Depending on engineering discipline, oil & gas is another common one.
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noxypaws@pawb.social 1 day ago
Defens industry, law enforcement, and surveillance are all instant dealbreakers for me whenever a recruiter reaches out to me. And sadly that seems like the vast majority of positions for which recruiters are looking for candidates.
That or AI shit.
I’m so tired of the tech industry.
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 day ago
RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 day ago
There’s positive tech stuff out here too, bud. You’ll likely need to look for yourself though, the recruiter reaching out to you is better funded for some reason.
starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 day ago
When you’re 60 and the choice is either a permanent contract for the army or 1 or 2 years elsewhere, you’re going to choose army.
noxypaws@pawb.social 1 day ago
Nope
starlinguk@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Oh you will, you will. Trust me.
Zombie@feddit.uk 6 hours ago
Just because you sold your soul to the devil doesn’t mean others necessarily will.
If anything, doing it in your 60s is even more morally reprehensible because you should have enough world experience by then to understand what militaries truly are. Both the atrocities they commit regularly on behalf of politicians and vested interests, and the lies and manipulation they perform during recruitment to get young people enlisted.
Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Not everyone is morally bankrupt. Stop projecting
starlinguk@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
You’re not a researcher depending on funding that barely exists anymore, I assume.
crapwittyname@feddit.uk 1 day ago
Science grad with 10 years engineering experience. I had to turn down a lot of jobs before I found one that didn’t involve killing people. It took two years. I’m paid about half of what I could get if I sold my morals. Totally worth it.