wahaha Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 $60,000 a year! Not enough $$ for me.. and I realized that early on that a sci degree in any field would not get me the income I wanted. I guess you do it coz you like the field. But for me it came down to income. I was a sysop for our high school network when I was a kid, but that was pretty boring and I got sick of stupid questions and end users. I remember one IT company that offered all their employees stock options or a new BMW Z3. Guess what happened hehe.. they went BR and the BMWs went bye bye. And I don't see those days coming back EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elderbear Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I'm a senior research engineer working for a geospace research company. Most of my work either involves specifying and designing data acquisition systems, writing software for data acquisition and modeling, and analyzing experimental results. I guess that makes me a solid techie. But I'm also involved in the mental health professions, one board exam from receiving a license as a Marriage and Family Therapist. I also teach anger management, parenting, and effective communications. Someday I'll get around to a PhD in Community Psychology - my love is studying (and steadying) group processes to foster cohesion, growth, and more positive interaction. I've got a lot to learn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vektram Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 Going into "college" next year (we have a crazy system in the ACT, Aus) and after that to University. I'm going to attempt to be a computer scientist. A lot more work before then though :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StitchInTime Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 But I'm also involved in the mental health professions' date=' . . .[/quote'] I've been doing that since 1992, and now I'm trying to get out of it. :rolleyes: How people do switch around. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0V13T Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 I'm an apprentice Chef now, and I'm planning out my college courses now. I'm planning on something in the field of investiation. Not sure in what dirction to narrow it down to yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcazant Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 $60' date='000 a year! [img']http://home.comcast.net/~wahaha/26.gif[/img] Not enough $$ for me.. and I realized that early on that a sci degree in any field would not get me the income I wanted. I guess you do it coz you like the field. But for me it came down to income. I was a sysop for our high school network when I was a kid, but that was pretty boring and I got sick of stupid questions and end users. I remember one IT company that offered all their employees stock options or a new BMW Z3. Guess what happened hehe.. they went BR and the BMWs went bye bye. And I don't see those days coming back EVER. It seemed like those days were over in Europe as well, but the IT market is rapidly growing again in Europe. I guess there is just to much competition in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 But I'm also involved in the mental health professions' date=' . . .[/quote'] I've been doing that since 1992, and now I'm trying to get out of it. :rolleyes: How people do switch around. :) do what i did. ride around on your motorbike for a few hours until something new pops into your head, then go do it. i was working adolescent psyche. politics was pissin me off and i wanted a change. so riding one day and thought.......i wanna be a geologist. :D so got on the phone to durham uni and asked what qualifications i need to get in. they said physics chemistry and maths. i did em and got in to the country's best oceanography centre to study geology with oceanography. i still work psyche on weekends for £15.50 per hour rather than £6.50 i was on at home. aaah agencies. so im gonna graduate soon and thats how its done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elderbear Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Jr. Scientist and Senior Engineer. Think I'm practically omniscient, but have sub-mensa quality intelligence! Engineering is computer based with a bit of digital H/W and RF tossed in. Mostly s/w, though, but I can hold my own when in an interface working group with a bunch of double-E's. I'm a licensed amateur radio operator (hobby engineering) who's built a number of his own "rigs." Science includes work in space scienses, with a lot of breakthrough work in thermospheric dynamics, although I've done my share in ionospheric modification (analysis of data, but can't keep up with the theory) and charged-particle-semiconducter interaction (I'm almost 20 years out of date by now). As an amateur scientist, I've helped out in countless science projects, teaching kids to get the scientific mode of thought. I also read prodigiously (at times), with a hankering for earth-sciences, brain research, anthropology, and astronomy. I've got a bit of math, statistics, and signal-processing under my belt, too. Mostly picked up on-the-job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peraa Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 any need for someone with a grade in physics ? :] presently writing doctorate in astrophysics - some stuff connected with quantum relativy and stellar thermodynamics Working as programmer in astronomical research centre tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtremeskiing Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 While all you engineers and comp sci's are tinkering the computers with geordi, obrian and scotty, I will be upgrading the science labs with Jadzia and T'Pol. Go BCHEM!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorunNova Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Heh... I'm an English major... but I tinker with math and physics (among other things) on a hobbyist level ^^ I find theoretical physics immensely interesting... but I would never, EVER make a career of it, because I like literature better ^^ *sigh* What do they say about a 'Jack of all trades...'? :( Edit: My eventual goal is to be a librarian ^^' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elderbear Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 I haven't a clue what I want to do for a career yet. I'm going for a degree in maths because it's such a useful subject in almost field. Engineering sounds appealing, but it brings miserable memories of my shool work experience days in a mechanical engineering worksop - all the noise, chaos and bitterness is not good for an aspie lol. I'm kind of interested in psychology, the depth psychology of Jung inparticular, but I can't imagine a career in it. Jung is a great hobby. Getting certified as a Jungian Analyst (as well as licensed by a state board) is a lot of effort - and then you're gonna be virtually unemployable except as an academic (most clinics/counseling services want cognitive behavioral/brief or maybed object-relations). So you'd have to hang out your own shingle ... and look for people who can pay $$$ for your Jungian services - best of luck to you!!! If you've got a head for math, there are a lot of EE programs where you can bury yourself in signal processing and never have to do more than simulate a circuit (lots of old curmudgeon EEs complain about that!) - but I'd advise you pick up some good s/w experience and enough hands-on labwork to work a 'scope, multimeter, signal analyzer, etc, to build some circuits, to know how digital circuits are really analog circuits when it comes to debugging, etc ... I love the combo, though - Jung + Math = Wow!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elderbear Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Attempting to work out my missus would make me a scientist. If you succeed and manage to explain it to the rest of us so we can understand - will make you Filthy Rich!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psheldrake1 Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 any need for someone with a grade in physics ? :] presently writing doctorate in astrophysics - some stuff connected with quantum relativy and stellar thermodynamics Working as programmer in astronomical research centre tho My father could have helped you out 3 years ago. He was a doctor in astrophysics. Unfortunatly he died at the age of 93 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarneyCletus Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 I'm Command, baby! It's not that I'm better than the rest of you, it's just that I get to tell you what to do and score with the alien chicks! ...but otherwise I'm a software engineer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarneyCletus Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Ah, so your true alias is Barclay! :D Erm...well...err..yeah...I guess...uh-huh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaphodiLe Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 Studying to become a "Master of Science in Engineering", I think it's called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czernyman Posted June 14, 2005 Share Posted June 14, 2005 I'm studying for an Electrical Engineering degree. I think I'm going to be specializing in power instead of microelectronics though. I've got a friend going in to Chemical Engineering. You can make some pretty awesome stuff when you get an EE and a CE together :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beawulf Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 I'm studying mechanical engineering and space sciences, so I guess I have one foot in each field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psheldrake1 Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 I'm studying for an Electrical Engineering degree. I think I'm going to be specializing in power instead of microelectronics though. I've got a friend going in to Chemical Engineering. You can make some pretty awesome stuff when you get an EE and a CE together :D You could say an explosive combination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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