Twoballcane- Interesting post and certainly a good point.
If engineers don't design a system correctly, we can cost our clients thousands of dollars (or more) per hour in lost productivity .
Some days we may think we're the smartest engineer we know, other days (hopefully fewer!) we might...
We're a food/beverage OEM. Rates are similar to whats posted,
$150 for a Director/Special Service (new process design)
$125 for a Sr Engineer
$75-100 for design/drafter (As I recall).
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Erik
MO P.E.
Not sure what this has to do with 'improving myself and getting ahead in my work'. There are several websites from which to garner this information.
That aside, your 'poll' will be skewed by not taking into account parameters such as location, company sizes, and the fact that some respondees...
"I always find it amusing that people quote Darwinism is in favour of selfishness (not you SG) - the most succesful animals are very communal. Bees, bacteria, and termites and ants will be here long after we are. "
This works when all members of the community contribute to the success of said...
I'd be quite surprised if all but a few people didn't experience this at several times in our lives. Here's a thread that I started three years ago, albeit under different circumstances, but some of the feelings (and I presume responses) will be similar. thread732-94653.
Since in my current...
Carl,
I had six years in the Bio/Pharma industry, but never saw a standard, per se, that everyone adhered to. Even P&ID symbols, although largely ISA, were different among engineering houses.
Are you a consultant/contractor? If you are starting from scratch, I'd follow the end user...
We had a CAD Drafter that would nap at lunch. It was widely known and seemingly accepted as his immediate supervisor knew all about it. It was the running joke during his tenure. His last name was Brick and his head was built like one. As an aside, one of the elder CAD drafter took a...
Generally speaking, big(ger) jumps in salary come from outside your current organization. That's not to say you can't make inroads within your organization. Salary changes between job changes were two to three times what my yearly review raise netted me.
Before looking for a new job, look for...
Producer of stress:
The entire order entry and engineering system, or lack thereof. The lack of participation of long term employees to do anything than the 'head bashing in a brick wall' that they've done for years.
Coping mechanism:
Making sure all my 'stuff' is in one sock, doing the...
Jpankask gave you a great list of books to get. For studying, I'd use most if not all of whats mentioned, however for test taking, I feel that less is more.
I bought a host of books from ppi2pass.com and used perhaps half of them. The Lindeberg books are a must, and the reference manual sits...
...for the breakdown of the test questions; it will really help with your plan of attack.
P.S. Don't bring a suitcase full of references, you'll *never* use them all. I brought in one backpack (~10 books) and used only 3 (Cameron's Hydraulic Data, Lindberg's ME Reference Manual, & Marks Std ME...
"Buy a motorcycle!"
I like the concept of a motorcycle, but while working in the ER, there is a reason we called motorcycle riders "organ donors". Even a 2000 lbm car versus a motorcyclist is no contest, but risk my life in a daily interaction with the 5000+ lbm SUVs driven by some who can...
...doesn't suffer, then why make the move? $300 a month won't touch a decent car, insurance, gas, and maintenance! The fact that you don't have to *drive* the four hours a day is nice. From my viewpoint, the job, benefits and pay would have to be top notch or perhaps I'd just have to have a...
preludemd
I did this same things a few years ago while I was headed to visit some friends. Unforunately, nothing came of it, but I still think it's a good idea. I would give the company plenty of time to respond to you and set up a suitable time and place to meet you.
My experience have been...
RE: Labor Law (from my lawyer-friend who talked to a Labor Lawyer in his firm):
"Ok. Here is brief legal overview of labor law. If you fit within the three exempted employees that do not receive overtime, then they do not have to pay you. They are administrative, executive and professional...
As I recall it was mostly in English, if not 100%. I know that I practiced many problems with both units of measure, just to be on the safe site.
With six months to study and depending on your state of readiness at this point, I would set aside ~4-6 hours per week to work on your P.E. I'd...
