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Emergency_Moose_5647 t1_j58kiwt wrote

What if I have no experience BUT I watch a lot of engineering videos on YouTube? 🤔

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HumanGyroscope t1_j58npq6 wrote

Would you actually pay 119K for a consultant to go public?

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pepesilvia50 t1_j598a5l wrote

4 years of engineering experience gets you MAX like $10k more a year than I make bartending? Or does Baltimore City just pay shit?

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sxswnxnw t1_j59in2q wrote

Replying to pepesilvia50 (#1,425,188)

I think it means people really like drinking and what society says are valued skills, knowledge, and abilities and what someone is actually compensated for those skills, knowledge, and abilities don't always line up perfectly or the way we would initially think.

For example, someone just repaired my leaky roof. I paid a shit ton: they literally made more in the 2 hours making the repairs than I make for two hours of work with two degrees (bachelor and master) by at least a factor of 25 (I did the math). We both have lots of experience. Their trade being more lucrative than my office job is not so uncommon. But I'd be lying if "I am in the wrong job," didn't pass my lips at least a half dozen times since the work was completed.

I also know I couldn't get up on my roof and do what they did... So I feel OK with what I paid them for the job and I won't be running out to learn how to fix roofs any time soon.

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super_not_clever t1_j59ym64 wrote

Replying to Tavataar (#1,425,620)

I love it when people don't consider the value of benefits. I left my state university job a few months ago to work at a private University, which also has pretty good benefits. However, even though they are "good," the difference in monetary value (pension vs 401k contribution, more expensive insurance etc) equated to roughly $30k.

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bottlestoppage t1_j5aaeay wrote

This is earns up to 119k/year, so it’ll take some time to get to the full pay. Also, HR is only authorized to offer up to 50% of the salary range during the hiring process, just fyi

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Velghast t1_j5ab6pu wrote

I thoroughly enjoy seeing that Baltimore City uses Reddit as a resource. I've seen a couple mayors use reddit as a round table open house and do some amas before. This has nothing to do with engineering I just got a rise out of it

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bobcat7781 t1_j5asftf wrote

What kind of engineer? There are many different kinds: mechanical, civil, electrical, computer, etc.

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meJohnnyD t1_j5ayhge wrote

Where do you get a BA in science?

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Significant_Jump_21 t1_j5bvj9b wrote

Civil engineer here. Bachelors plus 5 years experience. Your pay is lower than standard for this area. I got my degree in TX. First job in a state with a lower cost of living. The pay was higher. Higher = higher quality workers/higher quality work AND less corruption.

My company works on some city subcontracts. BUT I push for private work and work outside the city because most your workers and vendors are shady. Costs come in too high. Materials substandard. Timeliness padded.

You need to review financial priorities. This is crazy. No decent engineer is going to take 80-90k starting for supervising work. You'll wind up with somebody's nephew/cousin/boyfriend who doesn't know the work.

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