After 30 years in design, I applied for engineering manager role.

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I applied for an engineering manager role this month. First time taking this sort of step in my 30 years in design.
I was asked, at a previous job, if I wanted to apply for a engineering manager post and declined. This time I said yes when asked.
But it also a case when I don't lose regardless the outcome. Well, except that getting the promotion means moving to Maryland. But our daughter is up there.
Too soon to know what will happen. But I have the blessing of my manager and his boss too.
I'm thinking we will keep the house and either rent it or have my son and his GF move in and take care of it, rent a room to one of their trusted friends. They are mature enough now to not destroy the place with partying and I can keep my hardware here until SCOTUS overturns all the AWB's and bans on standard mags.
Besides, we may never see a house the size of ours, 3000+sf, 4br, 2.5bath, for $100/sf again. Already have $100K in equity just due to current price hikes.
If I don't get the job, I still get to do what I love doing. RFIC Design.
 
Good luck. Salary must be pretty nice to move to Marylandistan!
 
That all sounds great (except for Maryland). RFIC design should be a nice slot to be in for a while to come too!
Congratulations!
 
I wish you luck, but there probably isn’t enough money to get me to MD. Spent enough time there for work over the years. And i’m not even considering the gun issues. Maybe i stead of moving get your daughter TFO of there. Just my opinion of course.
 
Where in MD? You could probably live in VA, PA or WV and commute.
 
skiles said:
Good luck. Salary must be pretty nice to move to Marylandistan!
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My current salary is in the range, but should be a good bump as the top end of the range is $50K above current.
Our daughter is up there too.
Son will store anything I can't bring up there yet. Hopefully SCOTUS does the right thing such that all that can come with.
 
CZfool68 said:
I wish you luck, but there probably isn’t enough money to get me to MD. Spent enough time there for work over the years. And i’m not even considering the gun issues. Maybe i stead of moving get your daughter TFO of there. Just my opinion of course.
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Her first job out of college. 6 figures. Loves what she does. She can't even tell me what she works on. :D
 
JohnFreeman said:
That all sounds great (except for Maryland). RFIC design should be a nice slot to be in for a while to come too!
Congratulations!
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I started out in commercial. Literally 100's of millions of mobiles devices out there with components I designed in them going back to the Motorola Startac. In my current work, quantities are much lower. :D
 
Congrats, and Good luck. I'm currently stuck in middle management quality assurance. I absolutely miss getting my hands dirty in bio world, getting splashed with all the nasty stuff, etc. I console myself by daily reminders that i'm ensuring a better and safer work environment... but when you watch the workers screw up day after day, it's hard to not jump in and do it yourself.
The pay will probably be a lot better though, so there's that to appreciate.
 
fishgutzy said:
Her first job out of college. 6 figures. Loves what she does. She can't even tell me what she works on. :D
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well i'm jealous...
then again, cost of living down here is a lot lot lot lower than most places.
I just had somebody try to recruit me to where he started working. he's getting 85, and i'd be making more than him... but it wouldn't be worth the time driving, and relocating to the apex area right now is not economically viable.
 
fishgutzy said:
I started out in commercial. Literally 100's of millions of mobiles devices out there with components I designed in them going back to the Motorola Startac. In my current work, quantities are much lower. :D
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Did you ever design anything for the iDen line?
 
Scsmith42 said:
Did you ever design anything for the iDen line?
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Not directly. But could be off the shelf through distribution.
Got a component is over 100M Samsung Galaxy S series phones. It became one of the most copied antenna tuner switches. Our competitors said they could not do it. Then they all discovered they could after we did. Ha!
 
good luck.
hope you get what you want.

personally, i have turned down "advancements" to DC, Baltimore (Mt. Airy), and others.
the 40% bump + benefits was not enough to endure the Maryland situation.

however, our son lives/works in the DC area.
(number-cruncher contractor for the Chair Force)
makes big bucks. pays loads of taxes. plenty left over.
 
Good luck. Condolences, if you have to move to Marylandistan.
I hope the management responsibilities don't take you too much away from the hands on design work that you love.
 
fishgutzy said:
Interview scheduled for next Monday. Two of the people are the same folks I talked to from Shanghai back when they first recruited me.
Both got promoted The manager slot is one opened by the promotions.
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Man, you got out of China in the nick of time!
 
Update:
I got the call today. They are offering me the job. At first I thought I did not due to the way they have notifications set up. Got an automated reply saying they were going forward with another candidate. Found out that was because they had reorganized the reqs.
So anyway, I'll be storing some things with my son for a bit. Might try to get a a non-resident carry permit before I complete the move up there. Either way, I want to be sure I don't run afoul of their unconstitutional laws before they get smacked down.

In the Heads Up department, we'll have to sell a lot of stuff since we will be substantially down sizing up there.
Also, will be selling the house. For those who might be interested, we are in Burlington, NC. The house is just over 3000sf, 4 br, 2.5 bath. 300+sf home office and high ceiling den in the addition the previous owner built. Den has 5 channel surround speakers built into the 45 degree ceiling. The sound is phenomenal.
No listed yet as we have work to do and the written offer has not been sent yet. Just the verbal over the phone.
 
Update. House listing went live last Friday afternoon. Showings started Saturday. Offer came Sunday 6:30AM.
$25K over asking and $15K due diligence.
Our agent said she was told that the buyers said "this is it" as soon as they walked in.
Gotta wait for inspection report.
Inspector was a damn bull in a china shop. Separate post on that.
He also did not even try to see if the gas fire place functioned. He simply made some not that it did not work. So I sent a video clip showing it lit up.

Movers scheduled for September 26. Check my post re our nice Traeger Smoker that will cost too much to move.
 
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