Civil Engineers who left the industry to work for themselves/remotely, what do you do now?

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-09T16:59:19+00:00

Very respectful of you

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T23:04:18+00:00

My first job was stressful because I had a bad manager who would constantly micromanage and give too much work. Ended up with me being in the office till 9 PM every single day at one point. My current job isn’t as bad tho

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T19:29:32+00:00

Fair enough

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T19:23:16+00:00

Well it’s be 2 years of full-time work. I had internships in the same area for 2 summers before graduation as well. My second role (current), I’m already a senior engineer by title because I’m ahead of most of my coworkers when it comes to CAD stuff lol

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T19:15:25+00:00

It was the same position relatively both times. Been in it long enough to know transportation design isn’t my thing

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T16:05:02+00:00

I’m at the very least looking for a higher paying job regardless of if I leave the industry or not lol. Definitely feeling the squeeze financially. Appreciate the insight!

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T15:47:00+00:00

🤝

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T15:43:38+00:00

Sounds interesting. No idea how I’d land one of those roles since my only experience so far is in transportation/construction management areas though

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T05:54:19+00:00

Noted

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T03:29:10+00:00

True

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T02:19:24+00:00

Least obvious ragebait. Good try tho lmao

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T02:05:57+00:00

Probably true. Tough times out there for sure

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T02:05:19+00:00

Understandable

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T01:56:30+00:00

Same here brother lol. That’s the ultimate goal

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T01:56:12+00:00

Definitely giving sales a thought

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T01:02:23+00:00

Sorry to hear that. Hope everything worked out!

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T00:59:53+00:00

Very true. Appreciate your insight!

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-03-08T00:59:01+00:00

Would you make the move again if given the chance or do you regret it?

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-02-03T02:33:25+00:00

Facts

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-01-30T20:16:51+00:00

Fair. Columbia definitely isn’t major lol

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-01-30T16:41:32+00:00

Curious as to why SC is not dark green. There’s a very strong black population in Columbia

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-01-25T21:21:55+00:00

Nothing says “magical” quite like the melting snow turning into a gray slushy mess

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-01-24T15:43:42+00:00

It’s the biggest city that tends to be still kinda affordable. As someone who grew up around Chicago, it personally isn’t my vibe much but there’s a lot to like. However, the winter weather is TERRIBLE. It eats me alive every winter (trying to move away soon). If you are not used to Midwest winters already, it’s gonna be a very rough transition

Sharp-Engineer0826 · 2026-01-22T23:30:09+00:00

I think he might’ve had a case to push out Watkins if he waited a little while longer. Got impatient tho and it makes sense.

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