employment

[Rob]

----- Original Message -----
From: Martin Czech <czech at Micronas.Com>
To: <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 2:52 AM
Subject: Re: employment


> Absolute shameless plug:
>
> www.micronas.com (yes, I know, not very funky)
>
> is looking for a lot of qualified Dipl. Ing, MS, Dipl. Phys., Computer
> science Physics etc. etc. According to european way, a degree in science
> or engineering is needed.  Don't hesitate if it is chemistry or anything
> else "strange".  Concept dept. has integrated a lot of "strange" people
> in the past, it is not so much your special education that matters,
> but your ability to think the before unthought. And: at least for our
> Design dept. diy soldering background is very much appreciated.
>
>
> It is a medium/small size business, in the Black Forest, Germany.
> Where France, Switzerland and Germany meet.
>
> Certainly not the kind of shiny, high tech tv spot stuff, but once you
> get accepted, you've got an incredible ammount of freedom in your job,
> like nowhere else. At least that is what I experience. 30% of the staff
> is french, so integration of other nationalities is no problem, this is
> what we do all days.
>
> Fluctuation rate is very low, most people stay in here until retirement!
> So there seems to be a kind of positive attitude towards the company.
>

Yeah, the US used to be this way, but, for example, I work for the largest
TV manufacturer in the world and it *used* to be that you stayed until
retirement. But, nowadays, they wait until you reach a certain age and try
to get you to take an early out as the old managers retire and new managers
come in and do not want to deal with the "old-timers" who won't allow
themselves to be belittled and insulted. So out the door goes all our needed
tech and info. We usually end up hiring these guys back as consultants at
about 5 times the price just to keep operational. Somehow this is *better*
for the company, as the corporate zombies always mutter under their breath
while they are walking away from you after being confronted.

I love my job, but I am tired of managers fitting the stereotype. Having a
Korean hardliner for a boss doesn't help either. We get along, but his
management style is purely empirical, which works well in dictatorships, the
military, and prisons.

Rob