rmw - Thanks for your response a while back.
I ended up accepting the job. My last day at my current position is tomorrow, I start the new job one week later. It's all a bittersweet situation. I didn't feel like I accomplished everything I wanted to at my current job, but I wasn't happy...
Yeah, at my current position the design engineers are thought of in much higher regard. However; it's the operations people (supervisors and manufacturing/industrial engineers) that move up quicker. There are more supervisory roles to be had in operations and people burn out much quicker on...
I too am flabbergasted at the 85 grams. I work at a manufacturing facility who builds large trucks and our facilities are from the stone ages. We have line workers bench pressing prop shafts into place. Not saying that's the right thing to do by any means, but I feel like your people need to...
Wow guys, thanks a lot for the feedback. I'm actually a little surprised on the responses. I thought most of the posters here were design guys and would be telling me to jump ship.
Another thing I forgot to mention; while my next opportunity at my current company definitely will be a...
Hi all,
I lurk here a lot, don't post much.
I've been at my current job for 1.5 years. Went there right out of school. I majored in Mechanical Engineering, but the economy was rough and I was forced to take more of an Industrial Engineer position. Lucky for me, it was with a very well...
I think it's assumed I'll move up if he gets the promotion because I'm the only other guy in the company that knows the robots and the complete manufacturing process.
I know the idea of management so soon seems ridiculous, but the job responsibilities of my department are not complex at all...
Hi all,
I've been reading here for a while, but this is my first post. First I want to say, I find it fascinating reading, learning, and remembering all the knowledge that's on these forums.
Ok, so I've been out of college for a year. I received my bachelors in Mechanical Engineering. This...
