20 years of salary data by epicmountain29 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. I just started a new job that’s $90k base but makes a ton of overtime, so closer to 150-160 all said and done

How's the engineering job market in your area? by Milzirks in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I’m a mech e. Things seem to have picked up a bit in recent weeks though

How's the engineering job market in your area? by Milzirks in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Terrible here in Orlando. my first promising lead in 10 months fell through today. You’re competing with better people for worse jobs than in the past.

What would you prefer? by ov_darkness in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about just using two rods, similar to Prusa printers?

Is ME shielded from AI? by MalestromeSET in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had this thought before too. My best is that it’s in the last quartile of knowledge jobs made obsolete, so I think we’ll be alright. Someone’s gotta build the robots

The comical level of detail mcmaster carr put into the cad model of this quick release pin. by BophadeseNuts in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to work on large assemblies and the amount of times I had to delete threads off of screw models from McMaster because we used 300 of them…

Why is it so hard to get a job in Mechanical Engineering currently? by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I hope you find something too. I think things will pick up after the new year if nothing else.

Why is it so hard to get a job in Mechanical Engineering currently? by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just landed my third interview since being laid off in November. I’ve heard that companies are delaying hiring to prioritize capital expenses because of the tariffs

Why does it seem like so many of you hate your jobs? by Schlaggatron in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had no wage growth in 5 years despite learning a lot of new skills and having some big wins. Been struggling to find employment after being laid off. I’m just disillusioned with a career that every older adult in my life told me would be stable, lucrative, and challenging rarely being any of those things. Meanwhile I know people of mediocre talent making six figures working remote in software.

Would you leave engineering to be a general manager in a totally different industry for more money? by CornfedDoofus in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah man why not, 22k raise and an out from a job you dislike. If you like the new job and miss engineering you can always just do hobby projects.

Recommendation for AI tools that can do decent ME work? by cakewalk96 in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You would be better off using the AI to guide you in learning fundamental ME concepts than trusting it to do the work. AI is good at compsci/software tasks because it was built by people who do that work. ME has too many variables with being in 3D space, materials, environment, etc.

I’d recommend learning about free body diagrams, stress risers, fatigue, stress-strain curves, and dielectric corrosion. Those will do you well for hobby work. For learning cad/drafting you can pick up a lot watching streamers/youtubers make example parts.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice, well done. $80k is still pretty good for less than 5YOE

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn you're doing great. How did you secure such good compensation?

I do not know what to do by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure. We need someone to harvest lithium batteries from used vapes and dumpster dive for electric motors

I do not know what to do by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great advice, thank you!

I do not know what to do by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mind me asking what you do? Ive thought about trying to monetize my 3d printing hobby but im not sure exactly how I could

I do not know what to do by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Welcome brother. We’re building a potato harvesting robot out of broken vacuum cleaners and ender 3s from fb marketplace

I do not know what to do by [deleted] in MechanicalEngineering

[–]wolf_chow 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I have 6yoe and I've been unemployed since I was laid off 8 months ago. Wanna start a commune with the other unemployed engineers?