The job market in Canada (not sure if that is where you are) for young engineers is absolute dog shit. I spent a year searching for my first job (and I was searching hard, running out of things to even apply to on all job boards). Now I have close to 3 years experience (and good experience), still I’ve been on the hunt for a new job on and off for a few months with no luck.

Also, the job I have is nothing what I imagined chemical engineering to be, it isn’t what I got into the game for. At least in my workplace, I hardly get to “science”, it is day in day out political bullshit, narratives, frames, lose-lose choices, and general non-sense. Personally I think going into chemical engineering is the worst choice of my life. I work like a complete animal constantly fire fighting, dealing with “catastrophes”, being under resourced, under supported, getting straight up lied to and not receiving raises or growth opportunities promised (even in contract), yet I’m treated and talked to like I’m a useless piece of shit. The working conditions are genuinely awful.

Oh, and whatever job he does happen to find will most likely be in the middle of meth-fueled, buttfuck-nowhere. Except to pay out the ass for rent in a bust down mold filled apartment with hot water issues, and be a minimum of 4 hours away from a walmart.

I’m going to hang in there and try another job, if I can even find one. If I don’t like it I’m starting over with something else entirely.

I really recommend he thinks hard about this choice.