▲ 168 ▼ Finding a Tech Job Is Still a Nightmare (www.wired.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world 81 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Explain more? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago Sounds like they design/build/maintain stuff like factory assembly lines. They won't become an overnight millionaire doing it (like some software whiz) but they also won't go hungry when the economy is rough. permalink fedilink source parent [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) About 30% of my customers are governments. Sewage, garbage, traffic lights, recycling centers, incinerators etc. These are big contracts with complex requirements. Governments just go into debt when they have recessions. And the field as a whole moves at a glacial pace. The other 70% is private sector. Big projects that can easily go on past the year mark just in construction alone. You can't be fickle with this stuff. Had a bad business quarter? Sorry, not my problem, here is the bill and your million dollar metal stamping process. In the beginning of my career I was in more of a pure software setting. Constant turn over. Don't miss it at all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ah so you're a consultant. That makes sense then. I was thinking you were a 9-5 FTE in some magical industry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago No, I work for a company that is often a subcontractor, often an OEM, and occasionally a lead.I work the standard 40. I wouldn't describe the industry as magical. It is more like a layer of corruption and nepotism covering actual productive work. Still, the work is steady and I will never be unemployed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 2 points 2 years ago Sounds like they design/build/maintain stuff like factory assembly lines. They won't become an overnight millionaire doing it (like some software whiz) but they also won't go hungry when the economy is rough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) About 30% of my customers are governments. Sewage, garbage, traffic lights, recycling centers, incinerators etc. These are big contracts with complex requirements. Governments just go into debt when they have recessions. And the field as a whole moves at a glacial pace. The other 70% is private sector. Big projects that can easily go on past the year mark just in construction alone. You can't be fickle with this stuff. Had a bad business quarter? Sorry, not my problem, here is the bill and your million dollar metal stamping process. In the beginning of my career I was in more of a pure software setting. Constant turn over. Don't miss it at all. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ah so you're a consultant. That makes sense then. I was thinking you were a 9-5 FTE in some magical industry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago No, I work for a company that is often a subcontractor, often an OEM, and occasionally a lead.I work the standard 40. I wouldn't describe the industry as magical. It is more like a layer of corruption and nepotism covering actual productive work. Still, the work is steady and I will never be unemployed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Ah so you're a consultant. That makes sense then. I was thinking you were a 9-5 FTE in some magical industry. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago No, I work for a company that is often a subcontractor, often an OEM, and occasionally a lead.I work the standard 40. I wouldn't describe the industry as magical. It is more like a layer of corruption and nepotism covering actual productive work. Still, the work is steady and I will never be unemployed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago No, I work for a company that is often a subcontractor, often an OEM, and occasionally a lead.I work the standard 40. I wouldn't describe the industry as magical. It is more like a layer of corruption and nepotism covering actual productive work. Still, the work is steady and I will never be unemployed. permalink fedilink source parent