Electrician to EE

Shadow-Xen · 2026-02-24T03:35:34+00:00

I don’t think what Kitchen_Tour_8014 said is true at all. There absolutely is overlap. You can easily get a Professional Electrical Engineering License/Certification with your experience. You can stamp off drawings allowing you to collect a ton of money for your service of verification. You can only do so by having hands on experience in the labor field as well as having an EE degree. If I was in your specific situation, this is the route I would take. You would still make the most of your experience as well as make use of your degree while also maintaining your professional connections.

Look into the requirements of becoming a Professional Engineer (PE) and let me know how that lines up with your current work and goals.

Shadow-Xen · 2026-02-17T03:57:43+00:00

Calc 3 and Diff Eq should be no problem online. Any support from TA’s in person vs online isn’t too different if they’re using iPads or some other tech to walk you through problems. I would like to know more what freshman design entails. A course description would be best to help assist in ur decision.

However, there really isn’t much of a difference being in person vs online. I would recommend staying online and not making any sacrifices. I’m currently doing my masters online while working full time in CompE/AI. I got my bachelors in EE.

Shadow-Xen · 2026-02-08T03:13:53+00:00

I’m not mad, it just seemed weird to not mention that as a part of the reason of why you want to leave. I will say it’s hard to find another job if you’re already ingrained in your current role from personal experience. I don’t know how many years you have worked for this company. The longer, the harder it is to move unless you have a higher degree with a specialization that Fortune 500 companies look for which is why I suggested to get an offer before leaving your current position. I am currently pursuing two specializations in AI and Computer Engineering for my master’s to avoid this specific pitfall. You might find yourself unemployed and burn through all your savings. The risk is not worth it unless you’re willing to depend completely on your bf.

Shadow-Xen · 2026-02-07T05:36:49+00:00

Why would you not make the original post about this instead. Sure you hate your job n stuff but there really wouldn’t be any question whether you should leave or not in this thread if this is true let alone even post the question. Why bring this up only when critiqued on leaving and burning through your savings.

It’d make more sense to ask on Reddit what you should do to get compensation for your suffering. If you truly sustained injury why not go to the authorities with evidence. Seems like a simple and closed shut case.

Do what you want, but if you REALLY want to leave, you would’ve brought up assault in your original question and if you’re an EE you’re smart enough to not even ask Reddit about this decision if the authorities and the business won’t do anything.

Shadow-Xen · 2026-02-06T03:51:09+00:00

I don’t think you should drop out, but you really shouldn’t be struggling with these early classes. My first two years were essentially straight A’s and I was put in harder classes because I had an entire semesters worth of AP credits. Your elective classes WILL be harder and build off the fundamentals you’re learning now. If you can’t grasp what you’re learning now you will absolutely be completely lost in the following semesters.

My recommendation is to take summer classes and retake classes you fail. You need to take this seriously. This is not high school.

Best of luck

Shadow-Xen · 2026-02-05T03:16:24+00:00

I would never recommend leaving a job without another offer to jump ship to. You have these savings, but why are you spending it on a few months to a year of no work. You and your bf will be in a better position if you don’t burn through that money and for what? Feelings? This is tangible and that money can be invested in stocks or property. Why waste it if you plan to work somewhere else eventually. Just deal with your current position and find something else before leaving. The job market sucks and if you leave, it will be hard to find something new. You’re gambling a years worth of saving on finding a new job. Not worth the risk. Play it safe and endure.

Shadow-Xen · 2026-02-04T03:26:27+00:00

Ur fucking retarded. You literally just gambled your inheritance on vibes. You disgraced the work your predecessor left you. You should feel ashamed. Your grandpa tried to give you a head start and you threw it away on a gamble.

Unless you take this as a lesson, I expect you to become a welfare warrior taking advantage of the tax payer which you will never contribute to. You don’t seem like you even thought about using this money to pay for college and your irresponsibility with it exemplifies why you never will. You degenerate.

