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Just curious if anyone here works for Wiss, Janney, Elstner in NYC? If so, what are your hours and pay/yoe?

I'm in a hotel south of Seattle, and last night, I felt the building sway twice horizontally - two jolts within a couple seconds of each other. There's no railroad or highway bridges near by. USGS map doesn't show any recent activity. Not sure what to make of this other than being two isolated tremors. What else could have caused this? Any way to verify?

Got connected last week, after switching from Xfinity. Outage began last night, and is projected to last until tomorrow - so 3 days without service... Just venting

I'm looking to get away from signing and sealing, as it has been causing me a lot of heartburn lately. I'm wondering if anyone knows of some mid/large companies that don't expect their Senior level engineers to sign and seal - just design and PM. (And that don't expect overtime - or at least have bankable ot)

What's the job market on the West Coast like. Specifically looking at Seattle and San Fransisco.

How much of a salary drop should I expect coming from a non-seismic area. Will have the local PE otherwise. 13 YEO.

Any particular firms I should keep in mind if I want to keep to a 40 hour week?

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I may just be getting old and/or going crazy, but it feels like the summer heat has gotten worse - despite the temperatures roughly being what I remember over the past 25+ years. Just curious if anyone feels the same.

I'm a structural engineer w/ ~13 years of experience. Last two have been running a private practice. Due to personal and family reasons I'm looking to relocate to NYC. In truth, I'm a bit burned out by the industry and would like to try something else, if possible. Wondering if anyone can recommend some options that wouldn't require additional education, where at least some of my skills would be transferable, and which could get me in the door w/ at least $150k/year. Some kind of numerical analyst? Somewhere in finance or business? Only exception on my end is heavy/manual labor and healthcare.

For those of you who do truss towers - how do you price out the jobs? What would you charge for an 80' cell tower in a high wind / no earthquake area?