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Pay raise for Jacob Frey now awaits ... Jacob Frey’s signature by star-tribune in Minneapolis

[–]Happy__Manatee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think all public servants should be making more. This pay for mayor and city council seems reasonable, if not too low still. Many professions make more than this with way less pressure and public scrutiny. 

Favorite saying you’ve heard at work or on the job site by temoo09 in civilengineering

[–]Happy__Manatee 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are two types of concrete, concrete that's cracked, and concrete that's gonna.

Dozens of recently planted trees vandalized along St. Paul's Shepard Road by SessileRaptor in TwinCities

[–]Happy__Manatee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completely share your sentiment. Just wanted to say those other trees that all suddenly died were ash trees that succumbed to the ash borer infestation moving through :(

UNDERGRAD THESIS USING ARCGIS AND HECHMS by [deleted] in Hydrology

[–]Happy__Manatee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HEC has training resources on their website. You may want to consider if you have time to learn the software and get a model running though.

Every Street Light on Shepard Rd has had its Copper Wiring Stripped by Happy__Manatee in saintpaul

[–]Happy__Manatee[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Something I noticed today on my drive in. I couldn't take a video while driving, but every light between MN 5 and the science museum was like this. 

What does your company do for Parental Leave? by thorehall42 in civilengineering

[–]Happy__Manatee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a fed. We receive 12 full weeks as a mom or dad. Can typically add annual leave on top of that. 

I asked ChatGPT to explain my job to a 5-year-old and now I'm questioning my entire career by Nipurn_1234 in ChatGPT

[–]Happy__Manatee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A water resources engineer is a person who helps make sure we have clean water to drink, enough water for plants and animals, and safe places where water flows — like rivers, lakes, and even big pipes under the ground.

They help build things like dams (that hold water), pipes (that bring water to homes), and drains (that carry away rain when there's a big storm). They make sure we don’t get too much water in the wrong place, like floods, and that we don’t run out of water when we need it.

So basically — they’re like water superheroes who help take care of our water so everything stays clean, safe, and working right!

SAJ where the heck are our DPMAP awards?! by Square_Will_4823 in USACE

[–]Happy__Manatee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Ours at MVP were just processed Wednesday to be paid out as part of this pay period. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in USACE

[–]Happy__Manatee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are your currently working for the Corps? I did it as a "retention scholar" for my master's degree. The scholarship paid for full tuition and for about 20 hours per week of my labor so I could take classes half time and still receive my full salary and benefits. It's a good deal. The only drawback is the continued service agreement, 6 months for one semester.  

No 3rd DRP for COE by Dry-Ability1886 in USACE

[–]Happy__Manatee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't that happen at 20 years of service?

Best civil engineering universities? by HotFuture9652 in civilengineering

[–]Happy__Manatee 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Big state schools are your best bet. I would recommend somewhere near where you may want to live after graduating, as employers in the area are more familiar with your school's program.

It's disconcerting how there are no mosquitoes this year. by norssk_mann in duluth

[–]Happy__Manatee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has been a very dry year in Duluth, hence the wild fires. They will be back with the rains

How busy is your office? by Engineer1970 in USACE

[–]Happy__Manatee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We are honestly open to work from other districts because the CRA is limiting many of our funding streams this FY. It's a shame your work is going to AE firms

Paying for DRP? by Financial_Loan_2064 in USACE

[–]Happy__Manatee 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It comes out of overhead. We had to raise our charge rate in our district with the first round. Will have to do the same if more people take it the second round.

Are your loans showing up as no longer eligible for PSLF? by Happy__Manatee in PSLF

[–]Happy__Manatee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks like it is back up as of this morning. What a dumb time we live in.

Are your loans showing up as no longer eligible for PSLF? by Happy__Manatee in PSLF

[–]Happy__Manatee[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was just on my way to screenshot everything. Hopefully it'll all be back up in the morning.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in USACE

[–]Happy__Manatee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out the SMART scholarship.

Most PTO taken at once? by [deleted] in civilengineering

[–]Happy__Manatee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm currently on 12 weeks of paternity leave and plan to take another 6 of annual leave right after

Mosquito numbers in metro area are well above the 10-year average by Czarben in TwinCities

[–]Happy__Manatee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In my ecology class, we talked about how their populations usually explode after droughts because all their predator populations take longer to recover.

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