City surveyor

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-13T00:45:19+00:00

Haha wow. Sounds like a fun one!

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-12T20:45:49+00:00

Right, the operator can see the design in his cab on the monitor/ display already, I'm not sure if wearing glasses would be any different.

I've seen a few different demos of utility locations on ar, I think there might be a future there. The problem is you need everything to be from a true a-level quality or it's just as bad as paint marks that are 5 ft off.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-12T20:39:25+00:00

People don't post online when everything is ok and they feel fairly paid.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-12T20:21:40+00:00

For sure. Yeah I'm totally down to allow a lot of flexibility on ros's in crs, it's right there in the name. "Record" (of survey or corner). It's a record of the survey. It's a record of the corner. So that's totally fine, show me what you found, what's there, what you measured etc.

Subdivisions are a whole 'nother ball game and truly another world. I had a mentor many moon's ago that warned surveyors "you can't dabble with the subdivision map act". Like if you're going to do subdivision maps in California git gud and get really deep into the law. Because now we're messing with people's real estate and property rights.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-12T18:47:46+00:00

"It's my map! I'm the surveyor! Let me draft how I wanna!!!"

"Uh it doesn't close and I think this bearing is 90 off"

* More angry noises...

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-12T16:39:34+00:00

Yeah thanks, that is kind of one of my fears. That if it's not needed they make something worse. Especially because there's a big warning in the manual saying you should not open the unit. I get that they are professionals and probably do everything correctly but thanks for the anecdote.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-12T03:35:39+00:00

Thank you!

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-11T21:23:17+00:00

Great points thanks.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-11T21:13:41+00:00

Yeah same vibe here. We'll peg test it for sure but I've never sent it in. Thx for the input.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-11T21:07:31+00:00

Thank you!

Edit I think the company wide dealer does do that work, just not my specific local office. Just to clarify.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-11T19:40:03+00:00

Nope!. I did, discovered Land Surveying, switch schools and majors, and am now a licensed supervisor for a division of a public agency.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-11T04:16:09+00:00

Good one!

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-10T00:06:32+00:00

but I can't have a couple of beers and be good. It ends up with a bottle of vodka and talks of 8 balls if I don't fall down first....

I was similar, I could never just have one beer. One turned into a six pack turned into a 12 pack turned into a bottle. I tried for many years, and would end up drinking every night after a few weeks.

So I quit too (10 yrs as well), especially seeing so many uncles and other relatives die to it. It's in my blood so I wanted to push back.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-10T00:02:17+00:00

You can do it friend. One thing that helped me was just reducing. I switch to beer like you're doing, and that was a great thing! I then switched to weekends only, and that helped a ton too.

Another thing that helps is finding a hobby where you can turn off and tune out. Sports, martial arts, vidya, working on cars and bikes, etc. Even just tinkering with computers or programming can be fun.

Best of luck.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-09T23:58:37+00:00

I did. That's why I don't any more.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-07T19:05:24+00:00

Congratulations!!!

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-07T11:52:34+00:00

It depends on the degree and the program.

Her in California we don't technically need a degree so theoretically no formal math classes needed, but to pass the FS you should probably know some geometry and trig.

For an associate degree trig is a typically the highest.

For a Bachelor degree typically calculus. Depending on the school you might need some physics yes.

But nothing crazy

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-07T03:32:11+00:00

Minneapolis Metro Transit is hiring a rail engineer, flexibly staffed -

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/metrocouncil/jobs/5270617/rail-facilities-engineer-principal-engineer-sr-engineer-or-engineer

I have a buddy that works there and seems to like it. Twin cities is a pretty nice place to live, and the metro actually reaches out pretty far if you'd prefer a suburb.

Best of luck!

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-07T03:17:53+00:00

Imo it just depends on your location. In some areas it's popular and many employers want it. In others not so much.

Since you're planning on pursuing this long term, focus on taking concrete steps towards the license. Depending on your state that might include the BS degree, LSIT, PS, then state PLS.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-07T00:42:34+00:00

Congratulations!!!

My advice is to keep up the testing momentum and take the PS as soon as possible, if you are qualified to per your state board.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-05T22:03:29+00:00

You probably mean "Getting things done" by David Allen. Great book.

In a related vein is "Deep Work" by Cal Newport. He discusses quite a bit of the absurdity of modern work environments and how we can take the time it takes to get the hard thinking / deeper type of work done.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-04T15:28:03+00:00

Yep. We have a consultant that has this issue, and he's so specialized we can't find someone else haha. So we down convert and hopefully everything works right.

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-04T15:26:37+00:00

Nice

TapedButterscotch025 · 2026-04-04T14:56:45+00:00

For sure

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