I am an engineer in a large (10k+ employees) industry metal supplier. Got a M.Sc in some science.
I do have a pretty cushy German union contract, 35h per week, no overtime, around 70k € (probably difficult to compare to US incomes due the different tax and social security systems, but it's plenty where I live), 30 days vacation + bank holidays.
I am relatively happy to say that I actually do things. We produce actual stuff that probably many of you see or touch in your daily lives and I have a relatively important part in it. Work varies heavily, some weeks I'll be super busy, traveling, tons of meetings and development, some weeks are slow and I can essentially jerk off at home, but my boss doesn't mind as long as shit gets done. Really it's about 90% thanks to my boss who keeps us fairly independent and let's us do our jobs without getting bothered by management.
The "lean -> clean" mindset is absolutely insane to me and I would probably quit (if I could) asap if someone just made me work for works sake.
I am an engineer in a large (10k+ employees) industry metal supplier. Got a M.Sc in some science.
I do have a pretty cushy German union contract, 35h per week, no overtime, around 70k € (probably difficult to compare to US incomes due the different tax and social security systems, but it's plenty where I live), 30 days vacation + bank holidays.
I am relatively happy to say that I actually do things. We produce actual stuff that probably many of you see or touch in your daily lives and I have a relatively important part in it. Work varies heavily, some weeks I'll be super busy, traveling, tons of meetings and development, some weeks are slow and I can essentially jerk off at home, but my boss doesn't mind as long as shit gets done. Really it's about 90% thanks to my boss who keeps us fairly independent and let's us do our jobs without getting bothered by management.
The "lean -> clean" mindset is absolutely insane to me and I would probably quit (if I could) asap if someone just made me work for works sake.