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  1. huskybuilder

    Is this viewed as flaky behavior?

    B16A2, your post kind of bothers me. Probably because it struck a chord with me. I've kind of wondered if engineering is for me in the past, but I have no idea what else I would do. Do you really think the MS could end up hurting me? I don't want to do it but I figured it gives me the best...
  2. huskybuilder

    Is this viewed as flaky behavior?

    Thanks for the responses everyone. To address a few of the questions, I have stopped back and talked to my employer while I was with the government. My boss made a comment along the lines of "Keep stopping back" which I take as a very good sign. That was before I left my new job quickly...
  3. huskybuilder

    Is this viewed as flaky behavior?

    Kenat, I guess in my mind, without doing any research on professional etiquette, I'm thinking I could offer to sign a contract. Other than the economic slowdown, the company is very stable so I wouldn't be committing to a potential bad management situation in the future. That's what I mean about...
  4. huskybuilder

    Is this viewed as flaky behavior?

    Could someone offer me some advice on how my resume will look to potential employers? I graduated college in 2009 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and took a job at a consultant who I had interned with one summer. I stayed at that job 21 months and then moved cross country for a job with a...
  5. huskybuilder

    Make the most of full time graduate school

    Well, I've decided to return to grad school full time to get my Master's in Hydraulic Engineering. I did my undergrad in Civil Engineering and I got an offer for full tuition and a stipend to do research. I graduated in 2009 and have worked for a consultant for a year and a half and a government...
  6. huskybuilder

    Keep career on track

    Thanks for the responses jmw and macmet. Just so it doesn't get lost in the shuffle, I'm considering a grad school option I explained a couple posts up if somebody else stumbles upon this thread. Thanks!
  7. huskybuilder

    Keep career on track

    Well, I'd like to follow up on this post. I've been offered a graduate research assistant position for my Master's study in an adjacent state to where I grew up, about 6 hours from home. My undergrad degree is in Civil Engineering and this would be a masters in Hydraulics. I get tuition paid...
  8. huskybuilder

    Keep career on track

    One of the problems I'm having is that it's a rotational program where I move around every year, so about the time I get settled somewhere, I move again. That's really hard for building a social circle. And with the work not being what I expected, or maybe hoped, it seems pointless to me. How...
  9. huskybuilder

    Keep career on track

    I've recently (2 months ago) made a very rash career choice that I'm regretting. I left my job at a consultant close to home, where I had established friends and family and took a job in the public sector 1300 miles away. Deep down, I had a feeling the job wouldn't best use my skill set, but the...
  10. huskybuilder

    Exporting polygon topology to .shp

    francesca, I just wanted to follow up that I found a solution to this problem, at least for Civil 3D 2010. The following link worked for me: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=13251791&linkID=9240697&CMP=OTC-RSSSUP01 It seems like it is a known bug in 2010.
  11. huskybuilder

    Exporting polygon topology to .shp

    Thanks for the response! I should have been a little more clear. I'm actually using Civil 3D, not the stand alone Map 3D, so I am trying to use map export in Civil 3D. As far as your points: -I've verified I was trying to create a polygon shapefile -Topology is polyline based with correct...
  12. huskybuilder

    Exporting polygon topology to .shp

    I'm trying to export a polygon topology I've created. Currently, I have a bunch of polylines with points corresponding to the centroids of the polygons. The centroids contain the default data assigned by Map 3D when a topology is created. I've tried exporting with mapexport and it always...
  13. huskybuilder

    New engineer feeling like failure

    Hmm, I think I'm officially burned out. I feel done. I've had a constant headache the past two days, even on a Saturday morning when I should be able to sleep in and relax, I woke up at 3 AM thinking about work things. How do I approach management about this without seeming whiny? I've been...
  14. huskybuilder

    New engineer feeling like failure

    beej67, my boss is always willing to answer questions. The thing is, I need to make some decisions myself. He knows I'm struggling with how bad the job is going (in my opinion anyway) and doesn't seem terribly concerned. I would say he's concerned about my well being and how the project is...
  15. huskybuilder

    New engineer feeling like failure

    hahor, what do you mean about people feeling ignored might teach me a lesson? You mean coworkers or contractors? FACS and KENAT, I hear you about paralysis of analysis. I think that's a fairly common problem for some people, mainly perfectionists. I know I've suffered from it in the past, but I...
  16. huskybuilder

    New engineer feeling like failure

    So much great advice here guys. This is why I love these forums. peaktop: This is the construction phase of the project, in which we shouldn't HAVE to do design, but this project was pushed through quickly for funding and the plans were less than stellar. So, we have had to make significant...
  17. huskybuilder

    New engineer feeling like failure

    Thanks for the responses guys. I have a supervisor that has been doing this for quite a while that I report to. He is running a different project though that consumes all of his time, so basically everything has been pushed to me on this project. I think they are assuming this is a learning...
  18. huskybuilder

    New engineer feeling like failure

    I'm having an extremely difficult time at work right now, guys. I'm a little over a year into my first job after college. I graduated with a civil engineering degree and am working as a field engineer. Right now I'm administering a state transportation contract and have never felt more...
  19. huskybuilder

    Young engineer confused about career track

    Yes. At performance reviews I've told them that's what I'm interested in, as well as me offering to help with a major modeling effort we should be getting shortly. That email offer was never acknowledged.
  20. huskybuilder

    and sometimes I actually do like my job

    Glad the erection went off without a hitch and you got your mess cleaned up, HgTX.

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