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  1. ee2002

    Career shambles?

    If I were you, I would look into an entry level position in the electrical construction industry. It's not that technical so you don't have to remember a lot from school to do your job. Also, taking the FE test and becoming an EIT ASAP would be good for this career route. As soon as you get the...
  2. ee2002

    Raise promised, but never given...

    It sounds like the first company you worked for was pretty good. Why did you leave the first company? A big increase for jumping ship? I worked for a small firm much like yours and the owner talked about how he saw a future partnership with me. We spoke of it on a couple of occasions. Also...
  3. ee2002

    Company Perks

    The bottom line is that PE's typically work hard to obtain their license and in turn usually have a great work ethic and work hard for whatever company they may be working for. This being the case, I would imagine they would want to be compensated fairly, and by fairly, I mean they would be...
  4. ee2002

    Bringing Business to the Company?

    Thank you all for your responses. I apologize for not being more descript. The plan is NOT that I would simply be handing these jobs off to some higher up manager. I write the proposals and figure project budget, manage the projects, engineer the plans and see the project through to completion...
  5. ee2002

    Bringing Business to the Company?

    Hello all, I am an employee at an engineering consulting firm. I am starting to make some contacts and am working on bringing new business to the company. I am meeting with some potential clients to tell them a bit about the company, myself and handout a company resum. When I start bringing my...
  6. ee2002

    Engineering fee vs. Drafting fee

    If your billing time by the hour, then the billing rates should definitely be different. Engineering billing rates should be higher than drafting.
  7. ee2002

    Project Engineer billing rates and multipliers

    I work for a small firm that uses 3.0, but they will go higher if they can.
  8. ee2002

    How many hours do you require of employees?

    I agree with swivel63. It is not even worth it for me to work 50/week while getting paid time and a half for overtime. It would definitely be worth it to work a steady 50 while being a partner/owner of a firm.
  9. ee2002

    How many hours do you require of employees?

    I am not a business owner. From an employee's perspective, a standard 50 hour work week would not go over well with myself even if you paid me time and a half. At a certain point, time is just worth way more than the extra money you get from working overtime. On the other hand, if you are...
  10. ee2002

    Stress at Work

    Once in a while you have to say no. Sounds crazy, but it works quite well.
  11. ee2002

    Structural Eng salary

    I think you could get a better deal somewhere else. I am electrical, but I would guess that a new grad in Civil/structural should start out at 40-45k. Especially in SoCal where housing is far from cheap. I do not know you're work ethic or how indpendent you are in the workplace, but never the...
  12. ee2002

    Side Jobs, non-ethical?

    BJC, My situation is a little different. The moonlighting is fully disclosed to my employer and it was even agreed I could use the company's resources to do this work provided I pay the company a percentage of the project fee. I would think that this situation ties the company to the project...
  13. ee2002

    Side Work Insurance, or not?

    Here is my situation: My boss has given me the opportunity to do "side work" on my own time. In return for using the company resources, I'll pay my boss a percentage of the project fee. My boss said that if I wanted to stamp my "side work", I would have to obtain my own liability insurance...
  14. ee2002

    Side Jobs, non-ethical?

    BJC, Please note that if an engineer stamps plans, his/her name is on the seal of that stamp. I would think that, in the event of a lawsuit, someone could go after the personal assets of the individual who stamped the plans. The difference between this scenario and someone selling the wrong...
  15. ee2002

    Side Jobs, non-ethical?

    rday, Are you stamping the plans on your side jobs or does your boss put his/her stamp on your work? If you do in fact stamp the side work plans yourself, does your company have to buy additional coverage for liability associated with your stamp, or are you covered under the umbrella of the...
  16. ee2002

    Water/Wastewater Engineer Salary

    Whyun, How does the size of the firm relate to the salary? Do smaller firms pay more or less than larger firms?
  17. ee2002

    How to turn down a promotion/extra responsibility?

    Kenat, I say you should stretch yourself as much and as often as you can. I do not think you lack confidence, but you may be trying to steer clear of failure. Until you take a chance and push yourself beyond your own expectations, you will never know how much you are capable of. Good luck.
  18. ee2002

    Retention Strategies

    csd72, Yes, that is the sad truth that some companies do not take the initiative to pay their people competitive rates, or maybe they do not realize they are not paying competitive rates. Either way, the employee must make the intiative to get paid what they are worth. Bottom line: If you don't...
  19. ee2002

    Worst case scenario?

    rlee53, I read that same book and tend to agree. The experience shows that you can be a man to wear many hats and that experience and skill set that you gain can take you far.
  20. ee2002

    Structural Liability Insurance and Moonlighting

    Donphillips, Are you saying the EJCDC documents can limit your liability to the amount you collect in fees? If so, I assume you can be taken to court regardless. I wonder what the chances are that you would have to cough up more than the contract was worth. Which document is it?

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