Questions about USPTO
Hello there everyone, throwawayaccount here, I just have a few questions for those working at the USPTO. For context, I just graduated and started work on my masters program (i.g., at a T30 university in the US as Im from the Carolinas), currently I hold a undergrad degree in Library Science with a dual major in Computer Engineeing, and pursing a masters with a focus on secure programming.
For obvious reasons and not sure if USPTO managers or recruiters are on this sub, I wont give out specifics as some information I might give will be altered or fake (i.g., but the core ideas are present).
My tiger parents have been pushing for me to get a job and half assed made me apply for the USPTO; to be honest I was very suprised when I was given a job offer and was excited (i.e., patent examiner in computer engineering) as I thought the skills would be transferable or I could stay in federal employment work.
Only to realize how disappointed I was when I found the job was not in technical specifics of the patent itself (i.g., looking to make sure its not BS) but rather the law and terminology of it. My east asian parents say a "job is a job" and skills can be transferable, but is it really? I lurked on this sub and saw many examiners say if I am in this job more than 6-12 months it will be outright difficult if not impossible to find employment in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Security Engineering ever again.
[1] How is the current state of the USPTO environment
[2] My family friend currently holds a 1b1b apartment tment near D.C. as her work as a import-export broker officer for several companies, shes offered me to stay there as she knows rent is tight but "job is a job" according to her logic.
[3] How stressful is this job for a young adult? If your not that strong in legal analysis and review and its a different fortitude from you?
[4] I know my tiger parents are saying that after a year It would be possible for me to do a lateral employment transfer to NASA, NOAA, NIST, CISA, DARPA, RAND or any other major department/firm...or is that really the case?
[5] How would you recommend a new hire to start this job or navigation of it?
[6] Is it worth to take this job?
[7] Could I make this work?
Thanks, everyone.