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I just took a week off from work and started a personal project
I noticed a huge increase in focus being in the environment without others around annoying me
Could just be that it’s doing something new, but the only reason I can see that people want you in the office is because they don’t trust their staff
End of the day it is their loss because they are not getting the best and most focused version of myself
I couldnt work remote. My job requires way too much collaboration and the ability to turn around and talk to someone is crucial. The amount of conversations i get into that people didn't know i could support just because i overheard them regularly saves weeks of productivity/rework
Almost as if different people thrive in different environments
I work in a London office but only deal with people in other cities via slack and zoom, so essentially a remote job I have to go to an office to do
Very occasionally I will actually work with someone else in London
I did something similar when I landed a job in 2018. Team in a totally different state/city in the United States, But I still trecked into the office in my town everyday. Then covid happened... And for some odd reason, I still didn't know how to react to not having to go into the office. Little bit of anxiety, potentially over somebody missing me at work that wasn't even there... Been fully remote in my current position for 5 years and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Not almost like that, literally like that. Thats exactly what i said
what kind of work?
Aerospace engineering. I design jet engines.
Every person is so specialized and every decision impacts everything around the parts/systems you own, you constantly need to be collaborating to make sure youre not screwing someone else. Or better yet, sometimes someone near your stuff can make an insignificant change (to them) that makes your life much easier.
I specialize in fluid and thermodynamics, so everything the air touches is impacted by my decisions... which is everything.
Hey, do you go through [concept - > schematic - > detailed design - > good for construction] like in civil engineering?
Kinda?
We definitely start at concept. Then when we think we know general material requirements and a rough shape, we release forgings/castings because they take so long to procure. Then as the design matures, we work on detailed machining definition while also working on assembly and tooling type efforts.
Ah that makes sense, die making must be a critical path. I've always been fascinated with ever larger growing jet engine blades. Thank you!
Which blades are you interested in? Fan or turbine? I ask because they have different futures.
Are you interested in switching careers?
I am interested in how engineering workflows could change given AI can accelerate software development and AI could possibly speed up the stage by stage process. There are some talks in civil engineering on AI assisted MEP drawings. And I think it makes sense in civil engineering generally, given that currently software is so clunky that many BIM specialists are needed. So I was wondering if a software for engineering process might be general enough for multiple domains.
We arent even using drawings anymore. The programs i support are all 3d model based definition. We essentially send the 3d models we design with to manufactures to produce.
Theres some additional information needed like defining datums and tolerances, but 2d drawings are a thing of the past
Hm, I suppose built environment is quite different from manufactured products. Thanks!