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February 10, 2009 at 10:32 AM #344388July 26, 2015 at 1:46 PM #788279
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July 26, 2015 at 2:15 PM #788280paramount
ParticipantSounds like a miserable place to work (Q).
It’s a lesson taught all to often: if at all possible put yourself in a position where you can survive if you find yourself out of work. If you’re over 40 it can be very difficult to find similiar work, and if you do it will likely be at a considerably reduced rate or in crappy work conditions.
The 1st thing I would do is move to Texas.
July 26, 2015 at 9:38 PM #788291all
Participant[quote=paramount]Sounds like a miserable place to work (Q).
It’s a lesson taught all to often: if at all possible put yourself in a position where you can survive if you find yourself out of work. If you’re over 40 it can be very difficult to find similiar work, and if you do it will likely be at a considerably reduced rate or in crappy work conditions.
The 1st thing I would do is move to Texas.[/quote]
I just came back from Austin. The best part of the trip was landing in SD.July 26, 2015 at 10:13 PM #788296fun4vnay2
ParticipantSd is very limited when it comes to finding new opportunities.
Better to have a paycheck n peace of mind in tx then having sleepless nights in sdJuly 26, 2015 at 10:26 PM #788299CoronitaParticipant[quote=rockingtime]Sd is very limited when it comes to finding new opportunities.
Better to have a paycheck n peace of mind in tx then having sleepless nights in sd[/quote]It depends on what you do….There’s plenty of opportunity out there if you have the right skills even in tech.
July 26, 2015 at 10:27 PM #788300CoronitaParticipant[quote=paramount]Sounds like a miserable place to work (Q).
It’s a lesson taught all to often: if at all possible put yourself in a position where you can survive if you find yourself out of work. If you’re over 40 it can be very difficult to find similiar work, and if you do it will likely be at a considerably reduced rate or in crappy work conditions.
The 1st thing I would do is move to Texas.[/quote]
There’s no way in hell Q is a worse place to work than some of the defense companies that my colleagues worked at, one in particular in Rancho Bernardo. Just saying…
July 26, 2015 at 10:38 PM #788301spdrun
ParticipantWhat about getting a teaching license additionally to your technical degree? Probably quite a bit of demand for maths/science/CS teachers who actually know their fields. And a tenured government job provides decent security. Hours and vaca aren’t bad either even if pay isn’t great.
And you’d be doing some good as well as making money. Also have enough time for side projects and travel if that turns you on.
Yeah, I realize that most people here don’t aspire to a “safe” public-sector job, but it’s another thing to consider.
July 26, 2015 at 10:47 PM #788303Anonymous
Guest[quote=spdrun]What about getting a teaching license additionally to your technical degree? Probably quite a bit of demand for maths/science/CS teachers who actually know their fields. And a tenured government job provides decent security. Hours and vaca aren’t bad either even if pay isn’t great.
And you’d be doing some good as well as making money. Also have enough time for side projects and travel if that turns you on.
Yeah, I realize that most people here don’t aspire to a “safe” public sector job, but it’s another thing to consider.[/quote]
I’ve never known anybody who have done this move. Two reasons it would not be appealing:
1. Drop in salary would be enormous
2. True engineering/technical types would not be professionally challenged by this type of work.July 26, 2015 at 10:53 PM #788305Participant1. Safe salary is better than no salary.
2. Teaching (I’ve tutored and done volunteer programs) is incredibly challenging, just differently than design work.I personally know several people who went from working at Bell Labs to teaching. Also, what kind of degree are we talking about? Someone with a Ph. D could teach at the university level.
July 27, 2015 at 8:04 AM #788310ParticipantThis is not true
My friends from qcom had to look for a job but were forced to austin n basd job market scks in general for hi tech like EE,
July 27, 2015 at 8:07 AM #788311CoronitaParticipant[quote=rockingtime]This is not true
My friends from qcom had to look for a job but were forced to austin n basd job market scks in general for hi tech like EE,[/quote]
It depends on what your friend specifically does. EE is a broad field. .It could mean everything from asic design to wirless protocol development to RF system engineering to DSP. Some will have problems finding a job. Some wont.
You won’t understand if you’re not an engineer or not a EE person.
July 27, 2015 at 9:54 AM #788312FlyerInHi
Guest[quote=spdrun]What about getting a teaching license additionally to your technical degree? Probably quite a bit of demand for maths/science/CS teachers who actually know their fields. And a tenured government job provides decent security. Hours and vaca aren’t bad either even if pay isn’t great.
And you’d be doing some good as well as making money. Also have enough time for side projects and travel if that turns you on.
Yeah, I realize that most people here don’t aspire to a “safe” public-sector job, but it’s another thing to consider.[/quote]
That’s a good idea if you’ve built some good savings/investments and want to relax more. More vacation, better employment security, defined benefit pension, more time to invest in real estate, etc…
July 27, 2015 at 11:39 AM #788317GuestDoes anybody on here actually know of a real person who went from being a practicing EE to a HS math teacher? I don’t see this as being an appealing switch, doubt this happens often.
July 27, 2015 at 11:44 AM #788318ParticipantYes, as stated previously.
Why is teacher or professor such a marginalized occupation in the US?
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