Actually, I met a Czech physicist a few years ago whose job had been to conduct chemical analyses on new products developed by various corporations. He got replaced during a downsizing and had to resort to sweeping floors in a school in Japan. Moral: “Smart doesn’t equal employed.”
The probability of getting a good job (i.e. interesting and well-paid) is the product of skill, personality, and chance. You won’t get the best-paid managerial posts, though. These are for the guys who have never understood math and sciences, but were either born rich, deceitful, or the schoolyard bullies.
Ida No over 5 years ago
“You won’t, but the smart kids will.”
Actually, I met a Czech physicist a few years ago whose job had been to conduct chemical analyses on new products developed by various corporations. He got replaced during a downsizing and had to resort to sweeping floors in a school in Japan. Moral: “Smart doesn’t equal employed.”
Spock over 5 years ago
The probability of getting a good job (i.e. interesting and well-paid) is the product of skill, personality, and chance. You won’t get the best-paid managerial posts, though. These are for the guys who have never understood math and sciences, but were either born rich, deceitful, or the schoolyard bullies.
kunddog over 5 years ago
sounds like the big bang theory episode: The Bat Jar Conjecture.
Chris H over 5 years ago
Ask the kids to calculate how much paint is required to paint a room.