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What sort of consulting do you do?
embedded systems engineering. or, that's what i did before this whole thing. neither the firm that went tits-up or the one that fired me had any idea how to sell that sort of work so i've just been doing whatever for three years.
funny thing is there are tons of huge companies around that need embedded systems engineers... but they don't take consultants.
The EE program I was in had a strong embedded systems focus. Now I’m an EE in construction. It’s not glamorous but there’s a ton of money in construction. Have you considered a pivot? Ohms law is pretty universal.
Also, I’m not trying to be callous. Sorry you got laid off. That sucks.
i've been pivoting constantly for 10 years. i've been in automotive, mining, power transmission, electrification, ~~IoT~~ sorry, Factory 4.0, monitoring systems... right now i'm looking into simulation, manufacturing and rail.
and thanks, i didn't read it as such but i appreciate the gesture :)
robotics?
could be interesting. not a lot of that nearby though.