I worked in fast food for most of my adult life. Before, during, and after college. I absolutely prefer large corporations to mom and pop shops. Both as a worker and as a patron. Mom and pop shops are usually crap IMO. Crappy to work for, less hygienic, lower quality, lower pay, and more...
I wanted to be a scientist since I was a young. I was regularly doing experiements as a kid and always wanted to be a scientist. I started out college as a biology major, inspired by the cloning of dolly the sheep. Soon after I realized I wanted something more quantitative so I switched to...
Maybe an outlier… It is the biggest private employer in the state though. There are low tech places around that take non-PhDs. The pay is relatively low and the jobs are dead end. Good in a pinch and for an older person, not so good for a new graduate.
That is not the case in my area. You need a PhD just to be a process engineer at my fab. A PhD is the standard science degree and there are plenty of them to fill all the coveted positions. Those of us without are very limited in opportunity and stuck in dead end, glorified technician roles...
In my field having military tech experience is a very valuable thing. A degree may get you past HR, the tech experience would get you a job.
As mentioned above techs can make more than engineers. Many of the techs at my fab make more than me. I've seen engineers "promote" themselves to tech...
Some differences. Witha car loan one is actually vetted to some extent to make sure they can likley pay it back. My student loans came with no means to pay them back, just hopes and dreams. A car can be sold and your debt lowered or even erased. I can't sell my education for pennies on the...
It's a STEM job on the surface. But I was careful to word it as a job involving STEM, which I have never really had. Not at any level above the general public. The OP could probably do my job if HR would let him.
I did have a college class mate who published as a high schooler. He was world...
As a physics major I assume you want to go to grad school for a PhD and try to become a professional scientist. In that case I think its best to do undergrad research and try to get your name on a paper.
If you are thinking about something other than a PhD and research then I highly suggest an...
I believe it is a requirement unique to my local fab. Its an intense position because of the time requirements and responsibility. They don't really do much science or research. They have a responsibility over a couple tools in their process. They have to be on call fairly regularly where...
By professional masters I mean a terminal masters. Right, instead of programming I should have said software engineering or software development. My bad.
Yea I tried, but I am not smart enough to get a PhD. My local 300mm fab requires a PhD just to be a process engineer. They also require that you be a recent grad. A lab mate of mine post doced for over two years, no longer a recent grad, no longer able to be a process engineer.
Anyway, I...
Right on. A process tech is a fun position from what I have seen. You get to work shift and get overtime usually which is sweet.
I hope you get an opportunity to move into engineering soon as you expect. I am a little skeptical of that though. By promoting you they create a vacancy in...
Metrology is fun! If I didnt do photo, I would want to do metrology. You are going to be a maintenance tech, a process tech, or something else? What type of engineering do you want to be promoted to, process engineer?
Promotions can be tough in a fab… Keep in mind that going to a different...
To be a professional scientist is very difficult. Many PhDs cannot land such a position. I only suggest a science degree if you plan on going all the way to a PhD. As a plan b, it is highly advised to get some kind of professional masters like computer science, statistics, or programming. Or...