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1000 open positions? They should hire people for work/study programs, train them, pay for their education, and then they'll have a pipeline of engineers they s

1000 open positions? They should hire people for work/study programs, train them, pay for their education, and then they'll have a pipeline of engineers they so desire. Unfortunately, companies think they can skip investing in their people and expect people to spend $100k+ just for the privilege of applying to some company that doesn't respect their work/life balance and wants to pay them $50k/yr to start. Hard pass.

snakeyjake 3y ago
They should hire people for work/study programs, WE DO train them, WE DO I started over a decade ago as a technical writer and am now a senior principal engineer. pay for their education, WE DO I had to get a degree and the company paid for almost all of it. They flexed my schedule and looked the other way when I slacked off due to fatigue because I was a single parent of three daughters at the time. Any cert I want, any conference I want, any class I want- gets paid for. Gratis (except owing them time). and then they'll have a pipeline of engineers they so desire. WE DON'T Highschool work study participants are paid $34.62/hr which is $72k full time, which is just below what techs earn. College engineering interns are paid more. New hires even more. Also highschool work study participants are given full benefits. Have you ever tried to explain health insurance and 401k to a 17-year-old? Like I said, I feel like I'm living in a parallel dimension. I do not know where people work. I do know that if you're a god damned receptionist at my company or any of our competi-mates and you say "hmmm.. can I take some classes to try to get more technical" they will throw wheelbarrows full of cash at you. They will give you WAAAAAY past the non-taxable benefit for education and then give you a raise or bonus to cover the taxes.
spacemadness 3y ago
Kind of a weird reply. What it sounds like they need is an EE with experience in radio/comms. That’s a rare skillset these days. I’m not sure why that’s rage worthy.

snakeyjake 3y ago

They should hire people for work/study programs, WE DO train them, WE DO I started over a decade ago as a technical writer and am now a senior principal engineer. pay for their education, WE DO I had to get a degree and the company paid for almost all of it. They flexed my schedule and looked the other way when I slacked off due to fatigue because I was a single parent of three daughters at the time. Any cert I want, any conference I want, any class I want- gets paid for. Gratis (except owing them time). and then they'll have a pipeline of engineers they so desire. WE DON'T Highschool work study participants are paid $34.62/hr which is $72k full time, which is just below what techs earn. College engineering interns are paid more. New hires even more. Also highschool work study participants are given full benefits. Have you ever tried to explain health insurance and 401k to a 17-year-old? Like I said, I feel like I'm living in a parallel dimension. I do not know where people work. I do know that if you're a god damned receptionist at my company or any of our competi-mates and you say "hmmm.. can I take some classes to try to get more technical" they will throw wheelbarrows full of cash at you. They will give you WAAAAAY past the non-taxable benefit for education and then give you a raise or bonus to cover the taxes.

spacemadness 3y ago

Kind of a weird reply. What it sounds like they need is an EE with experience in radio/comms. That’s a rare skillset these days. I’m not sure why that’s rage worthy.