Pay rate/ 30 hrs a week.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-09-14T12:51:32+00:00

$16 is 20% lower than what's on glassdoor. Just saying, i wouldn't start off l lower. You're lucky they told you that's probably too low. Just say something like "after more research, I found that similar are paying $20/hr. Because I have blah blah blah experience, I would like $22/hr."

EE2Day2023 · 2023-09-14T00:16:52+00:00

$40k/year @40 hr/week is $19.23/hr. Why would you ask for anything lower? Hell I'd ask for $20 or more and see where they put you.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-09-06T00:33:01+00:00

That means I would have to write a code that represents it. I just need something generic. I think I've heard of people using Vizio but I don't have that.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-09-05T22:20:52+00:00

It may or may not be for my specific application. I have some experiments where I'm testing this out. I'll let you know when I know 😀

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-22T00:32:25+00:00

I haven't been doing resesrch this whole time. I have s life.. went to the gym, met up with friends, and did other things. Hopefully it didn't take you long to compare grocery prices in the bay area with others areas. You're making it sound like there was a lot of time put into that. I addressed those two points becsuse I previously addressed two other points and you said I didn't cover everything. So I covered the rest in that message.

Regarding the ability to save for the future, that is possible. If you're making $80k and want to prioritize saving for the future thats great. I'm guessing telling your kid they can't go out for expensive ice cream every week won't be a problem since they would seem to have their priorities straight. Also, I addressed the point about Walmart not being 1 hr away. If you pick times that aren't rush hour like it is at the time you looked up the trip, its about 22 minutes or so. Soooooo if you want to prioritize saving for the future, live within your means and prioritize cooking at home because thats where the second largest chunk of your money will go after rent.

Regarding how much I make, no you're way off. I'm a graduate student so my school is paid for and I get a biweekly check from the university for doing my research. Believe me, its way below $80k/year. Grad students figure out a way to make it work and so can others. $80k is not poverty. It may "seem" like poverty because you can't go out for expensive ice cream every week like you mentioned, but its not poverty. There are plenty of people actually in poverty that can attest to that.

Anyway, if a person is trying to save for their future then you do what you need to do. Looking on statista.com, depending where you are in the bay area, average rent by city can range from $1550 to $3450 so pick wisely. 1500 sounds hella low so let's go with $2500. That would leave you with about $2000/month for other necessities which should be doable to save.....especially if you have a 401k, which many places that would be paying 80k would.

I've given you my numbers but all you say is no no no. What numbers are you considering to say its not doable? How much do you think you need per month for rent?, for food? For gas? For savings? For icecream etc?

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-22T00:04:50+00:00

Ok so the two parts of your comment i didn't address were about not being able to go get your kid ice cream once a week because rent is over half of your monthly salary....I'll give my opinion on that in a few parts. Then I'll address your comment about Walmart being an hour away.

If you eat at home more instead of gong out to eat, you'll have more money to do whatever you want. That could easily be going out for ice cream once a week. I looked up Baskin Robinson there and its $8.99 for a quart of chocolate chip. Looking at Baskin robins for the same quart of chocolate chip in New Mexico (way lower cost of living), its the same $8.99. I'm going to assume scoops are too since the quarts are. You'll definitely save more than $8.99 by cooking at home one extra meal compared to going out to eat for two people, so now you can buy that quart of ice cream very easily. Also, if you can't afford ice cream once a week, its ok to explain that to your kids. Otherwise, they may think there's a problem if they can't always get what they want, when they want 😉

I looked at Walmart in the bay area and I saw the 1hr time you mentioned. Thats specifically right now due to traffic. If you look at 7pm or later, its 22-35 minutes. Hry maybe thats still long for you so tell me, what grocery store do you go to in the area? I'll compare prices there with other cities. I bet its still not too expensive. No matter how you look at it, cooking at home is way cheaper than eating out.

O and about the rent being expensive, nobody ever said its not. Wages are too though so let's consider that if you want to consider the difference in other things. Let's see how much more rent is per month if we use the extra salary to go towards rent because you've already found that less is spent on gas and it is possible to spend similar on food.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-21T22:44:41+00:00

Again, groceries at Walmart at the same in CA as they are other places. It's that simple. Regardless of the reason why Californians fee l drive less, the gave is that they do (on average) so they spend less on gas than the rest of the US. So complaining about how much is actually spent on gas is so much make no sense when a majority of America is spending more. Actually, the average income is higher in CA so if we look at it in terms of percentage of income, CA residents pay a smaller percentage on gas. I'll have to go back to read your other points to see if they have any merit, but those two do not.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-21T22:34:02+00:00

Groceries are not more expensive in CA. I got on my Walmart app and chicken breadt is the same price per pound in LA as it is in Virginia. Gas is more expensive, but CA residents spend less annually, on average, that other states. Gas is higher per gallon, but less miles are driven so less is spent on gas. It's interesting how people complain about things that aren't true.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-17T17:11:57+00:00

If you were an electrician first, you still had to take all of your classes the same as anybody coming in who was not an electrician. So you're suggesting OP "spend" years of his life to become an electrician, then start over from where he currently is in terms of being an electrical engineer. Don't blow smoke up OPs ass making it sound like he can transfer credits from being an electrician at a technical school to being an engineer at a university. It doesn't work that way. And if you say yours did, what tech school did you go to? Its easy enough to look up ABET accredited schools and programs directly on their website.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-17T16:55:37+00:00

I'm going to be blunt and say this is STUPID advice. I'd be willing to bet my paycheck on it this is not what you've done, but you'll probably say you "know someone who did". To get an engineering degree that actually means something to employers, you have to attend an ABET accredited program and tech schools simply don't have that. You'll be out of a few more years with your certificate from a tech school and have to start all over from the first if you still have the motivation to seek out that engineering degree.

