Hang in there flu! Well I am glad to hear that whatever you have, or don’t have anymore is all taken care of.
Yep I totally agree with everything you said as well. Working for the man sucks and I can easily say that it has always been a lazy mans choice that I have taken. That is, working as an engineer is easy. Or should I say, taking a chance and going in a totally different direction is alot more risky and harder. So for over 20 years I have always done that. Even my foray into real estate was done simply to get back at my sister in law at Coldwell for paying commissions on my properties with her. Fortunately it blossomed into something better.
Yet for most engineers the biggest risk we have all taken is whether we work for an established company or a startup right? Doesn’t matter if it is hardware, software, IT, whatever. Then there are a few of us who did try to strike it rich with ideas and to those I tip my hat. I think there are one or two here who have tried that.
On the other hand, kids and family tend to temper your decisions and always, or at least for me nudge me into taking the safe route.
We will see what happens. Our fate at AMCC is not 100% sealed yet but I am a crabby pessimist by nature. Funny how most large firms spend millions on projects that go nowhere. Years of man hours, the cost for the development tools… it is all pretty comical…
