I ended up getting another offer. I was fortunate to only be out of work a few weeks. This new position is also in an area I have been trying to break into for a while. The company has a good history of training new people so hopefully I won't run into the same issues again. I'm looking forward...
I ended up getting let go. The reasons given were that they couldn't afford to give me a boss, pay for my learning curve or give me the exposure I needed to be successful. They felt that I needed a lot of supervision and they wanted someone that could work autonomously. The strange thing is that...
Thanks for all of the advice. I had another conversation with the owner. He acknowledged that my concerns were valid and that I was right about the situation, which they are taking steps to rectify. I also managed to score a verbal offer a few days back from another company. It seems like it...
Could I get the experience through other means? Perhaps. I'm not taking the decision to leave lightly which is why I'm asking the advice of people who have been there before. I feel like first jobs should be about learning. There is no "perfect" situation, but I need to be around people of a...
Hi everyone,
So I'm a recent (2010) grad. I have one year of work experience so far in product development which consisted of a six month internship and six months at my current job. Before I moved to take the new job, I was informed that my boss had been let go. Ordinarily this wouldn't have...
You can get a cheap version of Pro/E if you're a student. I think its less than a 100 bucks. You earned an engineering degree, so I think learning a CAD program will be pretty straightforward for you. Pro/E and SW are both parametric modelers and are similar in a lot of ways. Pro/E's analysis...
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This is my first post here, but your topic resonated with me as I'm facing a similar issue. I did what you are thinking about, getting dual bachelors degrees in ME and ID at my university. First, I'll say that I found my educational experience extraordinarily valuable and I wouldn't...
