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  1. riedlipa

    Will globalization choke our middle class?

    Berksire is getting to real question: How do I compete against an Engineer in TWC(third world county)who is willing to take considerably less money for his time than me? If I have a Mercedes education, but CompanyBigBucks can hire three Engineers (in TWC) with VW education for less than me...
  2. riedlipa

    Will globalization choke our middle class?

    So, if I follow the advice of Ajack and Beggar, it seems that I need to find a "specialty"? Can you guys (or anybody else) give me a little more definition? I currently have made a reputation in my local area for being a plastics design expert. I can leverage this well with smaller companies...
  3. riedlipa

    Will globalization choke our middle class?

    I saw an interesting article in the July EE times on page 4, under the same title as this thread. I work for a "global" company, and I see an increasing MANDATE to use low labor rate markets for EVERYTHING. I beleive that eventually America and other major market players (Europe, Canada) will...
  4. riedlipa

    Question about ageism

    Southbeach: I agree comlpetely with RDK. I am also a guy that had a little manufacturing assy/technician expereience before going to engineering school. I graduated when I was 31. Coming into the workforce older than my ME peers and a little experienced helped me get into a bigger company and...

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