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Don't make me say it!
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5/17/2006
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Last time I had interview jitters was eons ago. Interestingly, a year ago I was at the opposite end of the desk, conducting interviews and peppering those NCGs with all sorts of questions that I did not have exact answers when I was at their age. Some senior citizens were also among those unfortunate who had to put up with my condescending inquisition. (Ref[1]). I wish they all had a job by now.
I wasn't paying close attention when I rushed to the lobby. The way I understood back then was that it was an employee-only entrance and I should go through other doors (At least that's what I thought written on the door. Lessons learned: It would not hurt to push a door that seems closed to you.). Fortunately I managed to get into another employee-only door when one of them was entering with me, and that nice guy showed me back to the main lobby. He wished me good luck and left. May God bless this Good Samaritan.
My interview skill was rusty and the whole interview turned into chitchat. Blah, blah, blah...
Shortly after that, when I got back to my office, an email lead me to an article that ruined my mood for engineering . (Ref[2]). Probably it does more harm than good to question the wisdom behind career choice mid-way through my life. Sleep on it.
And wandering through others' blog off-work could also spoil the rest of the day. (Ref[3][4]).
&^#@$!... Don't make me say it!
References:
[1] Interview
[2] 千千万万的IT开发工程师路在何方? , LOVELUCK, 04/12/2006
[3] Z.T. Life Sucks, Cookiezhou - MSN Space
[4] WWW.LIFESUCKS.INFO
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Books - Signal Integrity
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5/09/2006
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*) Signal Integrity Issues and Printed Circuit Board Design, Douglas Brooks, Prentice Hall PTR, 2003
*) Signal Integrity - Simplified, Eric Bogatin, Prentice Hall PTR, 2004
In the world of engineering, there are journeymen and there are masters. The above two authors definitely belong to the latter. The first book is practical at the ground level while the second one provides the rule of thumb guidance backed with plenty of in-depth explanation. I was lulled by the word "Simplified" in its title when I first start reading and my head began spinning after a while...
Some afterthoughts when my head stopped spinning:
Engineering is nerdish and mind-bogging, so it is not a participant sport to begin with. Nor is it a spectator sport as my past experience tells me. It is not even a financially remunerative business given the fact that there are far more lucrative and light-hearted jobs out in the field. So what's the point of being an engineer, or scientist in that sense? For the betterment of life?
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