tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post1546439386091333680..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: The Big Picture: ...and the hits just keep on comin'Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-32075599352350879592011-02-23T05:46:18.404-05:002011-02-23T05:46:18.404-05:00http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487038...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703803904576152543358840066.html<br /><br />yep, it's gonna keep on coming for us. >1,000 companies survey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-10941097465880843832011-02-22T14:33:14.008-05:002011-02-22T14:33:14.008-05:00I'm skeptical of the household income as a mea...I'm skeptical of the household income as a measure of increase/decrease in wealth. What if (even in these bad times) less people are living together? Wouldn't that drive the household income number down, even though individual income may have risen? If you are wealthier overall, you may have more incentive to live on your own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-67042995233677070832011-02-22T10:15:00.911-05:002011-02-22T10:15:00.911-05:00Andy Grove was right. New ideas don't create ...Andy Grove was right. New ideas don't create domestic jobs anymore. China owns the solar and LED markets, and they control the rare earth elements needed for hybrid motors. Any innovations here will only end up over there.<br /><br />This "innovate to win the future" stuff is like gunning the engine to get out of the mud. We need some sort of traction before R&D does anything more than create more jobs overseas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-50475552714185517192011-02-22T09:10:17.152-05:002011-02-22T09:10:17.152-05:00A5:46: I guess I'm suggesting that oil/gas emp...A5:46: I guess I'm suggesting that oil/gas employment prospects might be trending up, as opposed to consumer products/health care. I hope that's clearer than my post. <br /><br />But yes, we (the American innovation sector) have to be attempting to create new value. Dunno where -- if I did, I wouldn't be a bench chemist.Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-58282626715422419982011-02-22T08:46:51.297-05:002011-02-22T08:46:51.297-05:00@CJ - OK, crystal ball, tell us what the next grow...@CJ - OK, crystal ball, tell us what the next growth sectors WILL be. Let me see if I can add to your list of "local maxima" or declining chemist positions: oil / gas, dyes, mid-level synthetic organic / pharma / biotech, coal, steel, paints, other consumer commodity chemicals.<br /><br />So, are we putting all our eggs in the "solar materials" basket? E-ink? Nano?<br /><br />As America moves towards more service and less industry, what do us "physical scientists" do? What's left to make?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-19454075753339279532011-02-22T08:45:22.850-05:002011-02-22T08:45:22.850-05:00Which "skills" from the financial sector...Which "skills" from the financial sector don't transfer over? Being a scumbag POS with no ethics or morals? Gosh, how terrible that people who are trained to only view everything in terms of dollars and cents can't find work. Good thing they haven't infiltrated the pharma sector yet. Oh wait.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com