The title of your thread refers to "Generation Conflict . ." I think this has less to do with generations and more to do with personalities. I know 30 year old engineers who would rather resurect and reuse someone elses old design than come up with something on their own. They don't care why...
I think it depends on your personality. I like my life to be predictable with a very low level of risk, so I would choose job A. If you are more adventurous and get bored with life easily, job B would be a better choice. Both jobs sound like viable options, but only you can decide which is...
Depending on the person, it may not be a bad idea to escort them off the premises immediately. Even is they aren't the type to use an M-16, they could spend the remaining time at their job to gather up customer lists or other proprietary information, destroy vital company information, sabotage...
ajack1 makes a good point. At most places, you would have been long gone before now. Your current employer either treats their employees better than most, or they are looking ahead to when business picks up again.
You should feel no obligation whatsoever to let your current employer know you are looking for another job. From the way you describe your job, it doesn't sound like they are making an effort to make your job more satisfying.
However, once you find a job, you should make every effort to make...
Have you actually joined any of these societies, or just attended their meetings? If you aren't in their membership database, you will probably fall through the cracks.
It's not only the new guys that just want the answer. I know several engineers who have been working in our profession for many years that can't explain to you why they did something. They give answers along the lines of someone told them to do it that way, they borrowed from a previous...
He either told in confidence and assumed you wouldn't tell, in which case you shouldn't tell. Or he told you hoping you would tell, also hoping that when management found out they would make him an attractive offer to make him stay. This is the sort of game you are better off staying out of...
One thing I especially like about Mathcad is that, unless you leave out units altogether, it makes sure all of your units are compatible with each other. It won't allow you to do things like adding lbs to psi, and if the units of your solution aren't the ones you were expecting, you know you...
Having a PhD does not necessarily give someone the ability to make great technological advancements. A PhD is only one of many tools they could use.
Some of the biggest advancements in computers were developed by college drop-outs.
I would not hesitate to repond to a review I did not agree with. However, I would be very very careful how I worded my response. First and foremost, I would try to present only facts, and eliminate any emotion from my response. I would also take responsibilty for anything I had actually done...
Most people who have not had a good mentor don't understand what a mentor should do. Out of four jobs I have had the past 30 years, two of them had engineers who were assigned by a supervisor to be a mentor to me. Both of these mentors thought their job was to show me where the office supplies...
Several years ago, I moved from the city to a small town. It turned out not to be advantageous to my career. After a few years, things weren't going so well with the company I worked for, but other options for engineering jobs were slim. I eventually found another job, but it wasn't a lot...
I don't think the length of this job changes your career goals. There are a lot of things career-wise you could tell them that would create a favorable impression, especially if you do a little research into their organization first. Without specifically saying so, show them that you would be...
