Its not a matter of being fired. I'm still around because they need me. Many others have fallen already, including some supervisors. We are at bare minimum which means, everyone does their share of work plus the work of all those who have been laid off.
If the economy doesn't turn around soon more cuts could be on the way. Sucks. Once out of a job, its going to be almost impossible to find a new one with this market. Perhaps I can change careers, no more High Tech, no more R&D, no more Networking. Its too competative nowadays.
WARNING: to all those who will start College next year, or who are still in college, DON'T GO INTO ENGINEERING! You'll be wasting your time and money. There are already too many people in that field and they have EXPERIENCE.
RANT:
I envy those kids who went to College with me and graduated with Bio, Chem or Phil degrees. A college buddy who went into Chem, got his pharmacy degree. He says, now the starting sal is like over 100K and he could find jobs anywhere he wants to work.
The chick I knew with the Bio degree is now a Doctor and the guy with a Philosophy degree is now a lawyer. None of them seem to have problems with finding jobs. To think they didn't have to take courses like Signals and Systems analysis, Computer Architecture, and a ton of Math courses that I tried to convince myself I enjoyed when I took them. What a waste of time.
So for anyone who's thinking about their future, think more about where you would like to live, then pick a career that would allow you to live there comfortably. I mean who needs an Electrical Engineer, Computer Engineer or Computer Scientist in Farmersville, CA? But every city will need lawyers, doctors and Pharmicists. Well, I'm proud of those people. Think I'll go back to school now that I know better.