That's because only here in Singapore do engineers get paid sh1t for the amount of sh1t that they do.
Are you sure? I do some lecturing as a guest speaker from time to time and while there is a significant number of foreigners I doubt that it is even 90%.
I think all these bad press about Engineer is not really doing our industry any good actually.
Frankly it is not THAT bad. I read somewhere that Finance people tend to say their salary is 2x what their actual salary is while Engineers tend to say 0.5x
I do agree that it is really hard to get any good local engineers nowadays, partly because of all the "bad press". Granted if you compare to the top earners in Finance/sales, engineers can't be paid that much. But I think not everyone is suited for doing Finance. If you like engineering and do well in it, I would still encourage one to become an engineer. But only if you do WELL in it.
To a certain extend I can understand them. Looking at the lousy payment they get for being on shifts or stand by, compared with the responsibility they have in such a moment, the payment is ridiculous. And looking at the statement of a government offical with regards to nurses it's obvious where this comes from. In German there is a saying: The fish starts getting smelly from the head.
Again, find the root cause. What you describe is the effect, the result of decisions, attitude, certain social and demographic developments ..
And? Does GWB has anything to say here in SG? Do you think, if there is any money to make with such research, your government would stand up and ban it? It's one way to attract investments: allowing things that are banned elsewhere.
We have senior level management personnel from parent HQ with appointments in Temasek Holdings coming to tell us that we have our jobs just only because we are paid "competitively" and yet ironically, we have local engineers leaving for rival shops in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan corporations who are aggressively offering a better remuneration package as the market expands rapidly.
What bad press? This is cold hard reality and a fact of live for many engineering graduates who embarked on their chosen course of study as a career so how do you want to suger coat it? I can't speak for other industries or sectors but I hardly doubt that they are any different but currently there is a global shortage of labour for qualified aerospace engineers and technicians especially in the booming Asian market that is rapidly expanding as China continue to rise.I think all these bad press about Engineer is not really doing our industry any good actually.
Frankly it is not THAT bad. I read somewhere that Finance people tend to say their salary is 2x what their actual salary is while Engineers tend to say 0.5x
I do agree that it is really hard to get any good local engineers nowadays, partly because of all the "bad press". Granted if you compare to the top earners in Finance/sales, engineers can't be paid that much. But I think not everyone is suited for doing Finance. If you like engineering and do well in it, I would still encourage one to become an engineer. But only if you do WELL in it.
Not sure whether I mentioned this already: when BMW and Porsche built new factories in Germany, near city of Leipzig, they specifically looked for people 50+ for all kinds of positions: engineers at assembly belts as well as management positions and administration. Simple reason: they were looking for knowledge, experience, stability and reliability of staff, low turn over. Finally, about 40% of all staff was of this age range. Beginning with 55 (female) and 60 (male) they could opt for part time contracts to slowly disengage from working life and still contribute to the company. They don't get a ridiculous high or low salary (wouldn't be possible in Germany's union-controlled labour market), but it values their skills and knowledge. Finally, these people feel needed and appreciated, maybe that's the most important but least tangible part for these people.
