I graduated in 2008 with my engineering degree and now I'm stripping. IMHO, Melonie hit the nail on the head.
It took me 4 and a half months to find a job at an engineering firm, entry level, for 40k a year. Nobody has been given raises in the year and a half that I've been there, and there are international competitors whose contracts cost a fraction of what ours cost. Long term prospects for US engineers in terms of globalization are pretty bleak.
So basically, I could either shake my hot 24 year old booty for 10 or 12 years and make smart investment decisions, or I could hope that my 40k/yr salary increases over 35 years to keep pace with the costs of inflation, outsourcing, and gender pay discrimination. Not a SINGLE one of the 5 offices has a senior level engineer who is female.
http://www.glassdoor.com/blog/engine...less-than-men/
It's a no brainer.



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