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ParticipantI have not planned for a complete breakdown of society because I do not view that as being sufficiently likely to happen that it is worth the opportunity cost of planning for it. I prepare for things that I think are reasonably likely to happen (currently a very fuzzy assessment.) So far that includes:
1. Backed-up data including scans of vital documents in case of disk crash/break-in/fire/etc.
2. Basic necessities bag (essentially, several days of clothing/toiletries, cash, spare credit card, vital docs, etc.) in case I have to grab something on the way out the door when the apartment is on fire.
3. Having ~2 weeks of water, food, fuel, lighting in case of an earthquake/other disaster significant enough to cause loss of services for a lengthy period of time.
I also have lots of camping/backpacking supplies, firearms, ammo etc. on hand, but they were not purchased as disaster preparedness items. I am also a dual citizen and my overseas half of the family does a pretty balanced mix of farming (gardening, chickens, sheep, deer, lobster & some lumber; the fishing is also pretty good there) so if it were a slow collapse I guess I could go there.
ParticipantFrom what I’ve seen in the defense industry EEs seem to be the most versatile as to which kinds of companies they can get hired by. My old company (aircraft environmental control systems) and current company (ship combat systems) have loads of EEs.
If your kid likes smaller schools I’d recommend seeing if you can arrange a visit to CalTech or Harvey Mudd (my alma mater, which I recommend! But it has gotten crazy expensive.) HMC only has General Engineering degrees, you get a broad background in various engineering disciplines, then you can concentrate in an area.
ParticipantFrom what I’ve seen in the defense industry EEs seem to be the most versatile as to which kinds of companies they can get hired by. My old company (aircraft environmental control systems) and current company (ship combat systems) have loads of EEs.
If your kid likes smaller schools I’d recommend seeing if you can arrange a visit to CalTech or Harvey Mudd (my alma mater, which I recommend! But it has gotten crazy expensive.) HMC only has General Engineering degrees, you get a broad background in various engineering disciplines, then you can concentrate in an area.
ParticipantFrom what I’ve seen in the defense industry EEs seem to be the most versatile as to which kinds of companies they can get hired by. My old company (aircraft environmental control systems) and current company (ship combat systems) have loads of EEs.
If your kid likes smaller schools I’d recommend seeing if you can arrange a visit to CalTech or Harvey Mudd (my alma mater, which I recommend! But it has gotten crazy expensive.) HMC only has General Engineering degrees, you get a broad background in various engineering disciplines, then you can concentrate in an area.
ParticipantFrom what I’ve seen in the defense industry EEs seem to be the most versatile as to which kinds of companies they can get hired by. My old company (aircraft environmental control systems) and current company (ship combat systems) have loads of EEs.
If your kid likes smaller schools I’d recommend seeing if you can arrange a visit to CalTech or Harvey Mudd (my alma mater, which I recommend! But it has gotten crazy expensive.) HMC only has General Engineering degrees, you get a broad background in various engineering disciplines, then you can concentrate in an area.
ParticipantFrom what I’ve seen in the defense industry EEs seem to be the most versatile as to which kinds of companies they can get hired by. My old company (aircraft environmental control systems) and current company (ship combat systems) have loads of EEs.
If your kid likes smaller schools I’d recommend seeing if you can arrange a visit to CalTech or Harvey Mudd (my alma mater, which I recommend! But it has gotten crazy expensive.) HMC only has General Engineering degrees, you get a broad background in various engineering disciplines, then you can concentrate in an area.
ParticipantI’m in the middle of switching from BofA to USAA myself, once I discovered that USAA would refund ATM fees charged by an outside ATM and that I could deposit checks from my phone I was sold. BofA hasn’t done anything particularly bad to me (yet) but credit unions are much more responsive.
ParticipantI’m in the middle of switching from BofA to USAA myself, once I discovered that USAA would refund ATM fees charged by an outside ATM and that I could deposit checks from my phone I was sold. BofA hasn’t done anything particularly bad to me (yet) but credit unions are much more responsive.
ParticipantI’m in the middle of switching from BofA to USAA myself, once I discovered that USAA would refund ATM fees charged by an outside ATM and that I could deposit checks from my phone I was sold. BofA hasn’t done anything particularly bad to me (yet) but credit unions are much more responsive.
ParticipantI’m in the middle of switching from BofA to USAA myself, once I discovered that USAA would refund ATM fees charged by an outside ATM and that I could deposit checks from my phone I was sold. BofA hasn’t done anything particularly bad to me (yet) but credit unions are much more responsive.
ParticipantI’m in the middle of switching from BofA to USAA myself, once I discovered that USAA would refund ATM fees charged by an outside ATM and that I could deposit checks from my phone I was sold. BofA hasn’t done anything particularly bad to me (yet) but credit unions are much more responsive.
ParticipantI was working for an aerospace company 2002-2006 before making the move to this more general defense contractor, and it seems (via anecdata from coworkers at both companies) that general defense contracting is not even close to as cyclical as aerospace. My friends in civilian land have a little more job uncertainty in the medium term (companies operating in the commercial realm seem to have layoffs more frequently, probably because they don’t have to get security clearances for new hires.) On the other hand, the fate of the commercial world isn’t as tightly tied to one customer as it is for us. Engineers who prioritize job security should probably try to avoid overspecializing in a field which can’t translate to a commercial position.
It was cool seeing the article give a shout-out to my alma mater.
ParticipantI was working for an aerospace company 2002-2006 before making the move to this more general defense contractor, and it seems (via anecdata from coworkers at both companies) that general defense contracting is not even close to as cyclical as aerospace. My friends in civilian land have a little more job uncertainty in the medium term (companies operating in the commercial realm seem to have layoffs more frequently, probably because they don’t have to get security clearances for new hires.) On the other hand, the fate of the commercial world isn’t as tightly tied to one customer as it is for us. Engineers who prioritize job security should probably try to avoid overspecializing in a field which can’t translate to a commercial position.
It was cool seeing the article give a shout-out to my alma mater.
ParticipantI was working for an aerospace company 2002-2006 before making the move to this more general defense contractor, and it seems (via anecdata from coworkers at both companies) that general defense contracting is not even close to as cyclical as aerospace. My friends in civilian land have a little more job uncertainty in the medium term (companies operating in the commercial realm seem to have layoffs more frequently, probably because they don’t have to get security clearances for new hires.) On the other hand, the fate of the commercial world isn’t as tightly tied to one customer as it is for us. Engineers who prioritize job security should probably try to avoid overspecializing in a field which can’t translate to a commercial position.
It was cool seeing the article give a shout-out to my alma mater.
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