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Recent content by Beggar
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Marriage and Work!
Engineer-Teacher combo here. My career has definitely caused some issues in our marriage. The major ones have involved: + Traveling + Work hours + Need to move in order to find work + Resentment toward me when I *assume* she doesn't know much about science and technology. Objectively, she...- Beggar
- Post #10
- Forum: How to Improve Myself
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Unique Time/Date coming up
Having been born on October 10, I'm planning a big birthday party on 10/10/10, perhaps from 10:10 am until 10:10 pm. On 7/7/7 we'll be celebrating the birthdays of my sister and brother (Yes, starting at 7:07...) Sadly, my mom passed away just three weeks before she could celebrate her...- Beggar
- Post #33
- Forum: Engineering History
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ScordelisÆ Rules: Sixteen words of wisdom for engineering grads.
Well stated, professor Scordelis. Thanks for the post, Heckler. -------------------- How much do YOU owe? http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ --------------------- Beggar
- Post #2
- Forum: How to Improve Myself
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Security clearanceàwhatÆs it worth?
As mentioned, the clearance is valuable for certain companies in that it saves time and money on the company's part as well as reducing the potential risk that you'd be ineligible. However, unless you've got the skill set that they're looking for, it's basically useless. If you're going after...- Beggar
- Post #16
- Forum: How to Improve Myself
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How Do I refuse in a polite manner?
I echo Mike Halloran's comments -- he's only doing what he's been told is what you're supposed to do. I've always been skeptical of the "in-your-face" approach but have heard some on these boards cite some success with various forms of it. If you can stomach the idea, you might consent to...- Beggar
- Post #5
- Forum: How to Improve Myself
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SW 2007 x64 is killing us
It sounds like the SP update is the obvious answer to the problem. I wouldn't expect any help from the VAR nor SWX until you've done that. Rather than wasting time getting old machines set up to run the earlier release you should be getting your current deployment up to date. So he'd rather...- Beggar
- Post #13
- Forum: DASSAULT: SOLIDWORKS 3D Design
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S. 1092, The High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007
SomptingGuy: I think you're misjudging the situation but I suspect that nothing I say will change your view so further comment is a waste of time and space. Cheers. -------------------- How much do YOU owe? http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ --------------------- Beggar
- Post #27
- Forum: Where is Engineering Going In The Next 5 Years
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Raise promised, but never given...
Face-to-face is definitely the preferred method for such things. Keep it light and casual. -------------------- How much do YOU owe? http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ --------------------- Beggar
- Post #30
- Forum: How to Improve Myself
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S. 1092, The High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007
SomptingGuy: Huh? -------------------- How much do YOU owe? http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ --------------------- Beggar
- Post #21
- Forum: Where is Engineering Going In The Next 5 Years
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S. 1092, The High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007
SomptingGuy: I haven't seen too many examples of Americans heading overseas to take jobs in Europe and I certainly didn't run into any during my months working in the Netherlands servicing our equipment. Certainly American corporations may be using some folks from their stateside offices just...- Beggar
- Post #18
- Forum: Where is Engineering Going In The Next 5 Years
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S. 1092, The High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007
Where's the hypocrisy? By all means, every country should exhaust its own work force before considering allowing folks from other countries to come take the existing jobs. If there's a shortage in a given area, the answer is training and wage increase, not importation of cheaper foreign labor...- Beggar
- Post #14
- Forum: Where is Engineering Going In The Next 5 Years
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Raise promised, but never given...
I'd just go in and say, "Hey boss, I was wondering when I should expect the increase to show in my pay check?" -------------------- How much do YOU owe? http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ --------------------- Beggar
- Post #2
- Forum: How to Improve Myself
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S. 1092, The High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007
Wonderful...just what we need. There's no shortage of engineers. Perhaps there's a shortage of engineers who are cheap but possessing the exact experience someone wants with the exact set of specialized skills. No, let's not provide advanced training. No, let's not hire anybody over 45. No...- Beggar
- Post #9
- Forum: Where is Engineering Going In The Next 5 Years
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Salary raise survey
R=.0863 and N=17 Of course, I'm presently out of work with no immediate prospects so fat lot of good it does me now... -------------------- How much do YOU owe? http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ --------------------- Beggar
- Post #80
- Forum: How to Improve Myself
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Engineering Careers
I, for one, have decided to get out of engineering if I can. I find out in July if I've been accepted into the grad school program that will make it reality. I'm just tired of the boom/bust cycles. I've survived many more layoffs than I've "flunked" but even those have taken an emotional toll...- Beggar
- Post #7
- Forum: How to Improve Myself