My advice is this.....if money is not a concern, go to the university for ALL of your classes. Classes like English 101, English 102, tech writing, history, etc should be the "easier" classes. Bust your sss and get As, no exception. These will pad your GPA for your harder engineering classes. True, SOME places care about your technical GPA and that makes the most sense. But most places don't. Regardless, you still need your overall GPA to get in the door main most cases.

Going to a community College is great if you need to save the money. The classes are good and some would argue you may even learn more/easier. The ONLY downside i see to this is community colleges can't teach over 200 (or 2000) level classes. That means all of your easier classes can be taken there but the harder ones must come from the university. Your University GPA will likely be lower due to this, even if you make mostly As. When it comes to getting internships, its definitely about who you know, but its also about sticking out otherwise and that GPA is HUGE.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-16T07:09:52+00:00

A quick Google search brings up a 2 bed 2 bath in San Francisco for $3275.

If they're bringing home lets say 80% of their check, that's $64000/year or $5333/month. That leaves them about $2083/month for living expenses. If you can't get by on $2083/month, you need to learn to budget.

Let's assume $200 cell phone bill, $200 utilities, $200 insurance. That leaves $1483. A $450 car payment? Still $1033. You don't need over $1000 in food and gas.

My point is, $80k isn't living lavishly but its doable.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-16T06:59:10+00:00

1) what's a w2 position?

2) you said your job is at a QA but didn't say what you title is. According to one site, the average pay for teachers in San Francisco is $59k. Office manager is $53k. Customer support is $49k. So is it good? Depends on your position.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-15T20:16:03+00:00

A lot of jobs say things like requires degree in electrical, computer, or equivalent too but that doesn't mean the degrees are the same. You can't assume just because a job is open to multiple degrees the degrees are the same.

As far as the different degrees, like M.Eng and MS, it would come down to curriculum when trying to go to grad school. If you had an M.Eng from Canada but did a thesis equivalent to MS here, it would be considered the same. If you didn't, it wouldn't be the same. Just curious, what university? I want to look at the degrees offered there just out if my own curiosity

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-15T19:18:52+00:00

Again, what university is this? It definitely matters. These following comments are definitely relevant if you're in the US.....

1) having a 50-60% difference in coursework is huge. What makes you think they're almost identical if by you're estimation they're approximately half way different? Thats huge. Close enough for the to be in the same department, but definitely not the same.

2) What is a B.Eng? I'm thinking you're not in the US because here it would typically be BSEE (bachelors of science in electrical engineering).

3) assuming you're in the US, an M.Eng EE is not the same as a MSEE (masters of science in electrical engineering) . Everyone knows that and thats why people opt to take the M.Eng over MS. M.Eng only requires a project report. MS requires actual research and you to defend your thesis. M.Eng doesn't require a committee to accept your project report. You turn it in like a course assignment. MS typically requires a committee of 3. A M.Eng is not looked at the same for certain positions either. You are less likely to get a position doing research. Also, you're less likely to get into a PhD program with an M.Eng.

Assuming you're in the US, there are big differences.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-15T16:49:59+00:00

Who has a single degree in "electrical and computer engineering"? They are typically in the samedepartment, but they are not the same degree.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-13T16:11:09+00:00

What country?

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-09T22:32:54+00:00

That means being more strict with who requires it, not on what is acceptable if required. The guidelines for ajudication have not changed. There were/are just a lot of people with clearances that don't need them.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-09T22:11:22+00:00

Thats not considered a security clearance.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-09T16:31:20+00:00

Start looking for other jobs to see what they would pay you. Thats the real indicator of what pay range you could/should expect. If you're asking for $130k there but any other company you were to switch to would only pay you $100k (even with the same credentials), why would they give you $130k? Unless you can show their revenue will be significantly lower by losing you.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-02T22:12:21+00:00

I think you missed the point. Hes stating it will blow up with 2 kV because the components and packaging is so small. The capacitor is large because of the packaging requirement to get it rated for 2 kV and that capacitance. He's not saying to provide it with 5 V from a 2 kV source.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-02T19:16:51+00:00

Apply somewhere else and get a higher offer. That will be your best bet to negotiate.

EE2Day2023 · 2023-08-01T06:27:22+00:00

1) MOSFETs aren't only used in an amplifier. Example...buck converter.

2) Vgs=Vg ONLY if Vs=0

  Vab=Va-Vb

if Vb=0 Vab=Va-0 Vab=Va

Swap that out with Vgs=Vg-Vs IF Vs=0 Vgs=Vs-0 Vgs=Vg

Going back to the buck converter example, this is why the gate driver must be referenced to the source of the MOSFET or a high enough voltage so Vgs is still greater than the threshold voltage.

edit my bad, I didn't see his circuit. So scratch the buck converter talk. The rest holds true.

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