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Not last enough in corporate? We're talking about engineers here not NFL players. Why would they have short careers?
by melq 6y ago
Not last enough in corporate? We're talking about engineers here not NFL players. Why would they have short careers?
- jimmydddd 6y agoOff-shoring and layoffs for two. A successful entrepeneur in his fifties wrote about going back to his MIT 30-year reunion. All the folks who were in law were at the top of their careers. The guys in medicine were looking forward to another 10-15 years of work. The traditional engineers were all out of work or in constant fear of being laid off.
- moneywoes 6y agoDo you mind sharing the link?
- KKKKkkkk1 6y agoI've seen quite a few professors who did a stint in industry and went back to academia with their tail between their legs. A professor in a good school is like a small-business owner with a guaranteed income and a supply of free labor. In industry, the money is much better, but you're paying with your dignity and your self-respect.