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How much of this is related to boomer nerds being booted or retiring. Has our skill and knowledge in Aviation has atrophied? I know Financial Engineers are mena
by sremani 3y ago
How much of this is related to boomer nerds being booted or retiring. Has our skill and knowledge in Aviation has atrophied? I know Financial Engineers are menace to the society because of their pre-mature optimization of bottom line.
Did Boeing lose any skill or knowledge due to moving out large swath of their factory floor to South Carolina from Washington.
which book or website has this kind of information?
- steve1977 3y agoI'm just reading Flying Blind by Peter Robison which talks exactly about these things (haven't finished it yet).
- sremani 3y agoThank you, bought the audiobook.
- jbm 3y agoNot sure why you are being downvoted; this is a common concern post Covid with early retirements and companies no longer investing in training. I don't know if it is true, and I hope someone can address the substance of the argument.
- steve1977 3y agoWell with Boeing the problems started long before COVID though. Basically with the reverse-takeover of McDonnell Douglas, so more than 25 years ago.
- pfannkuchen 3y agoI’m guessing it’s because of the phrase “boomer nerds”. But, the generational aspect really is relevant. I think probably a lot more nerds in later generations who were interested in aerospace engineering got sucked into software for a variety of reasons. During the boomer specialization period aerospace was more appealing as a career.
- sremani 3y agoLesson learnt, removed 'baby' for the sake of brevity. Did not realize it has become such a pejorative (thought it was only in niche circle things). As a late Xer, I think I do not have my finger on cultural pulse.