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April 12, 2005
Burning Question: Who/What's in Need of a Serious Tune-Up?
In this issue of IMT, we've covered a few things--from our educational system to New York City's subways--that could stand some rethinking or improvement. Any other candidates for a makeover?
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8 CommentsThe "tuneup" should begin at the top. Maybe not some lynchings, but perhaps tar and feathers should be considered. The mess that we are in begain in the 1970-1980 period, and it had nothing to do with education. As an engineer with over 50 years of experience in various companies, I have found that many managers from the middle level and up are not highly technically qualified and are therefore unable to make proper decisions. Politics seems to rule the day. The company CEOs govern policy, and it was they who began shiping manufacturing overseas. While the labor was cheaper, the overhead was much higher, although this little fact seems to have got lost in the paperwork. The managers did not object, perhaps because they got some nice overseas travel junkets. As an engineering manager, I objected strenuously to what was happening and pleaded with company management to have the chance to try to compete with any such overseas manufacturing company on an overall cost basis, but these requests were denied. We need a revolutionary new movement of the general population to shift the tide. (Go, Governor Dean!)
April 12, 2005 5:08 PMI couldn't agree more with the above writer's comments pinned above by a unknown author. It appears that most companies have been taken over by managers (bottom line bean counters)who are more concerned about the bottom line today verse the long term effects that will have to be endured (due to their short site view) in it's future and this countries future as well.
Over the last few years, it is becoming a common pratice that person in engineeerng that have been in the field for some time, say 20 years or more are being terminated for lesser knowledgeable (from years of experience) persons (to save money or out sourcing overseas). Young persons are starting to see that Engineering is no longer considered or treated as professional as it once was. Engineers had a great part in creating this great country and had the fore site to plan ahead, but we can no longer assist and guide the future if it is shipped else were.
The american industry needs to tune-up on recycling efforts that were strong in the 80's and fizzled today!!!!
April 13, 2005 12:26 PMI love to design and create machines that will help people all over the world do their jobs. With about 40 years experience including all facets of associated engineering and technical fields I too have been put out to pasture and I do not want to stop working. On the most part engineers are not big money makers but we have been called a burden to companies since we are considered overhead. I am sure most of the engineers loosing their jobs will talk their children out of becoming an engineer. I do it because I love the challenge and never required more money as some have. Now that the majority of us still need to or want to work and the bean counters suggest to send our jobs overseas by having other countries provide the desired product.
I must remind you that if you send your engineering, electronics and computer jobs overseas you will be left alone if some thing should upset the world balance.
Signed,
An engineer looking for a job.
