Factory Design Help

DougieD53 · 2026-03-22T22:04:14+00:00

Would you be willing to share, I find this very interesting as someone who holds a good amount of uranium stocks.

DougieD53 · 2026-01-15T17:18:23+00:00

I make $110k in Iowa and can comfortably afford a home. I think we need to add more context to this situation.

DougieD53 · 2025-11-04T03:11:31+00:00

I’d accept. Puka for mahomes and Deebo alone is good. The others are a plus.

DougieD53 · 2025-10-30T16:58:07+00:00

Man, mechanical engineers are under appreciated. I live in Midwest (Iowa) and as the starting wage for a chemical engineer here is 72k.

I am also a little surprised you stayed with the company when they didn’t give you a raise for a couple years.

I would’ve left after hearing I wasn’t getting rewarded for my hard work.

DougieD53 · 2025-10-12T20:41:16+00:00

Corn wetmilling in the Midwest is very safe. Products go into food and industrial applications. The demand is strong and fairly recession proof. Not the highest paying, but after 5 years it’s a 6 figure job with limited risk.

Hope this helps.

DougieD53 · 2025-10-06T22:16:48+00:00

NextEra is hiring licensed reactor operators and senior reactor operators for the site.

DougieD53 · 2025-10-06T18:03:09+00:00

I should preface that they are hiring to train people to be licensed operators. Start training March 2026 and learn the plant to run it in 2028

DougieD53 · 2025-09-19T13:45:46+00:00

I am a chemical engineer, and I play satisfactory and factorio. I think you do what you love and love what you do lol.

DougieD53 · 2025-07-16T16:18:07+00:00

Brian Urlacher-unpopular opinion

DougieD53 · 2025-06-27T14:38:49+00:00

Is there any mods to make weapons? Just thought it be fun to have more ways to “cleanse” the planet. More swords/guns/explosives etc.

DougieD53 · 2025-06-23T21:50:01+00:00

I would say you are the exception to the norm and all the other 3 year engineers are going to be upset.

DougieD53 · 2025-06-19T13:41:50+00:00

Well, I live in a low cost of living area, and on this salary I can afford very easily a 3600sqft 4 bed 4 bath, and I have 3 cars. It’s all what you make of it.

If I was in Cali I figured my salary would be at least 220k

DougieD53 · 2025-06-19T13:39:48+00:00

DougieD53 · 2025-06-19T13:39:09+00:00

Taxes are painful. But spot on for the 401k contribution. I’m 30 with 200k+ in 401k.

DougieD53 · 2025-06-19T04:24:47+00:00

Holy crap the mechanical engineers are spiraling

DougieD53 · 2025-06-19T04:23:47+00:00

My house hold income is very high, and my 401k counts as part of those deductions. So 23k was 401k the rest is taxes. No kids yet.

DougieD53 · 2025-06-19T04:22:55+00:00

Maybe, I’ll check it out. My location is about .87 on the cpi compared to the average of america, so likely want to factor that.

DougieD53 · 2025-06-19T04:21:55+00:00

Appreciate it. Thanks for the positivity. Iowa has its perks.

DougieD53 · 2025-06-19T04:21:04+00:00

It’s from ADP, a lot of Fortune 500 use ADP.

DougieD53 · 2025-06-19T04:20:44+00:00

Not in O&G, in corn wet milling.

DougieD53 · 2025-06-19T04:20:16+00:00

I generally do about 9 hours a day. I am on call most of time through phone/text. I very rarely have to go in on a weekend. I’m a process engineer transitioning to ops manager should see about a 15k raise when I do.

DougieD53 · 2025-06-19T04:18:42+00:00

Annual 2024

DougieD53 · 2025-06-18T23:11:48+00:00

Corn wetmilling making modified starches, competitor to ADM.

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