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To: Jedidah
I am the parent of three young engineers, all of whom have good jobs, well-paid, never outsourced.

Wait a few years. Outsourcing is largely a means to undercut technical workers as they get into their thirties and forties. I hope it never happens to your sons, but they always need to keep an eye out for changes in the global job market and adjust their approaches accordingly. I made a shift from a technical position to a business-technical hybrid, and shifted from financial marketing to pharma marketing, and both have paid off, not so much with a significant increase in income, but from having a defendable job. It is also good to have a highly diverse technical background - I've done just about every job in IT.

22 posted on 04/29/2009 7:18:03 AM PDT by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy

You are absolutely right, and you planned your career wisely. I’m confident my kids will do the same.


36 posted on 04/29/2009 7:31:51 AM PDT by Jedidah
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