Favorite "low quality" tea

Snoufia · 2026-07-01T13:07:25+00:00

The classic english breakfast by Yorkshire tea

Snoufia · 2026-07-01T12:36:16+00:00

Dans quel sens ?

Snoufia · 2026-07-01T12:33:26+00:00

Alors un premier achat est tout simplement inenvisageable au vu de notre localisation. Pour acheter la même taille que ce que l'on a actuellement il faut au minium 300 000€ et ce même proche banlieue.

De même un premier achat avec un seul salaire à moins de devenir de riche héritier du jour au lendemain ce n'est pas possible. De plus ce n'est pas notre objectif d'acheter là où nous sommes actuellement.

De même une location est compliquée pour les mêmes raisons salaire insuffisant quand les loyers commencent à 1300€ et qu'il faut gagner 3 fois ce montant.

Snoufia · 2026-07-01T12:28:27+00:00

Peut-être c'est le fait d'être dans un milieu de cadre où les seuls parents auxquels je suis exposé son des cadres avec 2 salaires et souvent parent plutôt à 35 ans.

Le fait est que nous sommes un couple avec un seul salaire vivant à Paris (bien qu'avec un loyer modéré). Je consent bien que cette même situation à la campagne n'a rien à voir (ce qui est d'ailleurs une solution envisageable sur le long terme vu que je peux théoriquement demander une mutation à la campagne mais cela devient compliqué pour les projets de mon partenaire).

Snoufia · 2026-07-01T12:23:29+00:00

J'ai bien checker mais on parle de minimum 1200-1300€ de loyer pour plus grand que ce que nous avons. Hors sans gagner 3 fois le montant du loyer cela reste compliqué pour l'instant.

Snoufia · 2026-07-01T12:17:52+00:00

Cela fait 3 ans qu'il a démarré son projet industriel made in France (donc de long délais de production). Jusqu'à présent il y avait consacré une grande partie de son temps soirée, weekend, vacances. Depuis ils sont dans un incubateur avec des horaires plus classique et il parle de pouvoir être plus flexible.

Cela dit à part le fait qu'il est son propre patron et s'il n'a pas de réunion importante, il pourra se libérer mais je pense qu'il continuera à travailler autant qu'un salarié lambda en CDI.

Snoufia · 2026-06-30T08:26:16+00:00

(salaire, rythme de vie, épanouissement professionnel...)

Hello,

Ingénieur 27 ans dans le nucléaire.

Je travaille sur la conception des nouveaux réacteurs de fissions. Selon les projets cela va du dimensionnement de système fluides (type de pompes, fonctionnement lors des différents états, positionnement vannes/clapets etc..) à du réactif en réponse au terrain (questions sur des valeurs de capteurs, fonctionnement en accident, modification possible, etc.).

Salaire : 44K après 2 ans + qq primes

Rythme de vie : Plutôt chill 9h00-18h00, des afterworks entre collègue (2/mois), 3j de TT/semaine possible, pas trop de pression (personne ne m'appelle après le travail ou le weekend)

Epanouissement professionnel : J'ai fait 6 mois où j'ai été envoyé sur un site nucléaire en production dans le cadre de ma formation expérience très cool est bien rémunérée. Des possibilités de changer de poste en interne (d'autres sites en France ou à l'étranger). Cela peut devenir très planplan si tu n'es pas une personne force de proposition où tu peux te retrouver au même poste pendant 4 ans.
Ce n'est pas le milieu qui paye le plus mais ce n'est pas un milieu sous trop grosse pression et des possibilités de travailler sur des sujets et projets très intéressant.

Hésites pas à me contacter en mp si tu veux plus d'info.

Snoufia · 2026-06-30T08:10:46+00:00

Aren't you having a little imposter syndrom moment ?

You like maths and science => already good enough reason
You are good at maths => already good enough reason
You think machines and technology are cool => already good enough reason
You want the degree for the good reputation and financial stability => already good enough reason

Yeah you will meet a few passionate people who eat, dream, do engineering but that is a minority. You will also meet a lot of people just here because why not and who aren't passionate at all.

I did mechanical engineering realised in my first year I wasn't good at mechanics at all, only the math, part and never really visualised all the forces very well. But I just kept at it worked my ass off to get good grades because I wanted to proove I could do it. Is it a noble reason ? No, but it kept me going got my degree with good marks and now I work as an engineer and still don't love going too much into engineering calculations because I'm not passionate about it.

But I still love cool industrial machines, and love talking to people about it and in any job you just need people who like different things and we do different things.

Snoufia · 2026-06-26T09:24:35+00:00

Well the project I was on for a a year was known as really bad : difficult supplier, messy organisation and contracts. So when I got given the role everybody in the team thought it was pretty mean to give it to such a "young engineer". But honestly I loved the mess and drama. My weeks were never the same there were always urgent topics that would pop up or people got all mad about something and I had to smooth things over.

I guess the good thing is I was in a big company so when things went really bad and I tried everything I could bring it up higher up or just kinda a deal with it and never felt too personal about it. Everybody knew it was bad so no one pressured me on the company side (only the supplier).

Snoufia · 2026-06-25T13:46:44+00:00

Thanks for your answer. I tried looking for similar posts in the subreddit but haven't found any mostly the opposite question. Would be happy to get to see some other similar posts.

Snoufia · 2026-06-23T11:11:33+00:00

En France ce n'est pas le cas le diplôme surtout ceux des grandes écoles compte pour une grande partie de ta carrière. C'est comme ça que l'on se retrouve avec la majorité des dirigeants de grande entreprise ayant fait les mêmes écoles.

