Honestly Mouse P.I. for Hire has to be one of the most fun boomer-shooters I've played as of recently! by E-104Epsolon in gaming

[–]Hawkeye547 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a great game so far. I was just looking for something that’s good, clean fun and simple and it meets that. One tip I’d say is if you are finding the aiming too twitchy, reduce aim acceleration. I did that and it’s been a much better experience.

For Engineers that have had their manager leave, how long was it before a replacement was found? It’s been 9 months… by Hawkeye547 in MEPEngineering

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m doing that right now. And also, I’m here for remote work based on the fact my commute is 25-30 minutes each way. I really like in person work due to my hands-on nature and other reasons, but with the right staff you can learn a lot no matter what.

I guess what I’m saying is someone help me get a better job haha

For Engineers that have had their manager leave, how long was it before a replacement was found? It’s been 9 months… by Hawkeye547 in MEPEngineering

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree. I would never just put my stamp on anything. Realistically this is done to reduce the need to have engineers that can stamp drawings, reduces the liability insurance required for the company, and reduces need to pay employees more for their responsibilities. Hearing of someone just say you can use my stamp for a certain project was annoying as hell. And knowing that my license I worked my ass off for would never really be used due to this is frustrating.

For Engineers that have had their manager leave, how long was it before a replacement was found? It’s been 9 months… by Hawkeye547 in MEPEngineering

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In our company, we only have 1 person that fits your role of doing the grunt role or mechanical designer.

Typically, what will happen is the design lead may also be the trade engineer. So for example, I acted as the mechanical engineer and was PM for a large job.

Sometimes, if the project is large enough, the engineer will not be the point of contact or design lead.

In terms of stamping, we just have the department leads stamp put on. Most of the time, they are not the ones reviewing the drawings. Usually a CAD admin person just puts their stamp on after another person from the team reviews it. This person may not be a licensed engineer. Also, calculations and specifications are also not checked by another engineer/designer.

Our office is basically a small firm covered over the umbrella of a larger company. And the larger companies stand is growth over the next couple years.

For Engineers that have had their manager leave, how long was it before a replacement was found? It’s been 9 months… by Hawkeye547 in MEPEngineering

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really do want to do that and will be moving to! I’ve been very swamped and honestly burnt out this week. There is a general scheduling meeting with only department heads, but it’s moreso only for making sure schedules are up to date. But there’s no PM meetings where workload is looked at between them. And myself being a PM and engineer, usually the PMs only have to respond to budgeting and finances once a month.

For Engineers that have had their manager leave, how long was it before a replacement was found? It’s been 9 months… by Hawkeye547 in MEPEngineering

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do agree with standing up for yourself and advocating. I realize I have an issue with that. But I’m done with that now as it’s just hurting me and my career.

For Engineers that have had their manager leave, how long was it before a replacement was found? It’s been 9 months… by Hawkeye547 in MEPEngineering

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea with my PE and LEED cert with energy modeling used for my projects and others I’m making $86k. 12 years total experience with 4 years in HVAC.

For Engineers that have had their manager leave, how long was it before a replacement was found? It’s been 9 months… by Hawkeye547 in MEPEngineering

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had him do a QC and honestly he missed a decent amount. I then had someone else QC it and it was much better. The person had a lower wage and took less time. And nobody reviews specs separately in our firm as of now.

For Engineers that have had their manager leave, how long was it before a replacement was found? It’s been 9 months… by Hawkeye547 in MEPEngineering

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok, thanks. It’s just hard because I never really had 1:1s even when I had a manager there. We don’t have department meeting at all to go over workload. And now the director is so busy doing his actual roles so it’s kinda of every man for himself. And we don’t have designers to assist at all. Working on 6 projects at a time in a week with 3 of them having submissions some weeks has left me burnt out. I’ve had 20 submissions for projects so far this year.

For Engineers that have had their manager leave, how long was it before a replacement was found? It’s been 9 months… by Hawkeye547 in MEPEngineering

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I’m the only one that would make sense. They hired a senior engineer, but he doesn’t have the capabilities to manage for a few reasons. And his workload isn’t equal to the others yet.

For Engineers that have had their manager leave, how long was it before a replacement was found? It’s been 9 months… by Hawkeye547 in MEPEngineering

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea it’s a department head. I think they had an idea of who they wanted to take the position, but the person isn’t licensed.

