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Thompson Consulting Engineers is a 30 person Consulting Engineering firm located in Hampton, Virginia. Our services include Plumbing, Fire Protection, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering design. The firm also provides Construction Administration and HVAC Commissioning services. We are...

Have you tried pickles yet? It's so funny to see the faces of my double dudes when give them dill pickles but they can't get enough of them.

I'm glad I am one of the legacy guys. The requirements to keep the extra letters after LEED AP are way more difficult than what it is required to keep PE after my name.

Sounds like my bonehead sister and her drunk husband. At least she wised up that he's out of the house and they are getting a divorce but she's living in the house until the bank forces her out. In the meantime she bought a new kayak and a blackberry. I know this because she facebooked it...

That's great! Glad it appears to be working out well for you. How did your employer take the news? Did they see if they can try to match it?

Congrats, HokieGirl! You can throw that study plan away now.

It was up until 1 year ago when we moved to a much nicer office building. Now he smokes out on the patio adjacent to the roof gravel that the piss is dumped. He also likes to hold department meetings out on the piss patio as well. The three packs a day habit is after 3 heart attacks already...

Because he would have to fire himself. He owns 1/3 of the company.

Yeah, I know. I've had trouble pulling the trigger going to a new job. This has been my only job for the past 12 years since I graduated. I'm trying my best to outlast him since he's quite a bit older than me and expected to retire in the next few years.

Yes, it is for real. I am not creative enough to make this stuff up. Medical problem? Yes - related to 3+ packs a day smoking habit and horrible diet. Medical problem related to urinating? No, just lazy and can't walk more than 5' without losing his breath. At the end of when he was going to...

Now that's funny. He doesn't realize anyone knows (I think/hope) but if he did I would bring up the gatorade bottle idea to him. I caught on recently after noticing that he closes his door about every 1-2 hours and he never leaves our suite the entire day unless it's something like a meeting...

If you cannot make it to the bathroom or are too lazy to make the walk to the bathroom you need to stay home. Having a coffee can under your desk to piss in is NOT acceptable, even if you are the boss. Dumping it out on the roof gravel adjacent to the patio so it smells like a god damned...

Same for me except that I am not allowed to put in less than 40 without using vacation time. I'm also not allowed to put in less than 8 per day without using vacation time. No flex time here. Anything over 40 hours does not earn extra pay, flex time, recgonition, anything. The best is when I...

We've got a guy at my work that likes to walk barefoot. I don't get it. It's an office, not your effing living room! He falls into the "most worthless category" discussed below. We have at least 4 desrving of that award at my work, out of only approximately 25 employees. If I could just be...

I'm fairly certain that the professional liability insurance for our company covers me as well. At least that's what one of the other partners told me. You're right, he does need my approval and he got it because I'm involved with every design in one way or another but I really think that being...

Ever since I became a PE, my boss treats me as if I just started doing this work two weeks ago. I must copy him on every email sent (even ones to the receptionist asking her to print something and make copies). I'm not allowed to reply to RFI's any longer and shop drawings that have been...

Reading some of the posts above, it looks like VA was much quicker to release results this year.

Same exact for me with the EIT and PE designations. OP - You earned those two letters, use them!

I think it's that they just don't care. I know the wait sucks but just be thankful you're not in CA. They have to wait several weeks past VA.

I hope you passed and don't have to worry about it but if you do have to retake don't worry about being able to study. I studied and passed the Oct. 09 exam with twins that were only 6 months old at the time of the exam. If I can do it, you can find a way too.