor’ anyway. Or you could persuade them with a future engineering phd. In any case just do engineering.
As Ecolier has said ‘if there is something else on your mind then pick something else’ NOT Medicine

They are very old fashioned. They think that an engineer is an electrician / plumber who solders pipes all day. Because for some damn reason, people who fit central heating have the title of "gas engineers"..

most of your points are fair and its not fair for your parents to almost force you into being a doctor if it wont make you happy. i understand that it may be tough to go against their advice in becoming a doctor but if u truly don't wanna be a doctor, then don't listen to them, follow engineering. its kinda weird that your parents only want u to become a doctor for prestige, because engineering is prestige in itself considering how complex it is. at the end of the day it's your choice because you're going to be the one living with this decision for the next 30,40 years, and u don't want those years to be unhappy. if I was you, just follow engineering and as harsh as it sounds just suck it up if they pressure you. good luck

Consultants are on £100,000 a year. These are people who have dedicated 30 years of their live, sacrificed time with their families, missed many life experiences, worked an average of about 12 hours a day EVERYDAY. And £100,000 is all they get. Senior Engineers at Tesla in their thirties get £80,000 salaries and work much fewer hours.

yes but doctors have the best job security on the planet. think about how many people apply for a job as a senior engineer at tesla and how many people actually get the job, the ratio is probably 1 job offer for every 200 applicants. plus they don't really earn that much in the uk but they do in the usa. but that's besides the point, most doctors don't become doctors for the money, they do it for reasons bigger than themselves. and if u want big money you can always go abroad after studying medicine in the uk and in countries like America u can earn 500k+

I have told them HUNDREDS of times I feel the need to take a gap year as I might enjoy engineering better.

I have told them how I do not find the idea of learning about muscle pairs interesting, and would much rather learn thermodynamics and how to design electric engines.

I have told them how I want to open a technology firm and become an entrepreneur, working 14 hours a day to actually be rewarded , as opposed to just having "personal satisfaction" from patients spitting on me all day and inhaling gross smells for 14 hours a day.

I have told them how I can help people just as much as a doctor does, if not 100x more, by building devices that are used in hospitals and are more efficient and are with the patient 24/7.

All they care about is the prestige to tell their friends , "oh yes, my son is a doctor. Yes ,yes . I raised a DOCTOR ! "

The biggest concern for me is I am just not interested in learning a tonne of information parrot fashion, with very little intellectual stimulation.

However, a huge worry I have is I will do engineering, and be stuck at a chair by myself all day.

I am INCREDIBLY worried I will end up in a dead end job and regret my decision.

I want to work with people. The big attraction was to save lives, the prestige , and the money. But money is out of the equation now I learned FY1 doctors are on £28,000 a year, and people on benefits get more than that..

You've posted about this numerous times before. You still sound pretty immature in every respect though - sounds like you need to work on that first.

Figure it out and learn to say no to your family.

Choosing to do medicine is a big decision for me. I am fortunate enough to be in a position where I have other options and wont just waste my entire life in a career I hate. My family have 40 years of experience that I don't have. My interests are at their hearts even if they do brag about me being a doctor.

So don't then. What is stopping you?