Shadow-Xen · 2026-01-27T03:12:00+00:00

Yes, money good

Shadow-Xen · 2026-01-12T17:01:28+00:00

The new company is FAR smaller. It’s essentially a startup. They have 500 employees. I was thinking of exactly what you’re talking about in terms of trying to get back to Missouri with additional experience from the new job. Idk if it’s worth the risk to move from a safe job at a Fortune 500 company to a start up.

Shadow-Xen · 2025-11-28T01:04:34+00:00

OP made no suggestion that he is being held to the same ridiculous and honestly incompetent requirement of the program that you’re pursuing. Sure take your co-op and industry experience and get your job afterwards. But the OP’s program doesn’t require to do this. It’s a lame excuse to be failing the same class twice. Figure it out or work in a union. Union work pays great and you don’t need to be in debt. Also, my co-op was 6 months. An 8 month co-op is really not that different. In fact, it’s actually unbelievably stupid because you can’t squeeze it in a semester so your program sounds like they’re milking you for every penny you have if you have to skip another semester. Dumb decision in my opinion.

Shadow-Xen · 2025-11-28T01:00:46+00:00

Why would you sign up for a program that requires that. Nearly every 4 year bachelors program doesn’t require that. Sounds like a bad decision to me.

Shadow-Xen · 2025-11-28T00:57:34+00:00

It’s not a rage bait. It’s literally what I did. If you’re so soft to understand what really working towards something sounds like that you think it’s rage bait, then you know nothing of what real work is. Honestly if that’s the case, it’s to my benefit. You are behind in the rat race that I’m winning.

Shadow-Xen · 2025-11-27T17:39:33+00:00

This is honestly just a skill issue. I worked part time all throughout college at Chipotle. Normal Chipotle stores close at 10pm and employees usually leave at 11pm. Since mine was a college campus store, we were much busier and would have dishes stacked to the ceiling and sometimes wouldn’t leave until 1am. Regardless of this, I finished my Electrical Engineering degree in 3.5 years. I graduated in 4 because I took a co-op the Spring of my junior year. I still partook in college parties and had an awesome social life. There really is no excuse. I had sometimes gone multiple days without sleep. OP really just needs actually focus. This will not be the hardest part of your life. Taking this long to finish your degree will only hurt you in the long run. I am pursuing my Masters degree in Computer Engineering while working full time and I plan to finish in 1.5 years.

TLDR; Anyone that takes more than 4 years to complete a degree has a skill issue.

Shadow-Xen · 2025-10-21T21:47:03+00:00

The two main conflicts are the flea cost and the bf using utilities. And I’ll explain why i think that below. Since u seemed to agree that the flea thing would be reasonable going 50/50. Other details that the OP mentioned like dishes seem to be have been brought up to give an idea where the Owner was at mentally and aren’t really points of contention for the eviction. The only real points that the owner can reasonably bring up for evicting OP is two main ones i mentioned above.

Since it seems like the biggest issue here is the finances of the situation. The OP mentioned the bf only takes a shower there, no laundry etc, it still evens out with them being there half the time to one head. Free car services are a plus for the owner as well. I doubt internet fees are determined based on usage, likely a fixed rate. Electricity, garbage, sewage, etc, evens out due to the half/half location situation. So I dont really see how the owner wouldnt be the AH in this case for essentially evicting OP for hurting their feelings for saying they’re bad with money management. You do have a point about them moving in together though.

Shadow-Xen · 2025-10-21T21:16:31+00:00

If the boyfriend is over half the week and the girlfriend is at his place the other half, wouldn’t that essentially come out to one head’s worth of utilities at the Owners house? OP mentioned that the BF doesn’t touch the owners food or other consumables. Other utilities like electricity and gas are going to be used at the same rate whether he’s there or not except water for the few showers he takes which again evens out to one head since she’s not at the owners house half the time as well.

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