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... The problem is compounded by engineers in these disciplines frequently switching jobs to obtain higher salaries. This practice imparts a "free lance" quality to contemporary engineering employment in many fields: the emphasis is strongly on the engineer's personal advantage and advancement, often at the expense of company welfare.
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From page 48...
... The primary difference has to do with the nature of the employer. Because government is noncommercial and nonprofit, many of the features of work life that predominate in competitive industry are absent, or at least not as prominent, in government engineering employment.
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Key Terms

  • contemporary engineering
  • postwar period
  • engineering employment
  • engineering work
  • government engineering

  • ethical questions
  • work life


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