Recession proof jobs (Embedded.com)
Submitted by matt on Fri, 08/01/2008 - 12:46pm.
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Article: http://www.embedded.com/columns/breakpoint/209602130?_requestid=107824
So here you go, SJ. Software folks are all set. No worries.
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What a load of crap. First, their unemployment number is outdated... its up a couple of tenths to 5.7% this month, which means its really more like 9-10%. Second, who would believe software engineer as a recession proof job? Are you kidding? Development is usually one of the first departments that gets slashed when companies want to cut expenses. And I'm not the only one who thinks that if you read the comments to the article...
I agree, Software Engineering recession proof? Hah! Some companies are generally 'recession proof', to a point. But any business that needs to cut projects or product dev will certainly get rid of developers. First to go are contractors, but FTEs are not far behind.
As long as demand exists for the company's products or services and the need exists, developers will keep their jobs.
Embedded dev is no exception.
Demand for a company's products or services are no guarantee of developer job security either. Too often these days companies will cut back on development budget because they think they can save money by outsourcing or off-shoring the work even if they really don't need the cost savings to survive.
Yes, I thought it was a strange article. Why would embedded be any different than other type of software engineering? I can be exported as easily as any other software discipline, though I think there's more of a business impact by shipping embedded development overseas if the design teams are still resident in the States. That's arguable though.