Hans-Peter Pruefer

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• November 6, 1997, on Career Guide for Engineers and Computer Scientists:

  Originally I discovered your pages searching informations for large format photography, which should be commented separately. But, as I am working in the department of mechanical engineering of our university as a former mathematician addicted to mechanical design and computer science, I'm also interested in the activities, opinions, etc of my collegues worldwide (more or less, of course). To say it loud and clear: The situation in Germany looks quite similar to your version of salary decline and politicians statements. In the last four years, the number of beginners in our department reduced to about 25% (we have now about 100 first semester students). There MUST be a shortage of engineers... However, our society does not seem to be very interested in technical personnel. From the viewpoint of salaries, our magic two letters (Dr.!) are useful for lawyers, chemists, sometimes business men (as a kind of seriosity flag), but not for engineers. To get a Ph.D. in engineering is uneconomic...