C_Arthur t1_iuv16fe wrote
The thing to consider here is job security. They may make 20-30% less than someone doing comparable work at a silicon valley company but it's largely government contracts that make the job security rock solid. We will see the silicon valley tech industry lay off employees and definitely slow down pay increases as we go into a recession at some point in the next decade where the defence contractors really don't.
bionicN t1_iuwdla9 wrote
it's not 20-30% though. more like 50-100%.
Thoughtlessandlost t1_iuwh91y wrote
The job security is not there I don't know what industry you're talking about.
The second your contract you work on is up you better already have another position lined up at your company or else you're getting let go.
It's normal to see companies shrink by thousands of employees when their larger contracts wrap up and the last units are delivered. You'll still make parts for repairs but that production line is getting shut down.
When shuttle ended half the aerospace industry disappeared.
Working in the defense and space industry, every single senior engineer will tell you to make as many connections as you can so that when the program you're on gets cancelled or finishes it's contract you have somewhere else to go.
Xaqv t1_iuvv0ti wrote
The crux of the matter is, despite the economics - morally, the wrong end of a gun is both ends.
Ya_Boi_Rose t1_iuwhpdq wrote
Aerospace isn't only defense jobs. There is a civilian space industry
Xaqv t1_iuwzlfp wrote
To paraphrase G. Harrison , “Everyone has choice when to and not to absolve themselves of perceived malfeasance. It’s you that decides.”
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