[bumby]

It's only a rotating pool because people want to stay in aerospace. Many of those engineers can transfer to other fields if they really had the desire. They could work in automotive, energy, oil and gas, etc. I assume they either like aerospace or don't feel comfortable enough to branch out to other domains.

Aerospace is one of those fields where many people feel like they are moving backwards if they leave because of the status/prestige attached to it.

[kelnos]

If our job-field selection process has to include "field where most companies in it aren't toxic" as a major factor, that's... not a good sign. I don't think it'd be a good result if people had to leave their field and move to another one because the culture at most companies in their field is toxic.

[bumby]

I was mainly addressing the comment about the lack of prospects, not really making any claims about the aerospace culture as a whole. However, it would be interesting to see if toxic culture may correlate with specific industries, like those who are constantly competing for low-bid government contracts or high-risk projects. It seems like it could add some added pressure.

Some fields definitely have that reputation more than others. I don't know anything about BO specifically, but I wouldn't advise anyone to go into aerospace if they wanted a low-key hipster culture.

>if people had to leave their field and move to another one because the culture at most companies in their field is toxic.

Some people do exactly this. Oil and manufacturing are examples engineers will sometimes avoid because of the culture associated with them.

[WalterBright]

Fields that are more desirable often correlate with less desirable working conditions. Supply & demand at work.

[bumby]

I don't know that I agree, unless you equate "more pay" to the same thing as "more desirable". Typically, I see the opposite where the desirable conditions (fulfillment, status, general low-stress working conditions) with what most people correlate with the more desirable fields. It seems less desirable fields have to make up for that with higher pay.