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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Well this is quite a fantastic discussion.

1203, I agree with all your points, but I'm not as optimistic about these space initiatives becoming incredibly successful. You hit the nail on the head about a lot of the engineering side of mission planning becoming automated. The Silicon Valley folks honestly don't care about the spacecraft, they see it as a cell tower, and are demanding solutions for mission planning that an IT guy could manage.

I love where I'm at now, but looking for more of a challenge. Maybe the answer is a gov to gov switch to something a bit more operational.

As for a mid career fed, I've seen [b]perspective[/b] employees not really value my government experience. The last job offer I had they wanted to start me off working their help line desk rather than sit with their clients I would be perfect for. Seems to be that private industry sees federal engineers as needing a bit of retooling to get back up to speed. I actually can't argue with that, but the amount seems excessive. There may have been some worry about a conflict of interest too that led into into keeping me back from clients for awhile. It is a suprising given how easy I can land interviews and job offers, but without much of a pay increase. I've applied to three places in the last 18 months.

As for my fall back net, there isn't any family to go to with money issues. However, if I'm going to take risk I thought now would be time before I have more kids or upcoming college payments to worry about. It is amazing to not have to worry about my next paycheck.
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Do you mean Prospective?  Watch your grammar especially when it comes to jobs and first impressions.[/quote]

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