When I worked trades, so many times I had the same conversation, that engineers should put some time on the tools for even just a year before graduating to get a grasp of how their work ultimately has to go together.

This way you would not run into circumstances where the building could not be completed legally because of safety rules. Tried talking to the safety officer how to do it, no answer. The final answer was "safety officers don't work Saturdays."

I went into engineering, and it took almost 5 years working before I hit the break even point.