MFR = manufacturer
Depends on the company.
A small company could be built around just 1-2 products or 1 concept.
Our product line is probably about 15 devices, maybe more. And that's after we've pared down some of the poor performing ones.
Even in a bigger company, there often more projects going around then you could notice.
For any size company that's been around a while. You've got existing product lines that you're maintaining and updating, design the next product line, and yet still support product lines that are somewhere between "end of life" and "we said it was end of life but we haven't fully committed to killing the product/feature off and we've still got some in the warehouse so we're doing what we can ... ".
Even if you said a product line is end of life, someone out of the blue is going to call up asking about it 5 years later.
Heck, Jagex ended Darkscape a few months ago, and people are asking for it.
And frankly, it's not just engineering.
If you get into sales and customer service, you usually need at least some knowledge of your product lines AND have good interpersonal skills.
But ... service folks have to deal with customers that are frustrated with your products or in a panic trying to get it fixed over the phone. Most customers are pretty easy going about the process ... at least the first time thru.
Sales on the other hand has to deal with meeting their daily/monthly/quarterly sales goals. If the person doesn't meet it, they aren't getting paid 'cuz: no commissions. Miss too often, and you're let go.
HR has to deal with what Service does, but they work with their clients. On top of insurance and other things they have to know.
Accounting? [insert joke]
Legal team? [insert joke about no soul]
Manager? Your boss. They have bosses too. Even if the President/CEO, they have to worry about company financials.
You have jobs that require lots of physical labor. Others dependent on the environment.
Pick what you think you can work in.
26-Jul-2016 19:43:48
