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    Keeping your Salary Confidential

    The only time I've ever gotten a 10% raise was when I changed jobs. Sad, but true. And since pensions are a thing of the past, I'm not very loyal.
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    Where has Engineering Gone In The Last 5 Years

    A map of countries that use the metic system. Sad really. http://www.metric4us.com/
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    Current Financial Mess

    So, in short, the cause of all this was the rapid increase and later VERY rapid decrease in home prices. Coupled with covering up the rapid decrease by those selling the "paper". ...and bad lending practices. Correct? Did the supply go up or the demand go down to cause the rapid decrease...
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    Raises?

    The Union got a raise. So all the salaried folks got theirs, retroactive from normal raise time. Should I be pissed at a 2.5% raise in a year that I got my PE? The PE was something that my managers wanted me to get. I think I'm making about 15K less than my potential. That makes me not want...
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    meaningless greetings

    I had to train myself not to ask a friend of mine "what's up". His standard response was "a chicken's butt when he eats". He still gets me with it every once in a while.
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    glassdoor.com anyone used it?

    This thread (http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=222190&page=1) got me thinking about a website I visited recently, www.glassdoor.com. It's a site that supposedly allows you to comment anonomously about your job, sallery, company, boss, etc.. No one from my company has any listings. I...
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    Four tens?

    My wife is a nurse and she works a lot of 12hr shifts. She likes it. I think I'd hate it. Then again, I'm working somewhere around 5-9s. Around here, you get "the look" if you leave on-time.
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    Raises?

    0% I've even gotten my PE since my last raise. Rumor is that they are waiting for the Union contract to be settled before the salery folk get their raise. Contract is up at the end of July. I work in the steel industry as an Electrical Engineer.
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    Give current boss opportunity to match better job offer or just quit?

    Most of my offers have be ~10% more than my current pay. In fact, I got into a little argument with the last head-hunter because the offer I received was exactly 10% more than my current salery as stated on my application. They were kinda shocked when I told them that my bonus pay for the...
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    Overloads needed for jib crane?

    Is duty cycle a determining factor for need? Is this in the NEC?
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    Overloads needed for jib crane?

    "AutoXer(name changed for reprinting purposes), Per our interpretation of the specifications we are not required to install thermal protection on the hoist, this is optional equipment that has to be specified by the users depending upon local codes in the area of the hoist installation and use...
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    Overloads needed for jib crane?

    There is no VFD. Only reversing contactors that are mounted on the hoist itself. It's one of these: http://www.coffinghoists.com/ecpage.html Model ECMT-6010-15 You really think I have to put seperate(hoist/trolley) external overloads on that thing?
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    Overloads needed for jib crane?

    We're installing a rotating jib crane. On the crane is a 3 ton hoist that utilizes a 2hp, 3ph, 230VAC motor. The hoist is on a motorized trolly that has a 1/4hp, 3ph, 230VAC motor. The crane uses an pendant control with 4 buttons(up, down, left and right). The crane was manufactured by...
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    OPC training

    I'm searching for some OPC training. I would like to get some training for a few of our guys(PLC techs, instrumentation/combustion techs and EEs). I'd like to have the following included: -What is OPC? -How does it work? -How to set up an OPC server? -What are the avaliable clients? -How to...
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    "celebrities" in engineering?

    So, how are those Red Bulls holding up?
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