Dear fellows: I'm leaving consulting after 30 years and going to work as a geotechnical engineer for the state transportation department. Yeah, there'll be a culture shift and protocols. Yeah, the spectrum of work may be a bit more focused, but I've always felt the geotechnical aspects of road building is a cool topic - a topic that includes earthworks, walls, deep and shallow foundations and all the stuff that makes us geotechnical engineers.
Consulting has always been interesting to me. I've even branched out to wetland creation and into construction testing (big spectrum, eh?). I'm a seeker of sorts and find interest in new challenges. I have a feeling that the DOT will re-hone a lot of stuff that the typical "land-development" geotechnical engineer/environmental dude doesn't see so often. I won't miss scheduling construction testing and wrangling with contractors.
Not that I don't like my consulting job that is. . . I was just really drawn to the DOT post. I guess I'm fortunate in light of so much employment uncertainty. I'm voluntarily leaving one job for a new/better opportunity. For that I'm thankful.
Just thought I'd tell my new geotechnical story. Wish me well!
f-d
¡papá gordo ain’t no madre flaca!
Consulting has always been interesting to me. I've even branched out to wetland creation and into construction testing (big spectrum, eh?). I'm a seeker of sorts and find interest in new challenges. I have a feeling that the DOT will re-hone a lot of stuff that the typical "land-development" geotechnical engineer/environmental dude doesn't see so often. I won't miss scheduling construction testing and wrangling with contractors.
Not that I don't like my consulting job that is. . . I was just really drawn to the DOT post. I guess I'm fortunate in light of so much employment uncertainty. I'm voluntarily leaving one job for a new/better opportunity. For that I'm thankful.
Just thought I'd tell my new geotechnical story. Wish me well!
f-d
¡papá gordo ain’t no madre flaca!
