Do you feel like, life as a chemical engineering student is really worth it?

I sometimes see it as a trade off between a rewarding future career with an engineering degree + promising financial prospect AND being able to enjoy life (i.e the work as a chemical engineer). I mean come on who would give a rats a**** about reactors, pipes and fittings, valves, pumps, control systems and all these lifelessly dull beings that we live with for most of our career life. Despite all the $$$ that cashes in...