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I'd also argue the disparity in compensation between private companies and government agencies pushes top engineering talent to the former.
by nickybuzz 3y ago
I'd also argue the disparity in compensation between private companies and government agencies pushes top engineering talent to the former.
- chatmasta 3y agoDefinitely. I think there is one exception though, which is advanced weapon manufacturers like Lockheed Martin. They're a private company, so they can compete on salary, but they're also a government contractor, building technology that could only be used by military. You won't see Google building stealth fighter jets, for example. So if an advanced physicist wants to work on cutting edge tech, they're more likely to end up at a place like that for their whole career. But even aerospace isn't immune from the private sector, as SpaceX has shown.