I love what i do today, but don't like the company i work for. It's a very toxic environment where the President and Corporate folks intentionally pit people against each other to get better performance. I've never worked in an environment like this in my career, but the money is nearly twice as much as i've gotten paid in the past, with insane bonus incentives and benefits. The environment is so toxic, and people get fired for making one bad decision, even when they made that bad decision due to pressure from management. The corporate managers try to trip people up to see if they will fail on purpose, and when they fail they get fired. It's retarded.
I used to work for an international engineering firm and i specialized in forensic engineering studies for concrete and/or steel structures that failed or were failing. I got to live in 7 different countries and was paid very well, but it was very stressful because if i made one mistake i could be held liable for it on a financial and/or criminal level. Also, i was the outsider consultant who came in to prove people wrong, and most people hated me with a passion. I stopped doing this work when i got wrapped up in a terrible bridge failure project in Germany. The German consultants literally wanted to kill me because i proved them wrong and they were hiding their mistakes. I smoked it all out and they went full pitchfork on me, ran me out of town. Had a guy pull a shotgun on me over my report i submitted to the client and government agency who built the bridge.
In my spare time i buy and sell land, also i have developed raw land into residential communities, mainly subdivisions, apartment complexes and office space. I've made a ton of money doing this, but the risk is insane. I'm trying to start my own development company but i need a few more players on my team to be successful. I own land all over the US is key locations, it will be easy to make lots of money, but i need to have the right connections at the local regulatory level to make it work. Some of these areas (like where i live now) are very hard to get planning approval, construction permits and acceptance of projects, and you can lose your ass very easily. So i'm working on building a team to manage all of this locally so i can focus on the big picture.
My life is great, i have more money than i ever thought i would have, i can do anything i want. But on the daily i hate my work environment and my boss. It's toxic as fuck. But i get along with everyone and i do a good job. Just have to focus on the end game and not let it stress me out.
