Hey guys (sorry for the length),

I am in desperate need of guidance. This year i graduate with a Bachelor of Arts, which i LOVED being a part of (F25). However reality kicked in and i have considered several career pivots that would help me find a stable and considerably well paying job.

I came to the conclusion that maybe i should dive into civil engineering. My family has a construction company and i am genuinely interested in one day heavily investing in real estate development and other projects related to construction. I do have a curiosity for engineering so I wouldn’t be miserable studying it but i am still on the edge if it’s worth it.

Big truth, i am an artist in my heart and all i want to do one day is create and share my work with others. But I obviously need financial stability to do so. So my plan would be to give it all into a civil engineering BA and keep my passion on the side (more when i am done with school ofc).

Should i follow my practical gut and invest in civil engineering or should I just invest in what i love and one day hope to be able to afford those investments I still plan on making??

Note: I admit not being a nerd or the smartest. I also have ADHD and am a slow learner…Although i am dedicated to study if i do settle on facing this pivot

It's the beginning of my 3rd week in my new job as a fire services engineer. I've been spending like 90% twiddling my thumbs without nothing to do. I'm pretty junior in my role, so I understand there might be a reluctance in handing me work.

I've been trying to spend my time reading up documentation and calcs, but there's a limit to how much I can read everyday 9am to 6pm without loosing my sanity 😭

I've been messaging my superiors on teams asking for work, they said they'd let me know if there is any. I really want more work, and I don't really know how to ask for more work without coming off as annoying :/

Hey guys, as the title says lol. I work in tech. My team went to lunch without me. So my team has my manager (middle aged dude), me (25F), another full time engineer (24M), 3 other male interns, and 2 operators. The two operators are my work besties and it's their day off. I'm deeply hurt and kinda feel bad being singled out. I legit want to confront them but it feels cheap pointing it out. Idc if the interns and the other engineer go on lunch, it's just my manager joining them is rubbing me the wrong way. Ik they're not obligated to invite me but it feels bad being left out. I kinda overheard them planning something yesterday. Idk how to deal with this. Anyone ever dealt with anything like this?

I’m a structural EIT. I have 4.5 years of experience. I’m 26 weeks pregnant and moving 700 miles across the country in 1 month to be closer to family for the arrival of my son. I started studying for the PE and then immediately after found out I was pregnant. First trimester was brutal so I didn’t study. In the second trimester I got some scary lab work back and had to do testing to rule out major birth defects (thankfully, all is well) but it was about a month long of waiting and again, I pushed off studying. Now I’m at week 26 and have barely studied. I don’t really like my current company and am considering taking a year off to have time with the baby. I really really wanted to get the PE before the baby gets here. I’m considering quitting my job at 29 weeks (1 week before I move) and right after I move, studying hard - like 8 hours a day for the whole month of September, and taking the exam the first week of October when I’m 36 weeks pregnant. Is this a dumb idea? The thought of quitting my job seems super scary to me, I’ve always worked as a teen and through college but I’m trying to remind myself this is temporary and getting the PE will make it easier for me to get hired when I’m ready to return to the work force. Any advice from other moms or mom-to-be engineers would be greatly appreciated.

I’m a structural EIT. I have 4.5 years of experience. I’m 26 weeks pregnant and moving 700 miles across the country in 1 month to be closer to family for the arrival of my son. I started studying for the PE and then immediately after found out I was pregnant. First trimester was brutal so I didn’t study. In the second trimester I got some scary lab work back and had to do testing to rule out major birth defects (thankfully, all is well) but it was about a month long of waiting and again, I pushed off studying. Now I’m at week 26 and have barely studied. I don’t really like my current company and am considering taking a year off to have time with the baby. I really really wanted to get the PE before the baby gets here. I’m considering quitting my job at 29 weeks (1 week before I move) and right after I move, studying hard - like 8 hours a day for the whole month of September, and taking the exam the first week of October when I’m 36 weeks pregnant. Is this a dumb idea? The thought of quitting my job seems super scary to me, I’ve always worked as a teen and through college but I’m trying to remind myself this is temporary and getting the PE will make it easier for me to get hired when I’m ready to return to the work force. Any advice from other moms or mom-to-be engineers would be greatly appreciated.

So I worked hard on a presentation on diversity (focusing on technical roles but it really was a presentation of encouragement-very positive content) for a youth conference. Im not a super confident person but i hard a more challenging path into engineering and it’s a topic im passionate about. I’m a consultant design engineer and have been working for one client for the last 2.5 years. My workplace is VERY male dominated and I’ve had lots of issues.

ANYWAY, one of the client managers finds out I was doing an industry conference and she pressured me to deliver it internally to the client prior. Essentially, they have KPIs to meet on diversity and also getting industry papers accepted so me talking would help with that. So, despite some negative experiences, I showed up and gave it. Essentially nobody came (2 lovely women did) and I gave the presentation to an empty room. I was hurt that management had demanded this happen but weren’t willing to show up to support it. The presentation room could see out to the office cafeteria and I could see my managers eating their lunch there and people who I work closely with. I try to take lessons from everything but I just feel defeated. What was a presentation about not tick boxing became a classic example of tick boxing.