Any gift ideas for the fellow engineers in your life?

Chicago media agency people - what’s your company’s current RTO policy?

I’ll start:

Spark - 2 days a week mandatory in office this year, 3 days mandatory in office next year.

Anyone else feel like as you move up, you have to work even harder to justify your value to your company as you grow “out of the weeds”? Especially with the fear of layoffs looming over everyone’s heads.

We have a big project going on and I am the only point person(initiate it, did lot of work, and knows the deets well), seems like my mgr wants to get a headcount. But I want to use this opportunity to get promoted, how can I get this across? Mgr is new(they fired my old mgr), mgr’s mgr is new too(re-org). So not sure if I should/can make a case, or how.

Hey folks,
Can someone tell what is the process to hire a contractor in amex ?
I am working as a contractor since Nov ‘21

What do you fishbowlers think about the economy right now, with everything liquidating., do you think it's worth staying in financial services audit?

Hi All..Once project completed if no projects will HCL ask to relocate???

Can anyone recommend any good recruiters that focus on the MENA region?

Thinking about investing in a 3-4 unit building in Chicago (Jefferson Park, Avondale, Bridgeport, etc.). Is the upcoming winter a good time to do so?

Hey everyone, curious about pros/cons and profitability of renting out a unit long term vs AirBnB. Let’s say it’s a condo downtown in a big city, how do you figure out what’s the better option?

Thoughts on personal loans to consolidate Debt?

What is an offer of proof? How does that work procedurally?

Controversial question - what are some roles/functions to avoid at Google for ex-management consultants, in terms of potential under-utilization of skills and limited career progression? Common exit opps tend to be in StratOps, PMM, PgM/Solutions Consultant, roles in Sales; would anyone not recommend any of these roles?

Booz Allen fish…Trying to gain some data for comparison. How many people are on your admin team? How is team morale? What’s turnover like? Are employees awarded or recognized for their work? How often? What about promotions? Are they happening regularly? TIA!

Maybe a dumb question but if someone vests in a pension are they still able to rollover a lump sum into an IRA? Or is it too late? Have a client who keeps blowing me off to get documentation...CONT

Anyone find it cute when your co-workers get excited about establishing a "war room"?

How do you predict the Chinese markets will react to the Evergrande news when they open? (their markets are closed until then)

Is the transition to electric vehicles going to cause a lot of changes for civil engineering? Seems like city planning might be affected

Which subfields of engineering are going to show the most growth in the next ten years, in your opinion?

Hello i am negotiating a job offer in Toronto at the moment. I currently live in Montréal. What’s a reasonable salary for someone with 9 years experience in Toronto working for an international consultancy. Thanks!

Aside from all the usual benefits like paid vacation time, health insurance, 401k matching program, have you ever seen a truly unique business perk?

I thought I really wanted to be a chemical engineer but the reality of the day to day has been disappointing to say the least… is this a common sentiment for a first job? Do I just have to keep going to get somewhere interesting?

I recently visited for the first time the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, the stadium of the world-famous Real Madrid team, and despite being a physical engineer, I can not help but recognize that civil engineers are magicians, my congratulations to them.

I am looking for the weekend jobs in the production department. I have done graduation in mechanical Engineering and my majors were lean manufacturing and statistics quality control. I am looking forward for these job. Everyone wants experienced employee. Right now I am working in custom machining workshop.

I am a mechanical engineer and people think that because I am a "mechanical" engineer like I fix cars. It is part of the career, but it is not the same thing. It happens to others that people confuse your profession, or it's only to me?

What's the best way to approach a manager about a performance review? I've been at my company for 2 years, and I want to make sure I'm doing everything right.

Is it true that less than 20% of engineers are women, even when there are so many programs specifically focused on getting females into STEM fields? It seems like it should be more evenly distributed

I've noticed that the engineers keep their mouths shut whenever they're asked for feedback, but when they're alone, they talk about how much they wish they could change management.

Why is that?

I was just asked to relocate to a different city. The move will come with a raise and promotion, but I'm conflicted. I enjoy where I live right now and I like being close to my family. Would love some advice.

Starting a new job at Applied Materials on Monday as a Manufacturing Engineer III. I’ve been out of college for 5 years and all of my work experience till now has been in R&D for start ups and small businesses . So not only is this a new experience for me going into such a large company but also a industry (semiconductors). Does anybody has tips or advices on what I should expect as a new hire and how I can set myself up for success? Thanks!

Is there anything you wish you knew about civil engineering before deciding on your degree?

My brother recently graduated high school and wants to work for a year or two before he starts his undergrad. What sort of jobs should he be looking for that could help his resume in the future? He eventually wants to pursue engineering

Any advice for a young engineer trying to land their very first job out of college?

Any professional engineers turned professors here? What drove you to make that switch and did it work out how you thought it would?

If anyone in the US is looking for a job in the field of civil/construction/environmental engineering doing a wide variety of work in real estate land development shoot me a DM. Remote and Hybrid options.

Do you ever regret your career choice? I’m beginning to realize I may not have wanted to be a mechanical engineer after all. What other career options are there for me with my current degree?

How did you come about choosing the field of engineering you are in?