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“In the US that’s easy to answer, Google, MS, Apple, amazon. ” That’s a dangerous thing though to push as a one-stop solution I think. There is huge advantages
by thatfrenchguy 8y ago
“In the US that’s easy to answer, Google, MS, Apple, amazon. ”
That’s a dangerous thing though to push as a one-stop solution I think. There is huge advantages to work for one of these companies, but the drawbacks are also there, and they’re definitely not made for everyone
- baxtr 8y agoWell it worked for us in the car space. As engineer coming from university it is clear where you want to work in Germany: Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Audi, great places to start a career.
- expertentipp 8y ago> As engineer coming from university it is clear where you want to work in Germany: Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Audi, great places to start a career. meh, working with embedded hard-heads on experimental features for a car segment driven by oligarchs, CEOs, and mafiosos.
- baxtr 8y agoPlease have look at that ranking: https://www.ingenieur.de/karriere/arbeitsleben/arbeitgeber/die-beliebtesten-arbeitgeber-angehender-ingenieure/ https://www.ingenieur.de/karriere/arbeitsleben/arbeitgeber/d...
- expertentipp 8y agoI don't buy the German automotive dream and it doesn't impress me, sorry.
- baxtr 8y agoSure, but my comment was not about you. I’m just pointing to some stats to substantiate my point
- this_user 8y agoBecause most graduates would rather work in a safe job at one of those large companies than do anything actually challenging at a more risky place. I know engineers who work at several of those companies, and it's the same kind of of overly bureaucratic, conservative corporate culture that is dominated by middle managers who are primarily preoccupied by not making any mistakes they could be held accountable for everywhere. Furthermore, there are a lot of jobs that are being filled with engineers that don't really require an engineer. A good friend of mine is currently working for one of those companies, and his job mainly consists of building spreadsheets with risk models that are then passed on to, and mostly ignored by, the sales force. Needless to say, he's probably going to switch careers in the next few months. For some people that is enough as long as they get paid at the end of the month, but if you actually want to do something, these companies are not the place for that.