Gymcelled
Genetically shackled to hell
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Because there's little to no competition when networking. When you try to get in a company based on merits and qualifications you have to compete with everyone else who has similar-ish meritsI saw a study that getting a job is 85% networking. That's suifuel for me.
How many people are there with X degree and Y years of experience vs people who know the boss or the managers very well?
I'd say half of the engineers I know got in through family, friends or just bootlicking
Americans make easily double or triple our pay. Our end career salary is at best their starting salary with no experienceI agree with this if you're in Europe.
The market is completely shit for engineers. There's a demand for engineers (who have a shit tonne of experience btw) for a mediocre pay.
When comparing the pay of engineers in the UK to that of engineers in the states, it's laughable how undervalued we are. However, we do receive 4+ weeks in holidays...
You are correct that the idea that STEM is the key to financial security is an outdated myth.
I know many engineering graduates who are currently just at home/doing side jobs DESPITE doing quite well-ish at Uni.aduation: even the hole isn't pretentious enough to think she's a better job candidate than I am (assuming we both perform similarly in the interview).
It's fucking laughable. Sure we get more vacations and get shit like life insurance but it's just not worth it
I had a discussion with an american once who was telling me how to "invest" my money and spend it well, he had assumed a salary based on burger standards and i had to explain to him I didn't even make a third of what he assumed i'd make ...
People like @Total Imbecile are like "yo making 6 figures in STEM is so easy" when engineers in europe get paid 10 bucks an hour after taxes.
Women in stem were offered foid only grants yet had the audacity to say men have it easierThis was the nail in the coffin for me.
I'm witnessing foids immediately after graduating have no issues getting Jobs and I can bet absolutely ANYTHING that if you were to compare my CV when I graduate to a foids' CV at graduation: even the hole isn't pretentious enough to think she's a better job candidate than I am (assuming we both perform similarly in the interview).
DESPITE this foids in STEM are like soygasms for companies. If you are a FOID and are struggling to get into a STEm field you're a failure. The entire world is literally ramming "more wOmEn iN sTeM" down my throat.