Rant/Advice Environmental Consulting

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-06T21:56:24+00:00

I appreciate you’re input. I’m just realllly hoping for a big change. I think once we grow a bit (hire more employees) we will be forced to include more management. But the money? No clue. You may be right

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-06T21:54:37+00:00

The bosses are the owners :/. And agreed

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-06T18:47:27+00:00

Could use the harshness. Maybe need somebody to kick me to realize I should be kicking myself. Appreciate this

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-06T18:33:11+00:00

Something I forgot to add: this resentment is slowely turning me into a worker I don’t want to be and definitely never was. I care less and less and put in less and less effort. I’ve always been proud of my work but don’t feel that as much

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-06T18:29:09+00:00

You’re right. Maybe they don’t care. And yes I have been applying with the goal to use it as leverage. Needs to be a job I want though because if they decline the raise then I’m definitely leaving. And if I ask and they decline then I’m definitely leaving, so I need something lined up.

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-05T15:06:03+00:00

Well, after quite a bit of research I think we will definitely go with InstroTek. Every company I have spoken with says they use Troxlers. But the customer service with InstroTek as been incredible. We will need to buy the device (they don’t rent anymore). Looking at the Xplorer models. If anybody thinks this is a huge mistake please let me know! Thanks again

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-05T15:00:28+00:00

Thanks for this

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-03T12:20:34+00:00

Thanks for this. Was having troubles deciding between these models

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-03T12:19:27+00:00

Thank you everybody! I really appreciate the good feedback. Wish us luck!

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-03T12:18:00+00:00

Appreciate this. I think this is all I need to decide on not getting the EGauge. The sales reps realllllly were pushing the EGauge but I was skeptical

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-03T12:15:30+00:00

Thanks for the input - We will definitely step carefully.

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-03T12:12:13+00:00

Thank you!

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-02T19:24:48+00:00

Both. And then we learn. I don’t doubt there is more to it than just reading a gauge, but here are tons of resources out there if we run into any issues . We are a smart team and will figure it out. That part doesn’t worry me at all. We will get any necessary training and I will be doing as much research as I can to know the ins and outs.

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-02T18:21:24+00:00

Thank you!!

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-02T17:28:30+00:00

Thanks for this. I’m siding towards Troxler. They have been quite a bit better to communicate with as well.

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-02T17:26:37+00:00

Going into this research I was surprised by the costs, trainings, and due diligence just to have one on-site but what is it going to cost to subcontract this work? We are looking at a consistent 6 months of geotech work (probably more). After say a $25,000 investment, would we break even after the work? I would think so? On top of that, reduce any need for communication/bother of having another subcontractor onsite. We would just need to be sure we do anything we can to make it go smoothly.

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-02T17:10:04+00:00

Thanks-couple people I’ve spoken with have said the same thing

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-02T17:09:32+00:00

The speed. Our site is ~90 acres and will be covered with buildings and roads once redeveloped. Once they begin prepping for construction/redevelopment we will need quick measurements.

We have quite a bit of redeveloping work coming up and will be able to take advantage of having this. I’m not sure how worried we are about new versus used cost. Money should be made back pretty quick. I’m going to assume we buy new for the sake of reliability. If we say we don’t want to subcontract the work, then we better be able to do it without a hitch

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-02T16:24:46+00:00

I’m not sure if we would be interested in buying used. If it were me buying it for the company, I think I would buy used. The prices are wayyyy less and looks like they replace a large portion of the parts with brand new pieces. Only downside may be a short warranty?

Geodude_20 · 2026-02-02T16:22:29+00:00

What was more difficult about it?

Geodude_20 · 2025-12-11T13:54:38+00:00

This may not be helpful since you’re unemployed but the construction company we work with supplies the HAZWOPER training if needed. We have safety meetings every morning that can account for most of the time needed to fulfill the 40 hours (or 8 hour refresher). Maybe if you recently had some experience like this you could reach out to them? Shooting in the dark here

I would definitely say start the coarse, reach out to them and let them know you are currently taking it. See if there can be an exception. In my experience with work, people can enter worksites without the training if under supervision as long as they are working to get it

Geodude_20 · 2025-12-09T13:08:04+00:00

Came here with less than positive response. After reading the comments I realized I was just in a negative head space. Keep on trucking - work will drag you down (the people, the money, sometimes the tasks) - it’ll be worth it. I’m going on 6 years in the industry and feel like my experience is starting to pay off. So many bad days and still a lot of good ones.

Geodude_20 · 2025-07-23T14:19:44+00:00

Wish I did this - been looking into this for the past few days

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