Advancement is easy because titles are meaningless. Can someone really be called a Senior Engineer if they only have 5 years of professional experience? Many lead engineers are exceptionally arrogant and simply don't have the experience to be arrogant or to be a leader. The best bridge design engineers have practical hands-on field experience. T.Y.Lin has almost none. Designs are academic and impractical. If you want to design expensive, hard to build bridges, this is the place for you.
Meetings quickly become shouting matches between egos. Forget proper engineering - Culture dictates, if you say something faster and louder than the next guy, you must be right.
Money, office size, titles, and fame are more important than getting it right or good engineering ethics.
Salaries are very low when compared to other firms. I didn't realize it until I looked around.
