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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (43108)5/8/2013 11:31:05 AM
From: longnshort3 Recommendations  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 85487
 
"As a manager of many years we used BS degreed kids largely in technician roles. Some blossomed and advanced far up the technical ladder. But most of the high level engineers are PhD's. When they arrive at their new company they hit the ground running and need far less supervision of their work which is high level."

my son's buddy is a biochemical engineering working at a bio tech firm, he said awhile ago they hired two PHDs, after 2-3 weeks both were fired, they didn't have a clue, they never worked before and didn't know where to start



To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (43108)5/8/2013 4:06:00 PM
From: Bearcatbob6 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 85487
 
I was a project manager delivering electronic systems to process industries. Over the years my experience with PhDs was that they were not suited for the basic blocking and tackling - where the real work gets done. Their role was in basic research - not commercial projects.

Bob


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