20 years of engineering

[Dleg]

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the day I walked away with my Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Damn I'm old!!!

 

[Capt Worley PE]

Hell, my degree was two and a half years old by then. In fact, I was back in school working on my Master's degree by that time.

Damn whippersnapper! ld-025:

 

[FusionWhite]

There's no such thing as old when it comes to engineering. There is only "more experienced".

 

[wilheldp_PE]

I'm still a year and a half from 10 years.

 

[Dleg]

It's especially strange to think that I am only at the mid-point of my career. I'll be working actively past the 40-year mark, almost certainly (if my health allows me to).

 

[Ble_PE]

My degree just passed the 5 year old mark last May.

 

[snickerd3]

congrats dleg. 8.5 yrs here

 

[Flyer_PE]

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the day I walked away with my Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Damn I'm old!!!

I've got you by six months (May 12, 1990). I've covered a lot of ground in the last 20 years.

 

[Dleg]

I feel like I've done a lot, too, even though I've been in the same job now for 12+ years. Prior to that, I went from being an ME who planned to work in manufacturing, to an oilfield engineer running explosives and electronic instruments into wells on offshore platforms, to a civil engineer managing the construction of a large commercial seaport, to an environmental regulator.

I'm ready for the next career now!

 

[Capt Worley PE]

Wow, I've been in this job just over five years and that's the longest I've ever worked someplace.

 

[wilheldp_PE]

Wow, I've been in this job just over five years and that's the longest I've ever worked someplace.

My record is 4 years...2 jobs ago. My shortest tenure was 3 months, but I was laid off from that job due to lack of business.

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

congrats dleg. 8.5 yrs here

Another class of '02 grad?

I feel old when my company puts together proposals and uses language such as "...VTE, PE has nearly 10 years of experience..."

 

[jv21]

Congrats!!!

Hard to believe that 1990 was 20 years ago... Where are the damn hoverboards?

 

[cableguy]

Congrats Dleg. You're 3 years ahead of me (17 years on Saturday). I waited way too long to go after my PE. lol. Better late to the party than never though...

 

[jmbeck]

Wow, I've been in this job just over five years and that's the longest I've ever worked someplace.

My record is 4 years...2 jobs ago. My shortest tenure was 3 months, but I was laid off from that job due to lack of business.

Yeah, I was a bit worried about my career "record".

First job, I stayed for 3 years 6 months - Moved to a different city to follow my bride.

Second job, 11 months - Didn't like the attitude or quality of product in that office.

Third job, 2 years 9 months - Shut the office down. Damn it. (not me, literally... The Man shut us down.)

Fourth job, 2 months - Sucked balls. Big time. Would have stayed 6 months, but didn't want to lose the opportunity at the place I turned down for this one.

Fifth job, 7 months and counting - Turned them down initially for job #4. Not great, but literally I think best I could hope for in geographical location.

Anyway, I wonder what prospective employers think when they see my resume. It concerns me.

Edit: Congratulations Dleg! Sorry to stray the topic away.

 

[jv21]

Wow, I've been in this job just over five years and that's the longest I've ever worked someplace.

My record is 4 years...2 jobs ago. My shortest tenure was 3 months, but I was laid off from that job due to lack of business.

Yeah, I was a bit worried about my career "record".

First job, I stayed for 3 years 6 months - Moved to a different city to follow my bride.

Second job, 11 months - Didn't like the attitude or quality of product in that office.

Third job, 2 years 9 months - Shut the office down. Damn it. (not me, literally... The Man shut us down.)

Fourth job, 2 months - Sucked balls. Big time. Would have stayed 6 months, but didn't want to lose the opportunity at the place I turned down for this one.

Fifth job, 7 months and counting - Turned them down initially for job #4. Not great, but literally I think best I could hope for in geographical location.

Anyway, I wonder what prospective employers think when they see my resume. It concerns me.

Edit: Congratulations Dleg! Sorry to stray the topic away.

I wouldn't worry too much... you could say that 2nd job wasn't the right fit as you didn't know enough about the company because you moved / relocated to be with your new wife and were not as familiar with the company's work as you believed pre-hire. The 3rd was beyong your control, which didn't give you the time to really search for #4 - which is similar to #2. Just stay at #5 for a few years if possible.

 

[Flyer_PE]

I was at my first job for 8 years.

Second job for 6 years (Three different companies without so much as a change of desk or phone number).

I'm at six years and counting here.

 

[kevo_55]

Congrats Dleg.

Today is actually my 10 year anniversary!!

 

[ElCid03]

2003 All the Way!

 

[FLBuff PE]

9.5 years since earning my BS here.

First job: 1 year, 11 months at a land development firm. Hated it (think In Living Color). They let me go b/c I was "getting too stressed out." I had just bought our house 1 month prior to firing, so I don't know how letting me go was going to help de-stress me.

Out of engineering for 10 months. Drove a bus during the winter at a ski area.

Current job: 5 years, 7 months and counting at a geotechnical/environmental engineering firm. I love working here, and don't forsee leaving soon, assuming the economy gets back on track.