[oceanview]

that's a twist - most chip work I know of is going to China, not India. Oh well, its good for US companies to have a choice as to where they will offshore all their tech jobs to!

I was talking to a co-worker just yesterday about a college choice for his 17 year old - I suggested real estate or business or law, engineering is dead in the US.

[Monty22]

Well, seems that on FR, auto mechanic is the only job really left, and that's a good thing apparently to them.

[SC Swamp Fox]

Three years ago my step-son was going to follow in my footsteps and pursue an engineering degree. He is now about to start college....general studies, for now. I am pushing him towards Pharmacology.

[Nowhere Man]

I was talking to a co-worker just yesterday about a college choice for his 17 year old - I suggested real estate or business or law, engineering is dead in the US.

'Fraid you're right there. I'm 37, will be 38 and I'm usually in the IT field, but now I work in real estate, sort of fell into it and making a decent wage. Not what I set out to do, but it is very interesting. Still I plan on keep up with IT on the side, at least I can help my friend and family with the computer and if I get the engineering bug, work on ham radio projects and try to get my 1977 Mercury Cougar back on the road. I hate to see this happen, and I'm against it totally but instead of going into another diatribe on how bad it is, I'm posting a little survival story. I still like the late Harpseal's program, but unless things crash to that point, it will not be implemented or taken seriously.

[DB]

I'm an engineer. I'm overloaded with work. I make good money.

I don't see engineering as dead in the US.

Talented engineers can still make big bucks here.

[Myrddin]

I was talking to a co-worker just yesterday about a college choice for his 17 year old - I suggested real estate or business or law, engineering is dead in the US.

My 21 year old son decided to ditch his pursuit of a degree in astrophysics. This is a kid with a 4.33 GPA in high school and all "5" scores on his AP exams. He went to work for a real estate agent (immigrant from Mexico City). He now conducts real estate transactions completely in Spanish, but is equally well equipped to service English speaking customers. San Diego State offered him a conditional acceptance into the business school to pursue a degree in international business. The condition is that he present them with satisfactory grades in formal business Spanish. Meanwhile, he keeps his bills paid by selling 5 to 7 homes each month in the San Diego area. The agent pays him $500 per closing and a salary of $350/week to run the office. He cleans houses to earn another $100 per week. The USMC has claim on one weekend each month to keep the Lance Corporal sharp for another tour of duty. He was in Kuwait this time last year.