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Originally Posted by Vexx
Lets see, I'm a BSEE, graduated in 1981. Job offers ranged from $23K to $30K. I took a $24K job in the aerospace sector NASA and Air Force focused.
1981 dollars adjust for inflation forward 31 years  |
The CIA pays you that much? No wonder why Ames and Hansen flipped.
Granted, there is something wrong out there. I am a Dip Management and I earn more than my sis, who is a BSBME. Even excluding my 2nd job I earn 18% less, put in my 2nd job (once/twice per week) and I earn 20% more.
Engineers are being treated as a commodity when they are rare. And those "engineers" (cheap labour given basic rudimentary training then tasked with structural analysis and troubleshoot) are creating the illusion of saturated markets; maybe it is time we start paying HR graduates less?