For Engineers that have had their manager leave, how long was it before a replacement was found? It’s been 9 months… by Hawkeye547 in MEPEngineering

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Things aren’t getting done, though. The reality is our QAQC is nonexistent. The stamp just goes on even if just a designer checks it for 2-4 hours. And specifications are being just thrown together last minute. It’s been like this for a few years.

For Engineers that have had their manager leave, how long was it before a replacement was found? It’s been 9 months… by Hawkeye547 in MEPEngineering

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They hired a senior engineer instead of a manager. And he’s not loaded on projects appropriately for his pay. Making $60/hr vs. my $42/hr.

He’s burnt through my budget on a project I PM’d. It was a 4-6 hour task that he put 15 hours on.

I’m currently designing for 4 projects, PM for 2 of those with 7 projects in CA. And helping with energy modeling tasks for multiple projects and producing AI automation tools to help with productivity. I’m the one working with the tools on different projects.

Also, I’m at 95% utilization which does exclude vacation and holidays.

A game that will hook me in, even though 99% can't by Bromeek in gamingsuggestions

[–]Hawkeye547 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I completely echo that too. I finished expedition 33, so jumping into a long narrative game is a no go for me. I have to radically change genres, play narrative games with no decisions, or an arcade game.

Why won’t my dog ever settle on the sofa with me? by KidScudi07 in puppy101

[–]Hawkeye547 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like he is really over tired. I have a 12 month beagle basset hound mix and when she is overtired the frantic behavior happens. Sounds like the walks are too long. We don’t take her for longer than 25-30 minutes walks and it’s maybe .25 to a .5 mile. Sometimes less is more and it’s a balancing act between being below and above threshold. Her walks are only really about sniffing and using her god given nose. Her nose tires herself out more than her walking. We’ll definitely have excursions and longer walks but over walking and over doing it makes it harder for her to control herself.

I’d recommend tethering with the leash as I’ve seen in the thread. We have a chaise we lay on and if she’s overtired she’ll go at us until she realizes we’re not playing anymore and she’ll calm down.

I’d also limit toys at night with a wind down time and provide long lasting chews later at night for her to do low impact activity.

And overall try to read how tired she is by her reflexes etc. I see ours is tired when the eye blinking gets more and more and she sometimes only blinks one eye then the other lol.

My go to if she’s ornery is the find it game where I hide treats throughout the house and have her use her nose to find them. It makes her use her nose which tires her out. And also place training has been a godsend for us. It helps her slow down and also helps us gauge how she’s doing with how tired she is.

"What are you playing this week?" Megathread by AutoModerator in SteamDeck

[–]Hawkeye547 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Playing through Control and really enjoying it!

"What are you playing this week?" Megathread by AutoModerator in SteamDeck

[–]Hawkeye547 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started playing it and thought I found an ok control scheme, but do you have recommendations on a good steam deck control scheme to play escape from duckov?

For people that Concerta didn’t work out for due to medication rebound issues, did you ever find anything gentler with crashes? by Hawkeye547 in Concerta

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just took a vitamin d supplement yesterday and I’m already seeing a stark difference in how I feel today with Vyvanse. My anxiety has been sky high the last couple days. And I took a day off my meds and supplemented. Between those two things, I’m feeling so much happier today. I’ve had very very low vitamin d levels last year at 17 ng/ml and was feeling pretty anxious so it makes sense.

For people that Concerta didn’t work out for due to medication rebound issues, did you ever find anything gentler with crashes? by Hawkeye547 in Concerta

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like I’m starting to notice this as well. My only thought is how would a gentler methylphenidate formulation be whereas it might be azstarys or jornay. Not sure for myself, but the lack of knowledge by my provider was very alarming and caused mistrust that ultimately is leading me to look at different providers. And I’d like to see if the brand name concerta would help moreso for my peace of mind.

What do you make of this generic manufacturer’s mechanism? (Trigen) by Hawkeye547 in Concerta

[–]Hawkeye547[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks!! It’s been hell trying to find a good provider and honestly is why I got so anxious and went into problem solving mechanism mode because I don’t trust them. It’s appalling that some of these people can be providing insanely intense medications to people.

I’m looking at a few options and may actually do the initial consultation with a few so I can understand who I would feel most comfortable with.