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I am a highly experienced senior draughtsman looking for a job. Available to start immediately in Electrical, Mechanical, Civil or architectural fields.

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This may be a hot take, but I love working on the day after Christmas. No one else is usually in, so I can get so much done. Who else is working today?

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How do you push other departments to complete tasks? Who does the requesting and does the task actually get done?

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What engineering / S.T.E.M. related gifts do you recommend? My children received many gift cards for Christmas and would love to push them towards redeeming towards toys with educational value.

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Whats your company's 401k match? I just got a job offer for a company that offers 12% in southern US... I thought that was crazy, I never heard of one that high.

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Do y’all have the rest of the year off? I am finding some/many don’t.

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I have a construction engineering degree, which i regret earning instead of a Civil General. Did i level the playing field by earning my EIT and passing my PE if i ever want to get into CE degree-requ… more

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Merry Christmas! What new gadgets did we get this year? I’m currently setting up my new Echo from Amazon.

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Merry Christmas Everyone!

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What is something you asked for this holiday season that reflects your engineering nerdness?

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One of my goals next year is to be a better active listener and try to summarize conversations to myself afterwards.

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Hi , I'm new in usa I'm a chemist engineer and I'm looking for an opportunity for a sponsorship thank you for helping me

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Im currently at paris , im looking civil site engineer job here . I have ten years experience in residential and commercial buildings & Indian experience only . Kindly prefer any kind of job here

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I am tecnical person and work as various engineering machine operator

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Have you ever worked with someone with a service animal? Did it cause any commotion in the office?

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Does your office decorate at all for Christmas or does it just look the same as every other day?

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At what age do you expect to retire? I know we make a lot more money than the average job within the US.

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Hi all,

I'm looking for a new job, BIM positins (BIM coordnator or manager) in Germany. Since getting tired of ghost job posts on LinkedIn, I've decided to give a try hire.

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I don't know why I am not getting the job in my field of work I have the experience and education I worked 4 and half years as plant operator I don't know what's lacking I am applying Jobs… more

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Gentle reminder for all our analytical folks out there, you can deduct up to $3k of capital losses every year so go do your tax loss harvesting 💸

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Has anyone gotten a salary increase from getting their six sigma certification? I am trying to weigh if it’s worth it.

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Has anyone here ever gone outside of engineering professionally? Or known of someone who did? What made the venture successful?

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I am most definitely taking tomorrow off. The better question is who plans on working tomorrow?

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Have you ever experienced a cultural drift at you company? What caused it? At mine, there was a change of incentives that caused managers to get more micromanaging and totally changed the dynamic.

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I sometimes feel like my boss has absolutely no idea what we do even though he has a similar background to most of the folks in the group. Have you ever experienced this and how have you handled it?

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What is the most important trait in a manager? In my opinion, it is someone that provides transparency, removes barriers, and gives opportunity to develop.

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What is a unique benefit you feel like you have from your current company or from another company you have worked for in the past?

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How did you decide to accept the job you did? Was it just for money or why did you think this job would be better than others? For me, the money was good but the work also sounded exciting.

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What keeps you motivated each day at work? For me it’s helping coworkers and getting to solve new problems!

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Have you ever had to navigate ethical dilemmas in your engineering projects? How did you handle balancing technical feasibility with ethical responsibility?

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Which non-technical skills (like negotiation, storytelling, or leadership) have had the biggest impact on your engineering career, and how did you develop them?

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This year our company fully got rid of the ability to sell back PTO hours when you’ve accumulated a certain amount. Has anyone else seen this change?

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What is the biggest pain point in your process workflow right now? For my company, it is the accounts payable process and closing projects.

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Do you feel like your company does a good job budgeting for projects or are you constantly having overages and have to request additional funds? For me, it is the latter and it really slows projects d… more

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Hi guys, im currently in UAE and im a fresher here. Im looking for a entry level quantity surveyor job, if anyone can help me with referals please let me know.......,.. Please help me

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For those who have changed jobs, why did you make the change and are you happy with the decision?

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How many of you think yearly reviews are a waste of time?

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What are your favorite and least favorite parts of being an engineer? My favorite part is the problem solving and my least favorite part is how long some projects take.

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I am looking for job related to electrical engineering in Saudi Arabia

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Do you ever check email or do any work on the weekends? I personally don’t and feel like if I do I’m putting work before my family and my life. There’s obviously one off exceptions but extremely extre… more

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