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by frantic2821 881 days ago
They tend to all become BDRs or Consultants from my circles. Academia-Research trauma is tough too
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I wonder if some just realize that they don’t like STEM. Maybe they only studied it for family or social pressures, or they heard that engineers can get paid a lot.

Anecdotally, I feel like some of my classmates had no interest in engineering. They seemed to stick around for the money or the benefits or the clout. But if landing a job in the industry became more trouble than it’s worth, I don’t see why they wouldn’t turn elsewhere.

BDR?
SDR == sales development rep: inbound sales

BDR == business development rep: outbound sales

The jobs that AI will automate away?
Will AI take an oil company exec to a strip club?
Not yet.
> BDR

Business development...representative? Role?

Exactly.