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Is there a job shortage right now(for engineers). Never took me more than a month to find a job. A month ago when I quit my last job I had a 3rd round interview and would get 3-4 interviews a week in general but past 2 weeks new job openings stopped and a lot of positions are being straight up canceled..

>> No.54248931

Engineer is a very vague term
You could be a structural engineer, a mechanical engineer or a civil engineer (lol)

AI will replace all of you btw

>> No.54248964

>>54248931
Look where you are right now.
You know what kind of (((engineer))) he means.

>> No.54249126

>>54248858
>the strong black woman in tech
>ignore the jewish name
type of phenotype

>> No.54249193

as a romanian react and solidity intermediate I am in a 2.4k a month position now

I have an amerimutt friend who earns 2k a month in walmart usa

IT life is good life

>> No.54249249

>>54248931
That's fine I just want one more year of employment..
>>54249193
2k a month is poverty wages

>> No.54249264

>>54249249
2.4k is x5 the minimum wage here

>> No.54249286

I just started out of uni in mechanical engineering, after a year of applying to a million places and getting ghosted I finally got el job
Shit sucks right now

>> No.54249309

>>54249126
Oy vey, cool it with the antisemitism

>> No.54249491

>>54248858
Just buy some property and rent it bro

>> No.54250664

>>54249286
Literally the same situation here. Degree got me my job but it's not engineering, they basically just wanted a token engineer to look more legitimate.

>> No.54250749

>>54248858
Get a security clearance. You will always have a job available.

>> No.54250801

>>54250749
is this true? i'm a software developer, does defense contractor work pay well?

>> No.54250861

>compsci saturated
>le mechanical engineer 50k/y
>sciences bad no jobs
>trade bad brb welder 40k/y fucked knees, back and lungs at 30yo
So the real question is which professions aren't complete shit

>> No.54250956

>>54249286
That's beacuse u were fresh out of college with no internship excperince, for me it never took more than a month to find a job usually..
>>54250749
I need a company to sponsor me first..
>>54250801
Defense contractors is were it's at, ideal jobs, most importantly it's nothing but white people
>>54250861
Who's doing mech engineering for 50k? Bad cope..

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>>54250956
It's a meme you dip

>> No.54251011

>>54250801
The pay is shit, you won't really get past like $150k, but it's low stress

>> No.54251205

>>54250801
Yeah they do. I wouldn't program for a living but if you enjoy it and want good benefits go with a contractor.
>>54250956
Get that first company. It will be hard but it's worth it. I'm 25 and I travel 100 nights a year. Whenever I use vacation time my hotel stays are always free because of the time I've racked up on business travel. Next week for example I'm traveling to a picturesque location to drive, shoot, and learn to maintain a JLTV, so that I can be certified to use one outside of a military base. The week after that I'm traveling to another place to test out a PROWS minigun, including firing it. I essentially test cool shit, make sure it works well with our program (new heavily armored vehicle), and then design tests, demos, and presentations for the customer. I also am essentially paid to be a dick to subcontractors and tell them why everything they do is wrong and that what we want is right because our name is Lockheed. 4 day work week, hybrid work schedule, fuck random girls on business travel, paid overtime every week because travel time counts as work, infinite funding for current program, and I live in an extremely nice, desirable area. Wouldn't trade this job for the world. $103k salary currently with 2.5 years experience, but will probably get to $120k-ish from what I've been hearing because my job was supposed to be a 2 man job and I'm doing everything on my own, removing the need for a second guy. I'll probably ask for $130k when annual appraisals roll around just to see.

But some programs also suck ass, the important thing is to get in the company first with a clearance, then move around to other programs or companies until you're satisfied.

>> No.54251236

>>54251011
$150k for programming means working for gay shit like FAGMAN or finance, both of which have high layoff probabilities each decade. Enjoy getting emails about gay buttsex once a week

>> No.54251376

>>54251205
I had a 3rd round interview with Sierra nevada 3 weeks ago and I would have gotten the clearance and I would have been going to blacksmiths and shit. Fml. I don't want to hear it, fuck u, u stole my life away from me. Fuck u. I don't want to hear about how ur living the life that was meant for me, fuck u

>> No.54251407

>>54251205
How did u get the lockheed job? I have been applying since I was in college they won't even give me an interview this whole time. There are multiple positions that I am qualified for and I never even gotten a first round interview, how did u do it??

