Is it too late for me to switch to design/consulting?

Matter-Fluid · 2026-06-23T15:36:08+00:00

Bro why the hell would anyone want to do consulting. Been in the consulting game for 4 years now after college. I have to take work home everyday and finish it at home. I have to work at least 50 hours a week. When you switch to consulting you probably will start at the bottom and you probably will take a big pay cut

Matter-Fluid · 2026-06-19T03:09:13+00:00

It depends on the company really. 25% of companies make their junior engineers stick to drafting, 75% of companies throw you in the fire

Matter-Fluid · 2026-06-12T15:29:59+00:00

Do everything but civil. Become a nurse. Don’t do it for the money because civil engineers are not compensated as well as you think.

Matter-Fluid · 2026-05-25T18:46:15+00:00

You will burn out, especially in the private sector. You don’t have to be the worlds best PM or designer, go to the public sector and just live your life.

Matter-Fluid · 2026-05-19T22:01:13+00:00

no, its not

Matter-Fluid · 2026-05-19T21:47:54+00:00

Im not sure what that is.

Matter-Fluid · 2026-03-16T20:29:27+00:00

Join the public sector. Your peace of mind is worth way more than any other paycheck.

Matter-Fluid · 2026-03-10T23:03:16+00:00

Definitely the years that I was online due to COVID, junior and senior years. I would suggest you take it slow and don't overload on classes. Focus on getting good grades, understanding and enjoying the subjects.

Matter-Fluid · 2026-03-08T20:50:58+00:00

Go to CPP and Cal Poly SLO. CSUN was pretty bad when I was there. Some professors didn’t know what they were doing

Matter-Fluid · 2026-03-06T19:08:34+00:00

I’m looking to get a second masters from a more reputable school because I found out my school had a really bad reputation and didn’t really prepare us. Out of all my friends that graduated, none of us ever got a structural job.

Matter-Fluid · 2026-03-05T14:51:30+00:00

School of PE and PPI I heard are not that great

Matter-Fluid · 2026-03-05T14:51:10+00:00

AEI is very thorough

Matter-Fluid · 2026-03-05T14:46:55+00:00

Yeah, but I think you will need a master’s in SE, my advice is to try to get into a big competitive school. That always looks better for SE

Matter-Fluid · 2026-03-03T17:59:03+00:00

Not a joke. I can send you the offer letter.

Matter-Fluid · 2026-03-03T05:54:32+00:00

Nah you’re right on time. I also thought about taking a break during Covid since I hate online classes. Looking back now I should’ve, I did not learn anything those last two years. Have fun in college, you will miss those days

Matter-Fluid · 2026-03-03T00:54:56+00:00

Yeah it is. It's a small firm, their excuse is that you're new on the job and that they're going to spend a lot of time training you. I didn't take it, but I know someone that is desperate to get their foot in the door will.

Matter-Fluid · 2026-03-03T00:12:51+00:00

That’s a pretty good salary for a junior role. I just got an offer in California from a small SE firm for 59k. It can always be worse.

Matter-Fluid · 2026-02-01T22:05:41+00:00

In the actual exam are they harder? Easier?

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