On May 4, 3:42 am, Jon Kraus wrote:

Wind doesn't have to be our enemy...

Yup.

Did you get your degree in a field that doesn't pay anything? I
never understood why people do that.. Good luck..

People do it for various reasons. My undergrad was in computer and
electrical engineering. I was making good money in Silicon Valley
working for chip companies and design automation companies as a field
applications engineer. (pre-sales tech guy) After awhile, I found the
work kind of dull, and moreover, I always wanted to "do something with
my life."

So I went back to school to do something completely different: a
Masters in Public Policy. Most people are unfamiliar with the MPP
(it's only been around since the late 60s), but it's essentially a
combination of political science, economic theory, and statistics. My
program was pretty heavy on the economics and lighter on the polisci.

MPPs are supposed to be able to look at the options for a given
problem/situation, and make reasoned, quantitative analyses to
determine what's best overall.

In any case, no I don't expect to be unemployed very long, but one
never knows. As for how much I'll be earning, well, let's just say
that there is a definite tax on the desire to "do good." Non-profits
are the lowest, with government jobs coming next, and then private
sector jobs paying the best. All my experience is in the private
sector, so I'll probably end up there again. There are some exciting
startup companies in the Bay Area doing renewable energy technology.
I'm going to see what I can do at one of those!

-- dave j