>> No.54251576

>>54251376
>>54251407
Lockheed is extremely selective. Idiots will say it's because of diversity hires but it's not, my facility is a eurasian ethnostate. I worked for the DoD for a short while to get my clearance, then applied to 40 positions at Lockheed. Anything that I could conceivably apply to I did, even if unqualified (as long as I had the years of experience). Then the rejection emails came in one after one for a couple weeks, until I got two interviews one week. Then both teams offered me a position. I chose the one that I had a better impression of, because in the interview I joked about him being fat and he called me retarded, so I knew it would be a chill team to work with. So 40 positions, 2 offers, pretty low acceptance rate. If I didn't have a security clearance it may have been more difficult. Also a word of advice, Missiles & Fire Control (MFC) is generally the best division to work in at Lockheed, because they generate the most profits and the employees are treated better in terms of bonuses and salaries. Not sure about space, I imagine they're good too. But getting into the company at any division should be your first goal

>> No.54251612

Also I'm going to try and take a nap, so if the thread dies and I don't reply I'm sorry in advance. What's your degree in out of curiosity?

>> No.54251662

>>54251576
I applied to over 100 jobs, I don't have the security cleanrce unlike u
>>54251612
Engineering

>> No.54251701

>>54250861
I'm a "mechanical design engineer" (read: CADmonkey) making 120K/yr. I'm pretty lazy too, I generously work 6 hours a day, usually less. But I design cool shit and it works.

>> No.54251963

>>54250956
Go back you shitskin destroyer

>> No.54252006

>>54251963
I'm white and have green eyes. U are white but have brown eyes, that makes u less white than me

>> No.54253339

>>54251662
Yeah but what kind of engineer?

>> No.54253373

>>54248858
there is a job shortage but its only because no one wants to train new wagies

>> No.54253517
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>>54248931
>civil engineer (lol)

>> No.54253527

>>54253339
The sparky kind

>> No.54253533

>>54248858
yah, we're in a major recession

>> No.54253668

>>54253527
Electrical? You mind posting your resume, censored of any sensitive information?

>> No.54253793

Its just so fucking competitive in all engineering fields right now.
Im a ChemE with 4 years experience in the middle of nowhere making just under six figs and cant find anything remotely attractive without having to devote WAY more money to rent each month.
Every job posting has 50+ applications and the only other place I could work is a flyover state or hidden gem in the south.

>> No.54255285

>>54248858
>Is there a job shortage right now(for engineers)
This is /biz/, do you really think there's a large population of engineers here?
We are an exceptionally retarded board as far as board standards go.

>> No.54255510

>>54253533
It won't start for 2 more weeks..
>>54253793
I'm so tempted to take one of these southern jobs but I know I will be miserable around those people and th humidity

>> No.54255699

>>54248858
Chemical engineer here. Here's the lay of the land as I see it.
>women poured into Chem Eng cuz money and prestige of the degree
>about 50% of grads now.
>25-40% of female grads go on to grad school, never to practice in industry
>10-15% don't want to work in the plants.
>So, about 30-40% ever take their degree and use it.
So, probably half of them never actually use it.
>of the 50% that do go to work, 50% of those will quit the field within five years.
>Best case is 25% of female Chem Engs are sticking around
>its further exacerbated by the fact that of this 25%, maybe 5% stay on a technical route. Most others just pile into management.
So we're starting to see the shortage of technically qualified people now that boomers are retiring en masse. Upper management is freaking out about training these engineers and boosting expertise indexes, cause shits starting to catch fire, literally.
Thats just the women. Now, the minorities you can 2x all of that. They burn out at like an 80% rate.
So, what does this mean? That in the next 5-10 years chemical companies are going to have bidding wars over the few select asian and white men who can actually design and maintain chemical plants. Our annual pay raises this year which supposedly track market averages was 5%, in a year where we're strapped for cash.
If I were to go apply today, I could walk into any company in the nation and demand a 40k pay raise and almost guarantee I'd get it. I expect in my late career between inflation and just severe demand shortages to be making over 200k. All of this because of diversity hires. Whats even funnier is there isn't a solution to this. If colleges crank out 30-40% more demand than jobs, then that 30-40% is going to fuck off to other industries, and if they ever do get a job, they're ~5 years behind in experience.
Anyways, screen shot this, cause if you think Ohio was bad, wait till one of these idiots lights off a refinery. It'll happen within the next 10 years.