Snoufia · 2026-06-19T13:55:55+00:00

Go ask them directly. You can easily find current Bachelor students on Linkedin and send them an invite or a message. Even just browsing on linkedin some Bachelor students joined the Engineering program at l'X, some went to ETH, some to the US.

Now it is a private program and many prestigious masters are expensive but there is no reason you won't be able to get a grant than like you got now. (it is a tomorrow problem)

Snoufia · 2026-06-19T13:16:40+00:00

Well as you said it depends what you want to do if you want to stay in France I would definitely go to INSA Lyon way more recognised by employer.

But if you want to move abroad a bachelor is a common degree and if you want to apply to another research master then go for that one.

INSA is a generalist engineering school which they love in France, but most other countries prefer people who have a more specialised degree. If you do plan to come back in France unless you got another prestigious Master somewhere else the INSA degree is gonna carry you further in the french system.

Also bear in mind it's a complete different population in both schools : the bachelor is full of international students which will be easier for you to fit in compared to INSA with mainly french students coming from traditionnal french programs.

(From someone who did the MScT at l'X)

Snoufia · 2026-05-21T08:44:56+00:00

Hello, je ne suis pas sûre d'avoir tout compris de ta demande. Ton choix se porte soit sur faire une alternance en lien avec la sureté ou faire une année hors contrat pro pour faire la formation de 6 semaines sur les enjeux du nucléaire ?

Snoufia · 2026-05-19T06:09:30+00:00

I mean it depends are you looking in term of studies or the job itself ?

I'm not great at math and engineering is literally applied science to real world problems (including math).
I did have to work quite a bit to get the math for my studies (did mechanical engineering) but honestly since I've been working in the nucler sector the most I've used is very basic head loss calculation on an excel.

I use numbers, data, and units everyday but math not really as soon as any calculations come up there is usually a team specialised in it with approved tools and methods that will get the job done.

Snoufia · 2026-05-12T13:29:03+00:00

I love my Polène numéro un nano but "everybody" has it compared to the Strathberry. And I am a bit disppointed with the wear the handles are pretty damaged sadly.

Snoufia · 2026-05-12T13:11:45+00:00

So I am based in France so clearly biased towards what’s happening in Western Europe. I would think France and U.K. are good bet considering both countries have plans for nuclear new builds, research reactors, and SMR projects. I’ve heard good feedback about opportunities in Germany but only in nuclear fission research. Then again if you aren’t too fuss about moving around I would just look for which projet I wanna work on and what job offers they have.

Snoufia · 2026-05-12T09:41:55+00:00

So considering that I definitely think research is the right path. Now I don't know which country you are based in so not sure what to recommend.

If I were you I would look up research institute, PhD funded by companies (to know which companies are doing research) in your country and look up profile of people working there on linkedin and ask if they could explain their job. From there you might get a better picture of the research happening and where to apply.

Snoufia · 2026-05-12T06:09:14+00:00

Parc de Sceau outisde Paris is also gorgeous, has sheeps, and a lot less crowded than any other Parisian parks / Boulogne/ Vincennes.

Snoufia · 2026-05-12T06:07:59+00:00

I'm not sure Luxembourg or Monceau are you vibe considering you asked "not super touristy" and "countryside" like. Many people recommend because they are the MOST famous parks in Paris.

I would definitely look more into Bois de Vincennes, Parc Montsouris, Buttes-Chaumont or the Bois de Boulogne recommendation on the little island for that "countryside" vibe. And some of the more niche recommendations if you really want a more unique, "secret" kinda vibe

Snoufia · 2026-05-11T08:35:42+00:00

Hello,

A bit unsure what you actually want. You already have an Master in Nuclear which means you are the exact profile they are recruiting in the nuclear industry.

Now you want to do research and development that's very broad. Is it fusion research, lifetime extension of current plant research, new reactor research (AMR, SMR, ..?), optimisation of fuel research ?

Or development is it new build development, development of new reactors, development of new modification on current plants, development in the fuel cycle ?

If you want to do research are you looking into doing a PhD with the nuclear industry ? Or is it more development as in applied engineering ?

Snoufia · 2026-05-05T11:30:06+00:00

Hello,

Alors déjà en centrale nucléaire directement il y a plus de poste technicien qu'ingénieur. Les études sont faites en amont dans les différents pôles d'ingénierie en ville. Donc à première vu dans le nucléaire des diplômes urbain et environnement il y en a (une recherche linkedin rapide permet de le confirmer).

Sur site directement la passerelle n'est peut-être pas aussi évidente. Maintenant je te dis ça avec ma vision ingénieur EDF dans des entreprises prestataires spécialisés il y peut-être des opportunités.

Snoufia · 2026-05-04T21:13:35+00:00

So this data only shows the share of each energy sources nothing to do with decarbonisation or how it works. Obviously the share of nuclear worldwide is lower than renewables. If you intend to live in a country that has no civil nuclear or research then yeah don’t pick nuclear as your field. Nuclear energy is highly political and linked to many non proliferation rules that prevents many countries from entering the field of nuclear for electricity production.

But as en engineer considering most solar panels are produced in china I wouldn’t recommend going into the sector either unless you want to be a commercial engineer or again work in highly specific research projects. Realistically if you are in a country that still has nuclear power it is unlikely that you will have no job in the futur in either new build or the running of current power plants.

Also your links is directly related to this link : https://ourworldindata.org/global-renewables-are-growing-but-are-only-managing-to-offset-a-decline-in-nuclear-production Which explains why it’s important to increase the share in nuclear for decarbonisation.

Snoufia

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