There are many web pages, Usenet newsgroups, O'Reilly books, conferences and organizations that deal with the technical issues engineers face. When it comes to non-technical issues, there is much less information out there. We believe neglect of non-technical matters has contributed to problems like overwork, unpaid overtime, low pay, decreasing job stability and even unemployment among engineers.

Nothing combats these problems better than engineers communicating with each other. When engineers join engineering organizations like IEEE-USA, SAGE and WashTech, they often learn and receive help about technical matters. All of these organizations have performed other helpful tasks, such as perform surveys which share information about salaries, and other matters. Some of these organizations take stances on anti-engineer legislation in Washington, often pushed by the ITAA. WashTech and IEEE-USA have been advocates for engineers, although because of pressures from corporate sponsors, the IEEE-USA has moderated it's position. We believe engineers communicating and organizing, be it formally, informally, in person or over the net, is a good thing. Our primary focus is on non-technical matters.

Organizations - There are many engineering organizations in existence. They run the gamut from big ones like IEEE-USA, all the way down to your local Linux user group.

Federal law - Almost every year since 1990, federal law has been passed pertaining to "computer professionals". None of it has been good for computer professionals, it has almost all been bad. Read about bad laws which have passed since 1990, and bad laws which are being proposed

Forums - Some of the places you can talk about these issues