Engineer Reacts: Truth About Civil Engineering (What does a Civil Engineer do?)

Today we are doing something different. Today we're reacting to a video made by Honest Careers: Truth About Civil Engineering (What does a Civil Engineer Do?) Enjoy! Add me on Instagram: kikoga

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[jakubcernuska]

They speak as if every second entrepreneur is a millionaire.

[bedfil]

1) Happiness = Reality - Expectations
2) Most of us in construction work 50+ hours nobody is going to be passionate at 6 am all stressed out.
We also have families and after spending all this time at work all my off time is dedicated to my family - not chilling with a new intern.

[A.ReedTV]

This is hilarious to me! I’m a project engineer for a concrete paving contractor. Construction is just not in his personality. But the work life balance comments are accurate. It doesn’t exist in the industry at all. It’s 10:43 pm I just sent my last email

[ammonquitalig]

I remember watching that video, listening and as a young civil engineer I was kinda discouraged. Especially during that time I was on a rough patch at work. But hey, work is like that. I moved on (still working as a civil engr) and I was glad I was able to move past that hurdle.

[lstthughts]

You're so diplomatic 🤣 Well said. I bet you're awesome in meetings.

[autrix]

Really enjoyed the vid! I recently discovered the Honest Careers channel and was baffled at how much the narrative slammed civil engineers as an entirety while interviewing people (based on their other vids) who just did not like the profession at all.

[Kenny-emsy]

Great video as always!

This guy being interviewed shouldn't really give others the impression that his job was representative of civil engineering as a whole. As you said, construction is pretty different from design.

Oh and I laughed when he said you can just go inside when the weather is bad. I've worked outdoors in all sorts of crazy weather (as a super).

[imrulkabir]

Im really glad he figured out what he wanted to do. He seems quite happy!

[manwangkonyak]

Yes brother! Your points are very right that we shouldn't compare one's profession to other's. It depends upon one's passions. Even though civil engineers may not earn that high income compared to entrepreneurs, let's us also know that every entrepreneurs are not going to be rich billionaires or something. It depends upon one's talent and abilities. One should follow one's passions and capabilities and not judge other professions wrongly by comparing. Thank you brother for your good sharing once again 🙏

[timothylev]

Thank you for giving us so much insight into civil engineering. It really helps me hone in my decision between civil and mechanical engineering

[aslanmustafayev]

Hey Kienen, great work! Would love to see a video about what certifications are beneficial for Construction Managers or PMs in Construction.

[vascoambrosio]

it just shows you how diverse civil engineer is, in some parts you must be outside most of the time leading and interacting with people, and in other areas you just stay inside for the most of the time.

[aceey]

Hey man, I’ve been working as an electrician for ten years and am considering going to back to school at the age of 29 for Civil. Your channel is a great resource, thanks so much for the videos 👍

[rapbtv]

this vid opened up my mind that i really wanna pursue civil engineering because i wanna see places getting built one by one and have your name credited on it. it is just very fulfilling

[HelloFromHawaii]

Great video. Good to learn from experiences of others.

[volneyhumphreys]

Its about the passion not the money. Being a part of the upadate of your city's skyline is one of the best feeling you could ever get in the world.

[AP-okht]

So i work in construction management for a city agency right now, and the work life balance is pretty good for me. Pretty much everyone works hard and does what they have to do and we're all set by 4 or 5 every day. Im also trying to transition into structural engineering right now, and I remember the AE firm that I interned at would have people working nine hours a day, basically. Obviously its up to the individual, but to me that sounds perfectly comfortable. And structures are so cool!

[justinbadimo]

Kienen has great insight of the industry... Love it.

[georgedavis]

Thanks for the information bubba on the pros and cons sir

[illegaltendencies]

lol love it, I'm not a civil engineer but been doing construction since I was 3, dad was an engineer, I chose audio engineering and production myself, a lot of custom fabrication if you do video also and there is most definitely building codes for a reason brother that should be adhered too faithfully imho wish I had more solid entertainment industry standards often when doing custom fabrications for things