>> No.54255750

>>54253793
if you want to live with niggers, then Louisiana is hiring a shit ton right now. Don't worry, once you get past the 5 year hump, suddenly a shit ton of jobs open up. See my other comment.
>>54255699

>> No.54255806

>>54248858
The job market is f'ed. The banking crisis put an immediate end to many job posting. Recession in august.

>> No.54255929

>>54255699
That's a fair point but there's still a shit load of asian and white men to compete against in early years, I'm only a few years in though so my catalysis specialty will only get stronger as years go by; to other ChemE's: dont hop around too much, try to get a truly unique skillset.

>> No.54255994

>>54255750
Im actually in Arkansas way out in the boonies with niggers already, Louisiana would be a massive upgrade ironically. Just see high rent and mortgages due to so much industry there hence why I said id only go to hidden gems like Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky since the rent and demand to live there isnt propped up by urbanization/industrialization.
For instance those 3 stats, 80k is more like 100k in texas and louisiana

>> No.54256023

>>54248858
Look at that shekel sniffer.

>> No.54256060

>>54248858
>3rd round interview
This shit needs to be banned. Stop wasting applicants’ time.

>> No.54256105

>>54251205
Imagine doxxing yourself on 4chan

>> No.54256229

>>54250861
>>trade bad brb welder 40k/y fucked knees, back and lungs at 30yo
If you make less than 80k a year as a welder, you are a fucktard. TIG weld in a shop if you don't want to eat smoke or bust your shins. If you're willing to fuck your health, my shop teacher made $190k alone in one year, two decades ago, in underwater.

>> No.54256250

>>54255806
Source?

>> No.54256751

>>54249264
I clean leaves out of storm drains in my town in western Washington. I make your monthly wage in a week. That’s when I’m not enjoying my 4weeks off a year 6hr work days and ample government holidays. Retirement? I have a pension.

>> No.54257799

>>54256229
Making 80k in burgerland would put you in the top 1% of welders

>> No.54257912

Just started my new 300k/yr contract as a blockchain engineer. Getting a job was easy, almost didn't want it but the job was too suitable for my skillset.

>> No.54259157

>>54250801
I don't know about that but you can start coding smart contracts and dapps in any programming languages as you wish using the QVM. Once that's put to use you will get royalties for life time. Isn't this nice anon?

>> No.54259439

>>54248931
Yep AI will grow hands and replace all engineers and will perform on-site visits and hardware swaps etc

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>>54248858
The girl on the bottom right reminds me of pic related.

>> No.54260051

>>54248858
>Is there a job shortage
No, job listings are fake.
See >>54240452

>> No.54260070

>>54248858
Add (she/her) to your resume and watch them take the bait lmao

>> No.54260095

>>54251576
>defense industry
>selective
kek

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>>54256060
>video interview where you have to talk into your webcam or phone camera to answer a list of questions
>gay psychology test to make sure you'll be a good little wagie
>if you pass those first two steps you still have to do the pointless HR roastie interview
>then the hiring manager interview
>then the skills test to make sure you know how to use Excel and Outlook
>then the interview with a member of the team
>then the panel interview with the hiring manager, the team member and the department manager
>then those faggots complain "nobody wants to work anymore" after they did everything possible to make the process of getting hired a bigger pain in the ass than a colonoscopy

>> No.54260112

>>54250861
Electrical inspector, take a few readings, fill in a form, ez

>> No.54260133

Nepotistic placement in finance industry where you lord over people more qualified than yourself and make them know they should be grateful for being in your presence before you retire at 35 having completely destroyed your department for short term profit at the cost of your subordinate's ability to home themselves
Other than that (((dream))) job it's all shit

>> No.54260166

>>54256229
underwater welders can only do it for a few years so that explains why he earnt so much 2 decades ago

>> No.54260190

>>54251376
working for a brewery could be based anon

>> No.54260338

>>54257799
not being a fucktard would put you in the top 1% of welders in burgerland, I see no contradiction