I agree with jayrod12.
Also, remember that the worst thing they can say is "no".
It is normal in some companies to give a small raise every year or so, to keep up with cost of living increases, so you can mention this when you bring it up.
Good to hear that things have improved for you.
"I have no idea being at a start up how much of an impact I am making for the company and if suppose my designs sell for 10-20k each and say you sell them a few times a week am I deeming profitable for the company or does it take a lot more ? I am having a hard time figuring out my value I...
Space213, check out my post from a year ago, it is not exactly the same situation but similar in some ways:
https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=443205
My advice, accept that the situation will not change by itself. You either have to find a new job, or find a way to deal with this one...
In most situations this is not a good idea. Going to your bosses boss should be avoided, unless there is a serious situation such as your boss is doing something unethical etc.
How about trying to talk to your boss again, tell him you want to pursue the project outside of working hours? Maybe...
Too many defining moments to count but here are a couple of the most memorable.
My first job after college, I was working with someone I thought was a pretty annoying and rude coworker. My second week, I made a pretty big mistake and accidentally destroyed some company property. I told him...
You may want to consider some additional training or classes in quality engineering related topics. Search for "quality engineer" jobs and note if they have any specific requirements/certifications, for example Six Sigma. Then look for online training/classes on these topics. This will help your...
Different options to consider. Sometimes equipment does not come with its own power supply and you have to purchase one separately. Another thing to consider, is if the equipment takes 24 VDC but you only have 120 VAC at the site, you can buy a power supply that takes 120 VAC and outputs 24 VDC...
Sorry for what's probably a rookie question, but I just started this new contract and I have to get up to speed on this quickly. I need to understand the difference between Explosion Proof, Intrinsically Safe, Class 1 Div 1, and Class 2 Div 2. Let's say I have to specify some Control Valves for...
I agree with this:
"Also it sounds like you may have developed your proposal a little too far. Possibly it would have been better to go to your supervisor at an earlier stage and say "I believe we can improve efficiency by up to X% using machine learning and I would like to take X hours and $X...
Working on selecting instruments for a project. My customer needs hazardous gas monitoring in their facility. I was wondering if anyone can explain what the difference is between LEL (Lower Explosive Limit) gas monitors and O2 (Oxygen) monitors. Should both LEL and O2 monitors be installed, or...
Thanks again to everyone for your advice. I wanted give an update to help anyone who is in a similar situation. I finally had enough and quit. I didn't have a job lined up but I had some money saved and luckily found a new job that I started recently that is going fine so far. I wasted a lot of...
I've been an electrical engineer for 7 years and I've worked for 4 different companies. I've been with my current company for 2 years.I like the type of work I do, but I'm constantly having problems with my coworkers. I used to think I was easy to get along with, and never had these problems at...
