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Mechanical Engineers who are highly experienced and skilled are in demand. But did you see the comments on that article? A lot of suffering unemployed engineer comments.
Mechanical Engineers who are highly experienced and skilled are in demand. But did you see the comments on that article? A lot of suffering unemployed engineer comments.
If you have a hard time in the US, which has a MUCH better job market for engineers.. what makes you think you'll be more marketable in another( 3rd world)country?
Your reasoning is just confusing me, if you aren't wanted or sought after in your own country.. why is a random foreign company going to pay all that money to work out a visa and pay you to come live in their country?
I still can't imagine that you have a hard time finding a job as a mechanical engineer. I studied Aerospace and everyone I knew who graduated (even from Mechanical) found jobs quite easily. I still think you're either not looking hard or doing something wrong.
I think I remember that you're a dual-citizen. If you were born to at least one parent who was a Filipino citizen at the time of birth, then you were born a dual-citizen of the Philippines and the US. You just have to officially declare it with the Philippine consulate that serves over where you were born. So if that applies to you, then you could work there without a work visa.
I think $550-650 is enough to have a good life, considering that you dont have to pay rent and utilities. A job would just be extra money and something to do
But like I said, you will hate it if you're not very outgoing.
My BSME was Dec 1992. Since then I've only had 5.79 years total experience doing CAD, some engineering, and technical writing. I've suffered long term unemployment in this bad economy, and I have to put a lie on my resume that I did freelance work since 2009. But if they do income verification it shows no income since 2009.
I just wouldn't work while living in the Philippines. If I do remote work it'll be less than $770 / month, so it wouldn't trigger a trial work period month.
The US Job market isn't good for a lot of engineers.
Didn't you say in another thread that you turned down jobs because they wouldn't pay you ~5K more than they were originally offering? That means you're turning down opportunities, so it's not fair for you to just start blaming the economy when you're actually just picking and choosing. What is an extra 5K over the course of 12 months anyways? Seems way better than just living off SSDI.
I'm wondering how you quality for SSDI? The "D" stands for Disability, which means you cannot work for reasons of physical disability. An explanation would be in order, since you are depending on this for your living income in the Philippines.
Do it. It sounds like you've been in a rut for a long time. It's not that bad of an economy--especially not bad enough for a BSME to have a total of 5.79 years of total experience when a lot of the time between '92 and '08 were pretty much boom years with a small slump in the middle. The economy has also been pretty alright for college-educated, especially in STEMs fields for the last few years.
It doesn't make much sense to push this on a bad economy. So get out of the rut and do something different.
Didn't you say in another thread that you turned down jobs because they wouldn't pay you ~5K more than they were originally offering? That means you're turning down opportunities, so it's not fair for you to just start blaming the economy when you're actually just picking and choosing. What is an extra 5K over the course of 12 months anyways? Seems way better than just living off SSDI.
He hasn't worked since last decade. There really isn't a question, his odds of being employed now in the US are far, far worse than when he opted for SSDI finding the 5k salary wish gap issues you mentioned. The bed has been made, time to sleep in it. The Philippines, from what he has written, has a low enough COL to allow for getting by on SSDI.
I don't think OP can work as a mechanical engineer in the Philippines. Such profession is incuded in FINL list, a list of profession ONLY for Filipino citizens. I suggest him working in Call Center though.
clb10, yes it is possible. Try to live in an outskirt like part of Rizal, Cavite or Laguna province. You can rent a house as cheap as $200 or even cheaper. Cost of living is also very cheap. Gas is more expensive than the US though. Utilities such as wifi, cable TV is pretty much the same as in the US but the quality is not so good.
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