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12545026 No.12545026 [Reply] [Original]

I'd like all professional wagecuck's opinion on this.

I graduated with a Bachelor's in civil engineering. Now I have a choice between 2 jobs:
1)
>working easy chill job on computer emailing, but not really engineering related which will look bad if I try to apply to an engineering company
>45k for 6 months then a raise to 65k
>comfy cubicle in huge office building, super easy commute home in 15 min
>have several friends here from college

Or 2)
>work as a construction inspector, watching contractor work outside all day everyday in cold weather too
>72k but I drive my car quite a lot and don't get reimbursed
>outside all the time, 1:15 long commute time
>know no one

Which one would you guys prefer?

Inb4 go all in on link. Already am, need money to accumulate more

>> No.12545044

>>12545026
>2
More relevant experience, keeps you from rotting away in an office, you can track your mileage and deduct it on your taxes if it's for work, and you can use your commute time as a guaranteed period of the day to listen to podcasts, music, audiobooks, etc

>> No.12545052

As a land surveyor, I say do the second ting.

>> No.12545055

>>12545044
Huh. You must be fun to drink with. You just brought out all the positives in that one, turning a lot of what I thought were cons into pros. I'm such a pessimist I didn't even think like that. I was leaning towards 1

>> No.12545059

>>12545026
2, but move closer. offices are killing you inside

>> No.12545061

professional wagecuck here

both offers seem weak. see what else is out there

>> No.12545062

>>12545026
#2

Learn the biz inside out. Stack cash. When you see an opportunity in the market or you have an isolated a weakness, open your own company and hire...

Civil engineers, etc. representing your brand.

>> No.12545067

>>12545055
I'm terrible to drink with because I rarely do it and I tend to blitz through drinks.
Also #2 will provide networking opportunies and contacts rather than staying inside your own friend bubble

>> No.12545068

>>12545052
It should be noted that I hate construction, but I HAVE done the whole inspection thing before, and it is easy as fuck my guy. Do it.

>> No.12545074

>>12545026
Oh yeah, also, move closer to work, fuckwit.

>> No.12545077

oh and you absolutely don't want to start working with your friends from college right out of the gate, will absolutely hold you back in the long run

>> No.12545098

>>12545077
Don't work w/ friends.

Your coworkers are not your friends. If you are worth a damn, they will brown-nose or flip on you in front of your boss... given any op for advancement or more $.

>> No.12545121

>>12545044
This. Op dont fuck yourself over. I know a person who went with #2 and five years later he PM's multiple construction sites, drives a company truck for work, makes ~150k a year and has the softest bitch hands a man could ever have

>> No.12545125
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12545125

get into waste-water anon you'll be making $750,000 a year by 2025 since all of the infrastructure in the US is 25 years paste

>> No.12545276

So consensus is overwhelmingly 2. Seems like a lot of good reasons.

>> No.12545355

>>12545026
2nd option. Get your OSHA safety certs. Move into doing military and base construction. Collect per diem, make money.

But don't be incompetent. On the military side I was the supervisor for a project. I watched some PM waste 100k of awarded funds, and set the project back by MONTHS. He was still employed last time I saw.

>> No.12545389

>>12545121
How do you send a personal message to a construction site? Wtf? Larp