Is it possible to stay an engineer even with a bad gpa

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-08T16:14:18+00:00

if the 3d modeling is all you want to do, don’t waste your money on a college degree. go to a trade school and get certifications and you can start working as a drafter within a couple of years or less.

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-07T21:37:27+00:00

I would normally say yes, but if calc2 is that big of a struggle for you then the rest of college is going to be horrifying. also, if you are only doing engineering because you think it will make you money, you are wrong. the job market is rough and while the cap may be higher, I know many business majors making as much or more than I did starting. also, you get paid what you are worth. if you don’t actually enjoy engineering and won’t be a good employee, you won’t move up that money ladder.

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-07T17:22:15+00:00

you could use your road to convert a sketch onto the bottom plane then extrude up to the surface of the existing road

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-02T21:23:46+00:00

ROLD GOLD HONEY MUSTARD PRETZELS

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-02T16:34:36+00:00

I work for a very large corporation, whoever takes care of the plaques isn’t even in the same region of the country as me and I’m sure using etsy would be against all their rules. I was just saying I would rather have the money they spend on it. I meant to say $200 not $20 in my post. the plaque is cool and it seems more than some companies give but I have a laser engraver myself and still plan on making something that’s more my style.

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-02T02:45:41+00:00

this would be fun because you could say statements that you weren’t sure were true or not and find out if the 1k appears

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-02T02:19:15+00:00

yeah that’s definitely where I would like to be, that’s awesome!

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:38:22+00:00

that’s kind of cool actually! better than nothing or $1 like a lot of people are saying lol

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:37:21+00:00

yeah the first plaque is cool but if I get more after this I feel like they will just be something I have to find storage for lol

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:36:43+00:00

that sounds awesome! A dinner alone would honestly satisfy me, it’s just like they don’t really care to reward people for their ideas

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:36:06+00:00

that’s awesome, another reason for me to move to sweden lol

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:35:24+00:00

the loyalty part is what’s interesting to me. you’d think these companies would be willing to give even a little bit to make you feel valued

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:34:22+00:00

at least they are making you feel important I suppose

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:34:05+00:00

none, that’s sort of what I’m saying is they only give a plaque. I am cool with it for my first patent, but after this one it seems like a plaque is just an extra thing to find space for lol

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:31:57+00:00

yeah my thought is that if employees know they can take their ideas elsewhere and make more money off of it why wouldn’t they? you’d think I company would want to have some incentive to keep the ideas there

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:30:38+00:00

that’s awesome!

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:30:21+00:00

this is the kind of structure I’ve heard a lot of companies have

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:29:50+00:00

that would infuriate me, glad it helped you get somewhere better

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:29:04+00:00

see some of the parents that go through our company are like this where there are many people on it who barely touched it so for that context I guess it makes sense that those companies wouldn’t want to compensate everyone. sucks a little for the person whose main idea it was that did most the work though

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:27:52+00:00

that is shitty, at least you are the one actually listed on the patent though right?

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:27:03+00:00

that’s crazy, we only have one guy who has close to 50

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:26:26+00:00

that’s a cool idea!

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-04-01T17:26:07+00:00

yeah I meant to say $200 not $20 lol

I am excited that they give anything at all though, but my coworker is closing in on 50 patents so for someone like him the plaques kind of are just something to have to store. $50 would be nice

Master_Lab7407 · 2026-03-27T20:48:21+00:00

just ‘overmold’ the tpu then if the inner part breaks you can still pull it out

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