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Re:Electrical engineers on the brink of extinction threaten ... by wink on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @06:59AM (#32149858)
Matches my experience 100%. I'm a Software Developer in Germany and more than half of the EEs I know went into software because it was better money and a lot more available jobs, which might be even more important. We don't get Silicon Valley money here after all.

Oh, and also the scale I guess. I worked at a startup that did Hardware + Software. One hardware team (6-8 people), 5 software teams (~50 people).

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Re:Electrical engineers on the brink of extinction threaten ... by c3bkr on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @04:59AM (#32163148)
Software is not even paid that well in Germany, I can't imagine EE salaries. There probably are some well-paid engineering positions for EEs there but mostly in very hard-to-get positions at Daimler, BMW, Bosch etc. Typical engineer is forced to work at a very low paying Mittelstand.
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