I wish I'd known earlier in my career how critical it is to have good people skills to be able to bring a human touch to business. I have been a geotechnical engineer for 23 years now and have always loved the work and found it important. But for the first 15 years or so, I lacked a feeling of fulfillment in my work. It's only been in the last roughly six or so years that I found my true calling: the work I enjoy so much that it hardly ever feels like work. At first, I followed the traditional path of a geotechnical engineer, working on projects in the field. I gained knowledge and experience but missed that feeling of contentment. So, I moved onto a more managerial track, taking charge of a department, then a branch of a geotechnical consultancy. I even tried running my own business, but that also wasn't exactly right for me. I wanted something more.
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