It isn't a paycut to my base salary. I work on a rotational basis, and about 10% of our income is in the form of bonuses for relocating on every assignment we go on, which can last anywhere from 6-12 months each. The structure of these bonuses have changed so that we're getting screwed out of...
This ain't your father's recession. We're seeing a fundamental shift in our country, mostly for the worse. The groundwork has been laid for the past twenty years and only in the past year and a half has our market reacted to it
Anyway, what does that spell for us engineers? Nearly all...
To become employable?
Other than the Ch E degree.....anything specifically like AutoCad, knowing some programming languages, Six Sigma, etc? I feel as if my degree taught me a lot about theory but few specific skills
I've only had 6 months of experience and my role is more technical sales/marketing than actual engineering. Right now I'm holding onto my job (as everyone else in today's economy) and performing well, but I can't imagine doing this for the next 20 years
Anyway I'd like to get input from you...
There's a good chance I will be leaving my current position within the next several months. Do you typically give your current employer a reason or explanation as to why you're leaving when switching jobs? Or do you typically give your 2 weeks and that's it?
I recently started working for a large company straight out of college making around 52k/yr. Nearly the first week into the position, I realized i have absolutely no interest in what I'm doing. I also know that many of my peers right out of school are making much more than I am - at the high...
