Defense Firm vs Commercial??
Defense Firm vs Commercial??
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I was wondering if anybody had any advice on the differences between working for a Defense Firm as oppossed to a Commercial industry such as Telecommunications?
I currently work for a Defense contractor and I am getting frustrated with the amount of documentation needed as well as the pressures of having to account for every task I do in a day to every couple minutes on a time sheet.
Is this similar to all engineering companies specifically RF/Communication related fields?
Any thoughts on this topic?
I currently work for a Defense contractor and I am getting frustrated with the amount of documentation needed as well as the pressures of having to account for every task I do in a day to every couple minutes on a time sheet.
Is this similar to all engineering companies specifically RF/Communication related fields?
Any thoughts on this topic?





RE: Defense Firm vs Commercial??
I'm sure we could write at least half of a book on the pros and cons of each.
Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com
RE: Defense Firm vs Commercial??
RE: Defense Firm vs Commercial??
Dan - Owner

http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com
RE: Defense Firm vs Commercial??
If you get involved with government contracts you'll see the same time constraints on time sheets (maybe to the hour, not the minute).
In the commercial world, you may find much more strenuous scheduling (we need in two days, we don't care if it will take two weeks...).
As it has been said many times on this forum, find some work that you find interesting and putting up with the rest of the 'engineering' isn't so bad. IF it still is, find another career.
Z
RE: Defense Firm vs Commercial??
I've worked on more than my share of SDRL's, qualification test reports, development test plans, planning stratagey documents, risk reduction planning documents, etc. to the point where it has become obvious that the paperwork is more important to the government clerks that the actual product!
oh well, there's my thoughts on the issue.