Technical vs. management track

> Don't patronize until you know what you're talking about.

Sorry. Only part of the picture was visble to me from here. I had no way of knowing that:

> Engineering did work like that in the US, but mentoring went out when the
MBA's walked
> in.

> Most engineers simply don't practice actively past age 40 because
> 'success' means 'taking the management track,' unlike the situation with
> the law and medical practice. Lawyers can practice actively well into
> their 70's, as can physicians and in doing so they act as teachers.

Why is that so? I think this is very unfortunate. How can this be changed? I for one studied engineering because I am thrilled by the technical challenges, figurng out how to put science to work. I would like my success to be measured in terms of how good I am at that, not by the number of people who report to me. What do you think?

Sharaf Received on Tue May 15 08:14:00 2001