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  1. fluxdensity

    Uncontrolled expansion, poor management, burnout, and more

    moltenmetal, I really hate to revive a topic that appears to have been beaten to death on Eng-Tips, but as a salaried professional, am I really in a position to ask for some form of additional compensation for working a significant amount of overtime?
  2. fluxdensity

    Uncontrolled expansion, poor management, burnout, and more

    truckandbus, My knowledge of what goes on at the other offices is limited, but based upon what I've heard, they're busy, but not overwhelmed. At the present time, none of the other offices have staff that are available to assist us. Past attempts to outsource work to other offices have often...
  3. fluxdensity

    Uncontrolled expansion, poor management, burnout, and more

    JedClampett, Most of our projects are on a lump-sum basis. Interestingly, we presently have a project that's on an hourly basis, however, the contract contains a stipulation that, for each employee, anything over 40 hours is not billable. The solution proposed by management? Each week, have...
  4. fluxdensity

    Uncontrolled expansion, poor management, burnout, and more

    Where to begin? I'm a production-level engineer who has been with a mid-size MEP consulting engineering firm based in United States for a little over two years. My office is one of about a dozen total. The first year, without exaggeration, was just about perfect. In addition to the great...

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