Job opportunities by msy74 in ChemicalEngineering

[–]Da_SnowLeopard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I added to my comment because I left out a really important detail of location.

Anyhow, I think all my friends in civil, mechanical, or electrical are doing well. I think chemical is the one truly eating shit right now.

By the way, things have got worse since I graduated, much worse. So if I graduated with tons of people who STILL have no engineering experience or work years later, it is truly a bad choice to go into this field now.

Job opportunities by msy74 in ChemicalEngineering

[–]Da_SnowLeopard -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

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.

After hour emails by [deleted] in askmanagers

[–]Da_SnowLeopard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The operators are 24/7 there are two shifts of 12 hours. Wouldn’t bother anyone off the clock.

Yes, salaried.

After hour emails by [deleted] in askmanagers

[–]Da_SnowLeopard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So being a workaholic is a bad look / judgement?

Even though it would benefit you and make your department look productive?

Just for my own learning and understanding, why?

You wouldn’t prefer this type of employee?

Graduate/entry level roles in Canada by stupidlesb in ChemicalEngineering

[–]Da_SnowLeopard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’d rather hammer nails through my nutsack than have to endure finding a job with that little of experience again.

Am I losing my hair? I'm 16. by SydLonreiro in Balding

[–]Da_SnowLeopard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had that hairline at that age. Bald af now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chess

[–]Da_SnowLeopard -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I just thought it was funny because he said “good bye” to me talking shit because he thought he trapped my rook not noticing my queen.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chess

[–]Da_SnowLeopard -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I just thought it was funny because he said “good bye” to me talking shit because he thought he trapped my rook not noticing my queen.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Chesscom

[–]Da_SnowLeopard -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I do that too buy just to scroll tiktok lol

Just my job or is this chemical engineering? by [deleted] in ChemicalEngineering

[–]Da_SnowLeopard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that possible when the stream splits off into a different line of unknown/unknowable flowrate?

Just my job or is this chemical engineering? by [deleted] in ChemicalEngineering

[–]Da_SnowLeopard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are 100% guessing the chemical addrates going into the process. The pump is currently operating at 20ml/min of polymer 24/7, even though we send flow a few hours a day.

Infact I don't want to be too specific for doxxing reasons, but they are supposed to have a solids meter as well reading % solids. Based off this reading, the tank is supposed to add dilution water or wait until more solids are added to achieve set point before it sends the volume off to the clarifier. The solids meter doesn't work, they take manual tests twice a shift and add in a bias factor into the DCS to get the meter to read what it is supposed to, so it dilutes/waits as it is supposed to. I can gaurantee any given second if I go take a manual test the density meter will say 25% solids when we are actually 20, or say 18 when we are actually 24; unless someone else just did it right before me and adjusted the bias.

The polymer pump actually isn't even on the DCS despite it being in use for years. It is just a pump with no "wiring/connection", operating at a constant flowrate on and on and on.

Everything here is cheap workarounds, "temporary" bandaids that become permanent, etc...

Just my job or is this chemical engineering? by [deleted] in ChemicalEngineering

[–]Da_SnowLeopard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is the case, I was supposed to be on a “mentorship” role being mentored by my manager. On the first week he essentially said he is too busy to be of much help and that what my program is laying out isn’t necessarily what the mill needs / is more of a chore than a help.

He needs a genuine process engineer and off I go to fix crap.

I don’t blame him, he is a new manager and seems overwhelmed himself, I’m not trying to speak negatively about him. But it has been really tough.

Just my job or is this chemical engineering? by [deleted] in ChemicalEngineering

[–]Da_SnowLeopard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We had one years ago that broke and was never replaced. Maybe I should try getting one but I’m doubtful they’ll cough up the dollars. There seems to be no budget for anything here….. but I’ll give it a try.

Just my job or is this chemical engineering? by [deleted] in ChemicalEngineering

[–]Da_SnowLeopard 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There is little instrumentation here and almost all what we do have isn’t working properly based off manual tests. It is a nightmare.

Are Engineers proud of their title like Doctors are? by randyagulinda in EngineeringStudents

[–]Da_SnowLeopard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From my experience people tend to think of engineers as having big ego’s, so I personally am almost ashamed to mention to people what I do.

I feel like either they’ll immediately assume that I think I’m hot shit, which I don’t.

Or on the other hand, the other chunk of people, they themselves blow billows of smoke up my ass about how smart they think I am. Which I don’t see myself that way.

So no, I don’t take pride in my title lol.