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Re:U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce by hammock on Saturday May 20, 2023 @11:35AM (#36012782)
That’s an hilarious story because the asshole professor ends up being right, a naive optimist (the supposed reader) gets a dark surprise, and all students involved get reasonably happy endings.

Could be a Hollywood movie, if you fill in the gap between the penultimate and ultimate paragraphs with some interesting action

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Re:U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce by hutzlibu on Saturday May 20, 2023 @02:34PM (#36014421)
The professor told them after they already invested years, they will end up unemployed. They did not, because their skillset was valuable somewhere else.
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Re:U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce by hammock on Saturday May 20, 2023 @03:04PM (#36014636)
Unemployed as a semicon guy. I doubt the professor meant they wouldn’t get a job as a fry cook
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Re:U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce by hutzlibu on Saturday May 20, 2023 @03:17PM (#36014733)
The way op told the story, the professor meant what he said to humiliate the students (despite he likely knew, they would be wanted in other professions). And a fry cook is not quite comparable to a software engineer.
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