Engineering

🤔 Is loyalty to your employer ever actually worth it?

🤔 Do you actually enjoy your job, or is it just something that pays the bills?

I’m not a morning person and usually roll in around 10 AM. I justify it because I'm always totally caught up or even ahead of schedule before I leave for the day. Still, I'm getting the side-eye from ...

I’d appreciate some career advice. I’m 34, a Civil Engineering student with hands-on experience in precast construction, blueprint reading, AutoCAD, and Revit. I’m also a husband and father, so taking...

Do you think engineers spend enough time learning from other industries? I think we sometimes miss good ideas because we stay inside our own technical bubble.

I made the mistake of being friendly to a new teammate, and now they're attached to my hip. They invite themselves to every break I take and get visibly upset if I grab coffee or lunch with anyone els...

What task in your role would be the hardest to explain to someone outside your industry? For me, some of the work seems straightforward until you try explaining all the constraints, tradeoffs, and dec...

My team just lost two senior engineers, and leadership announced we aren’t backfilling. They expect the remaining team to absorb the scope, but I’m already feeling stretched thin. Should I start inter...

How long does it usually take for a new engineer to stop feeling useless? After three months, I'm still taking way longer on basic tasks and require guidance. Is being this far behind normal for the f...

I'm highly likely to be let go by the end of the month due to ongoing issues with my manager. I'm facing a dilemma because I don't have a backup plan yet. Should I quit now to keep my record clean, or...

For those who work with companies who profit share, do You like it better than an “if goals are met x% of salary” type reward plan? Can you see a certain semiconductor company (if you know, you know) ...

Im 22 now and when I left school i was in college doing electrical and mechanical engineering I was there for about 3 months before i got offered an apprenticeship i got told it was pretty much the s...

Our VP just dropped a new org chart on us yesterday with absolutely no heads-up or explanation. It's a big, confusing mess, and nobody will say why it's happening. Our manager is completely clueless t...

What’s one thing that new employees often underestimate when starting a new job? In my experience, it’s how long it takes to learn the informal processes and relationships that actually make things ha...

What’s one decision-making habit that’s made you a better engineer? For me, it’s getting comfortable asking a few more questions before jumping into a solution.

If you were given one extra hour each workday that had to be spent on professional development, how would you use it? I’d probably split it between learning new tools and studying how other industries...

The Rolls Royce site in Raynesway put at least 9 people on informal pips within fpga and software departmwnt for the good part of over a year. 8 out of 9 were of Black and Asian minorities. The union ...

Have you ever inherited a project, system, or process that made you wonder, “What were they thinking?” I’ve taken over a few things that looked confusing at first, only to discover there was actually ...

The Reality Behind “Licensed Trades Only” Hiring in Maintenance Roles I keep seeing companies insist on hiring licensed millwrights or electricians for general maintenance technician jobs — even thoug...

If you could improve one engineering skill across your entire team overnight, what would it be? I’d choose prioritization—it seems to have the biggest impact on everything else.