This post is dedicated to former brothers and sisters in arms. We have fought side-by-side in many unforgettable battles. Unfortunately, a bunch of us were shown the doors a few months ago, and now most of the rest have also been axed. I feel your pain. Hang in there, don’t be [...]
You are jobless, the economic is going into the deep south, your financial advisor has gone into hiding, and you got loan sharks splashing red paint on your door.
Here is a trick I learned many years ago as a kid on saving that extra dollar.
So, you have been a geek your entire short life. At this rate your chances of getting hitch and having a lived in house mate is practically nil. An engineer likes nothing better than to hide behind his workbench all day tinkering on his stuffs. There is hardly time for [...]
So, here I was in my final days of corporate employment. During the exit process, we were required to turn over all corporate files, data and emails. Emails? Ermmm…
After years in the company, I have tens of thousands of emails in the archives. Once you leave, the archive could be kept [...]
The day has finally come. After many long years hiding behind a workbench, I am officially unemployed. Time to look on the brightside.
Things I could do now that I am jobless
Sleep till noon
Sleep till the following day
Watch TV all day long
Eat meals out of order
Eat frozen chicken for lunch
Drink a huge cup of [...]
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Posted 01 September 2008
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So, there I was hiding behind my workbench doing my stuffs, when I got a call. Sometimes if I was having a great day, I would answer every phone call I received. Usually though, if the phone showed “no caller ID” or an unknown number, I would simply let the phone rings until [...]
When I was young many many many years ago, I was excited about the future. I recalled thinking that I would still be young (relatively!) when the new millennium arrived. All those promised new inventions would be common place, and I could finally afford to own them.
Then, before you know it, year 2000 [...]
The world as seen from the perspective of an engineer is full of strange and alien phenomenons. Arts, fashion, culture; these things defy logic and are undecipherable. There is no equation to explain fashion. It changes by the season, by the year, by which fashion magazine you read, and by who you [...]
As an engineer, you would rarely be required to make a presentation. Public speaking is useful, but not crucial to an engineer hiding in his workbench. Of course, having good presentation skill is required for someone with the ambition of rising to management levels.
If you are this someone, please look elsewhere. This [...]
Many years ago, one company could usually develop products from the beginning (idea and know how explorations) to mass production. Those where the good times for engineers, because we typically have some control over the product development’s planning and processes.
In recent times however, product development is no longer the effort of single company. [...]
