The best part of an engineering job is finding out it’s over. “No more of this crap for me.” Anyone who can not imagine the angst surrounding the dictum “better figure it out” doesn’t understand what it takes to work in engineering. The engineer becomes desperate, throwing ridiculous attempts at impossible situations after all meaningful tries have been exhausted.
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"In other words, as long as something can be done to make life better, there will always be a need for an engineer. Engineers are normally excited and enthusiastic about their work because it makes a difference to the quality of life. Engineers are taught to approach problems from different perspectives and to find ways for doing things more efficiently. It is this spirit of continuous innovation and improvement that separates engineers from non-engineers."
"Ex-engineers
An average engineer’s ‘shelf-life’ is about 7 to 10 years long. After that, continuous learning will be crucial for any engineer to keep up-to-date with his field of expertise. The accelerating pace of technological progress means that inevitably, some engineers will lose steam and opt to move on to other careers.
In many cases, leaving a profession is tantamount to committing career suicide, but that is not necessarily the case for engineers. Very often, ex-engineers find new employment in organisations that are more than happy to tap on their accumulated knowledge andexperience. Consultancies often target these people for their expertise and independent contractors also take them on as expert advisors."
Test #2
The Hiring Dilemma
Test #2
EMPLOYMENT
Engineers want employers who truly care about their employees. This creates an exception for the impasse in the engineer’s mind which says “Why should I care about this (whatever)?” If the employer demonstrates genuine concern for the health, wealth, and safety of the engineer then most likely the engineer will succumb to demonstrating due diligence in behalf of the employer.
Some would call this “Nose to the grindstone.” Others might refer to it as an “unfailing demonstration of tenacity.” We engineers look at “not giving up” as an excuse for being too persistent. It’s like knowing that eventually the object of your desire will give in to incessant pleas of “Please.”The Hiring Dilemma
Can a person be good--no, perfect!--at what they do? Willingness to become Subject Matter Experts (SME's) and a propensity to over-analyze a situation creates the ideal Engineering occupation. How do unemployed Engineers occupy their time? Simple. They think too much. What do unemployed Engineers think about most of the time? Get a job...doing what?
Should Engineers be allowed to become unemployed? Loyalty, honesty, and truth fire from pencils.
Should Engineers be allowed to become unemployed? Loyalty, honesty, and truth fire from pencils.
