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Engineering Career Advice 2017-03-22 09:27:11 Post No. 35718002
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I know that asking r9k for advice is risky and that I might appear to be a normie, but /adv/ is slow, so here goes.
I've been out of college for three years. I have a degree in EE and Physics and a job for two years now. I'm stuck in a city devoted exclusively to defense and aerospace contracting, which I don't want to do. I need the work, but with every year, I pigeonhole myself further into a defense engineering role. Recruiters only see that my past experience was in defense. It's also severely affecting my already poor mental health.
Any advice on breaking into another, more consumer-oriented, industry (audio tech or VR)?
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>>35718002
what's wrong with defence engineering?
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>>35718090
Literally takes acts of Congress to do new stuff, "new" technology is over-budget and years old, but mostly it's that I can't hold something in my hands and say "I/we made this". It doesn't feel like I'm adding any value to the world
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Just accept that you goofed and sell your soul to a weapons manufacturer.
Or begin smoking weed, drop out, and fill a different characters role in this play. If you do anything else theyll come at you with their expectations and other bullshiiit.
Option 2 allows you to gloat about having achieved perfection in life though
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>>35718002
First, think about how much you're making at this job.
Then complain
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>>35718189
Oh, it's a lot. And I'm complaining when so many people have it so much worse than me, and then I hate myself even more.
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>>35718172
From what I've researched, it seems that firearms manufacturers are really only interested in mechanics and mechanical engineers.
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