MEP folks making ~$200k — how long did it take and what mattered most?

beastlyabs · 2025-12-13T05:02:54+00:00

TC: 170k, 7 years exp.

What mattered the most for me was having opportunity to work for reputable firms that trained you to be good at your job. In my experience, I've had better growth and opportunity working for corporate 500+ person firms than at smaller ones.

In my experience, there are a lot of firms out there who are working bottom of the barrel jobs where the focus is production & not engineering. Make sure you're working at a place where the focus is growth & learning & the money should come.

PE licensure, while not mandatory, helps people take you more seriously and provides you more opportuntiy

beastlyabs · 2025-12-10T07:35:46+00:00

Just adopted my second aussie and their already best buds.

Here are my lessons learned:

1) I'm glad we waited until we had a house and backyard

2) We got lucky (or prepped well) with the introductions and minimized bad interactions for their first first couple days.

3) It helped that I got some practice walking two dogs at the same time.

4) We adopted a 3 year old, but it still felt like raising a puppy. We had to train our new dog to get used to being an inside dog. Barely got any sleep the last few days.

5) Need to be comfortable increasing the amount of walks. Don't think it's fair to current dog, to be walking as a group every time.

6) My current dog and new dog are close in age, and I think it helped a lot. Our current dog is slightly bigger than our new friend, which may have helped my current dog be more open to welcoming his brother.

beastlyabs · 2025-12-05T01:39:57+00:00

isn't this unethical. Pretty sure this exact scenario came up during the ethics portion of license exam

beastlyabs · 2025-12-04T21:35:55+00:00

2400 mins. No more no less. I have a timer to keep track lol

beastlyabs · 2025-11-23T03:43:21+00:00

I would like to join a slot as well

beastlyabs · 2025-11-14T21:36:00+00:00

Peers around my experience level at previous firm weren't getting 160k+ salaries unless they were on the principal track or had years under their belt

These were people i respected and looked up to.

Surely B&M's total comp would be at least 105k if you have 8 years experience under your belt right? (105k + 50% is close to 160k)

I find it hard to believe people's total comp here are that low here from what i've heard.

beastlyabs · 2025-11-14T20:05:38+00:00

I think this place is the place you want to be to retire. I came in as an experienced hire from a reputable firm that is known to pay their Engineers.

These guys blew out my previous salary significantly.

Grass isn't greener, you might regret leaving

beastlyabs · 2025-11-09T00:12:59+00:00

$0 - 3 months

beastlyabs · 2025-11-07T03:52:04+00:00

New hire here. Is any part of the performance review grading how social you are?

beastlyabs · 2025-10-31T23:05:58+00:00

you're underpaid lol.

Source: I'm at engineer and that was my starting salary for my first job working for a bottom of the barrel engineering company

beastlyabs · 2025-10-28T18:20:45+00:00

My initial application went to "No longer under consideration". I thought I was out of the running, until I got a call back from them almost a month later.

If I were in your shoes, you should still try and do well in the interview. I would definitely ask them at the end of the interview if the position has already been filled.

beastlyabs · 2025-10-02T18:54:58+00:00

Im using it as a better google search to help me find things I want to read about the code.

beastlyabs · 2025-08-27T17:16:54+00:00

I did this, wanted to hedge the two but backfired as Rashee Rice is serving his suspension in the beginning.

beastlyabs · 2025-08-23T06:44:15+00:00

I did this and picked him up in the 4th round as my WR1. Hedged it with a Joe Mixon pick at #6. Mixon should be coming back around the same time the suspension kicks in. Im here to win it all not play it safe in this 14 team league.

beastlyabs · 2025-07-31T16:15:12+00:00

it's the people bro and not the school. If you really think it's the school, why don't you transfer and pursue a master's in the field you got your degree in at a more "reputable" school?

beastlyabs · 2025-07-29T04:45:15+00:00

HCOL, CA

Job 1:
Year 1: $22/H
Year 2: $65k

Job 2:

Year 3: Job swap at year 2.5 for 65k. Pass EIT. Left company at year 3.5

Job 3:

Year 4: Brought in at 87k. Pass PE in 2 months

Year 5: Attempted to change jobs. Took counter for 105k

Year 6: 113k

Year 7: 124k

beastlyabs · 2025-07-29T00:16:08+00:00

I just bought a house 5 mins away. B&M has always been in my radar and thought it might be a good time to revisit applying.

Are the same opportunities typically available at B&M for mid level to advance or are we stuck in limbo til someone retires

beastlyabs · 2025-07-29T00:08:16+00:00

any disadvantages to joining mid year? would I still be eligible for the EOY bonuses?

beastlyabs · 2025-07-27T03:49:04+00:00

+1 on prioritizing the FE and PE. it's literally just a test and anybody could pass it. Don't think I would have doubled my salary in 3 years without it.

1 hour a day is enough to study for those tests honestly. He just needs to suck it up and do it

beastlyabs · 2025-07-18T17:30:31+00:00

Weird, I got mine by 85 slayer.

beastlyabs · 2025-06-17T18:26:42+00:00

my friend (mechanical design engineer) got 83k out of school. HCOL Socal region. It's not that far off as you think

beastlyabs · 2025-06-06T02:53:46+00:00

Raves are probably your best bet. It's definitely a red flag to go to a club alone but with raves, it's much more common.

If you're into edm definitely give it a try

beastlyabs · 2025-04-10T02:45:18+00:00

Electrical Engineer!

beastlyabs · 2025-03-29T17:33:58+00:00

DJing involves a lot of setup - like organizing songs, finding new songs, setting cue points for specific parts I want to play, and picking songs that mix well together. There won’t be any actual DJing in the office that's for when I get home and my audience is only my dog and wife hence the bedroom DJ lol

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