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Unless it’s totally egregious material costs which does happen. I’ve seen change orders that were so ridiculous that the owner said there must be some typos in this and if I see that number again you can pack your stuff and go find another county to work in. In this case the change order went from $300k to $150k overnight all with revised material costs.The Project Engineer doesn't make decisions for the subcontractors though- that's the point. The owner gets an Architect and Engineer to design and draw plans. Those 2 then solicit bids from General Contractors, who in turn solicit bids from subcontractors.
As a sub, when we make a bid, we do so according to the plans and specs and costs of materials and labor, since we are buying the materials and labor. I would dog cuss an engineer who told me that I didn't know the costs of my own materials.
ETA: just read your later posts- are you an electrical sub or an EE? Or both?
Donuts? That’s rookie stuff. Surprise me with chik fil a breakfast and I’ll be in a good mood.No but they damn sure know which vendors bring tacos and doughnuts every Friday.
Same in my corner of electrical engineering unfortunately. I’ve got some smart people who can handle their own projects without bothering me, but I’m the one with the license so I get pulled into everything.Not that way in the civil engineering field. If you aren’t licensed you aren’t an engineer and everybody knows it.
So Fox and even NewsMax are focusing on the ole, "cover-up always worse than the crime" thing, which, although true is not the optic drum that MUST be beat IMO.I'm still at a loss for the lack of outrage regarding Cuomo. Unbelievable that this could happen in the modern era.
Inevitably he will get charged with something and the civil suits vs NY will roll in. At first I had my doubts and thought the media would protect him. Seems clear now that even they know he's on thin ice. See Jake Tapper's tweets ITT.
What happens after that? Biden will "bail out" the State of NY. We've seen the writing on the wall with this since Rona came about. Roundabout way to get lib cities funding (aka cleaning up the damn mess they created). What a world
Maybe we don’t do Vegas and instead do Mar-A-Lago?Crap, I'd head down to Mar A Lago right now to get in 18 with 45. Would be one of the single biggest events in my life.
The Mexicans I talk to here in Texas think this race stuff is way out of hand and joke about it a lot.So they want complete segregation. They think its stealing from a culture. that takes an opportunity away for that from a mexican? Like we make money off their backs
Edit to add - wtf is that swirly thing on your wall??
Global warming
Edit to add - wtf is that swirly thing on your wall??
Agenda 21 and Agenda 30.2030 seems to be popping up a lot eh?
Smart Americans already knew this.
Agree 100%Biden is the red pill
So agree with you regarding people who call themselves engineers but aren’t degreed. My cousin is one of them. I don’t know where he went to school but he doesn’t have a bachelor’s degree but tosses around his “engineer” title all the time. Maybe he has an engineering technology degree? Idk. Drives me crazy. My husband is an actual engineer, chemical. My dad was an electrical engineer. I understand the hard work and complexity of receiving one of those degrees. Doesn’t help that my cousin is an arrogant liberal asshole as well though.Hasty generalization in first sentence.
And this is for the group - Degreed engineers continue to be marginalized in the court of public opinion and this will never change until there is a uniform “board” for the common practicing engineer (not talking about Professional Engineering license).
Ive seen it a lot in my 20 year career as an electrical engineer. Now I manage about 60 engineers through subordinate supervisors and am not even technical at this point in my career.
I continue to see engineer dick envy in many circles, though, and I’ve always wondered why it’s so prevalent. Some engineers are assholes, I get it. But, if you haven’t experienced and successfully completed an undergraduate engineering degree, then I could postulate there is more to at least try to understand from the perspective of the engineer. (Engineering grad degree programs are typically cake walks compared to undergrad).
One of my guesses is there seems to be very profound occurrence of people calling themselves “engineers” when in reality they are not degreed as such... MDs have the medical boards, lawyers have the bar, CPA’s have the exam, etc... All of those items, respectively, are required for those professions to operate at the lowest common denominator level... Professional Engineering licenses are not required for engineers...
In any regard, I wished something similar was required for engineers to practice at lower levels. I think that would help the “prestige” of engineering...
In my experience, the most asshole-ish, know-it-all “engineers” weren’t in fact degreed engineers at all... They just had that title. Literally just calling themselves an “engineer”.
When is the last time anyone hired a “lawyer” that neither had a law degree nor passed the bar?
My 0.02, FWIW...
It's some guy named Dr. Scott Jensen. I don't know a thing about him.Who is he?
Doctor Scott JensenWho is he?
There is a 0% chance the SC saves the dayInteresting summary by Lin...not feeling very optimistic. If the SCOTUS refuses to take it up, it’s up to the military. Even if they take it up, it may be just for show and this shit drags on.
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Lin Wood
I have concerns about the following members of the U.S. Supreme Court: Roberts (you know why) Breyer (anti-Trumper) Barrett (nomination and confirmation pushed by McConnell) Kavanaugh (tied to Bush 43) Sotomayor (attended what may have been fake Bribes inauguration proceeding & appointed by...t.me
Not sure that’s the case with chemical eng, bc my husband’s employer is paying kids a helluva lotta money coming out of college, with no demand to get licensed.Not that way in the civil engineering field. If you aren’t licensed you aren’t an engineer and everybody knows it.
Bothers me as well. My husband went to school at night at The Citadel and worked full time during the day. He definitely earned his EE degree. Not sure how much engineering he does since he works at a steel mill, but it’s an accomplishment none the less.So agree with you regarding people who call themselves engineers but aren’t degreed. My cousin is one of them. I don’t know where he went to school but he doesn’t have a bachelor’s degree but tosses around his “engineer” title all the time. Maybe he has an engineering technology degree? Idk. Drives me crazy. My husband is an actual engineer, chemical. My dad was an electrical engineer. I understand the hard work and complexity of receiving one of those degrees. Doesn’t help that my cousin is an arrogant liberal asshole as well though.
Agree 100%
Intentional bungling is the best explanation
Just watch patski, she tanks it everyday. She's not exactly a rhetorical powerhouse left to her own devices but coerced/conscious self destruction best explains her and the absurd admin at large
From a cynical perspective, this could be the humiliation phase of the marxist operation where the elites are so untouchable and entrenched that they don't even have to pretend the politicians give a zero fuck about their people, let alone capable of serving their interest.
In my view, The opposing head coach is calling their plays and they have to run them
I will say a major question I have is, suppose the so called white hats have intel on Corona, Cuomo, the numbers, the killing, pedos, etc; they can't just come out and release it and say we've had this the whole time, we had to let them do it, so you could see the truth
I'm still at a loss for the lack of outrage regarding Cuomo. Unbelievable that this could happen in the modern era.
Inevitably he will get charged with something and the civil suits vs NY will roll in. At first I had my doubts and thought the media would protect him. Seems clear now that even they know he's on thin ice. See Jake Tapper's tweets ITT.
What happens after that? Biden will "bail out" the State of NY. We've seen the writing on the wall with this since Rona came about. Roundabout way to get lib cities funding (aka cleaning up the damn mess they created). What a world
But is anything ever going to happen to trigger the celebration? :/Maybe we don’t do Vegas and instead do Mar-A-Lago?
Scott M. Jensen (born November 19, 1954) physician, American politician, and former member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota, he represented District 47 in the western Twin Citiesmetropolitan area.It's some guy named Dr. Scott Jensen. I don't know a thing about him.
I'm surprised they're leaving that up on FB, tbh.