Should I choose to work with equipment in the office or in the workshop?

Staying in the workshop is beneficial for improving one’s own skills; the conditions in the department are better, :lol. Both have their advantages – it’s up to you

It depends on the circumstances. I think it’s better to work in government agencies, as you get to cover a wider range of topics and acquire broader knowledge, which is beneficial for future development!

Practice makes perfect. It is best to first spend some time working on the shop floor to gain practical maintenance experience and improve one’s hands-on skills. It would be good to have the opportunity to go to government agencies to broaden one’s horizons.

Based on my own experience, I believe it’s beneficial to be on the shop floor; there one can learn a lot of things that cannot be learned from books. It allows one to turn theoretical knowledge into practical understanding, combining theory with practice, which greatly contributes to one’s progress.

Spending some time on the production front before moving to an office job, or going into design, is also a good option.

I think you should first go to the workshop, to the production floor, to get up close with the equipment and learn about it. This will lay a solid foundation for you if you later work in an office setting. If you get promoted there and are tasked with managing this area, it will be much easier for you; the maintenance staff won’t be able to say that you know nothing and are meddling where you shouldn’t. This is just my personal opinion – you decide for yourself.

First, spend a few years gaining experience in the workshop; once you have sufficient expertise, return to your department to take on comprehensive management and coordination tasks. This way, you will have better opportunities, and you should also strengthen your knowledge of processes and production*

To work on equipment, go to the workshop. After all, the equipment is in the workshop. Only by gaining a thorough understanding of the equipment’s usage can it be properly maintained. We need to be the caregivers of the equipment, not its doctors. Maintenance skills for equipment are based on a deep understanding of it, and they are developed through gradual accumulation over time.

First, spend 1-2 years training in the workshop to acquire some practical knowledge, and then go to the department. Years later, you will feel that the experiences gained working in the workshop have provided you with benefits that cannot be obtained by working in an office.

Well, I don’t have much contact with the managers in the workshop; they’ve never spoken to me or the factory manager either. Those who go to the departments together have it far easier than I do

To understand this issue, one needs to look at it from a deeper perspective; ultimately, it comes down to your plans for the future. If you are working in a company and want to achieve something significant and have a bright future, then you need to start from the bottom up. Otherwise, at a certain point, your career will hit a bottleneck； If you just want to muddle along, you might consider working in a government agency; if you do well, you could eventually end up holding a minor position there, but it’s impossible to climb any higher ； If you just want to use it as a stepping stone, and you still have some aspirations and want to continue working in this industry, it’s best to go to a government agency. If you just want to earn some money to spend, and don’t plan to work in this field in the future or want to pursue further studies, it’s better to stay in an office job; that way you have time and don’t have to endure the hardships of working on-site. Just doing some management work. It won’t affect you much.

If you want to develop, you should stay in the workshop. Those who are close to the source get the benefits first; think more about it – opportunities like this don’t come around often. :loveliness: :loveliness:

I think that if one wants to acquire knowledge and gain experience, it’s better to be in the workshop, as we work with equipment. There, one can deal with various problems that arise with the equipment, thereby gaining experience and knowledge. Moreover, knowledge related to equipment is applicable in many situations, which is very helpful for one’s future development. Only by seeing more things can one gain broader practical experience. In the department, although one handles many tasks related to management levels, sometimes things change frequently; only what is truly under one’s control counts as real, while everything else is just talk. With such fierce competition these days, the more knowledge one has and the more experience one accumulates, the more opportunities one will have, as well as more choices.

I think everyone’s views have their own merits. To be sure: some people are willing to stay in the workshops, while others are willing and very eager to go to the administrative offices. The most important thing is to see what kind of attitude they have. Those who are willing to keep learning throughout their lives, those with a strong interest in learning technical skills, and those who feel confident in their technical abilities may choose to stay in the workshop. Because there is an atmosphere and a space to showcase oneself, I really miss it; I don’t want to waste my energy on coordinating internal office politics. Of course, for those with a long-term vision, going to an office – or rather, to a workshop – is an essential part of the process. And in fact, some people will definitely reach that level in government agencies. So there is no such thing as a logical choice here.

See which direction is suitable for an individual’s personality! ! !

It seems you’re a recent college graduate. Here, new college graduates are usually assigned to work in the workshops on shift rotations for a while. If the workshop supervisor likes you (of course, provided you do your job well), they may promote you to become an equipment technician. Some people come straight to work as equipment technicians, but this happens rarely. I think that no matter where you are, as long as you work hard, gold will always shine.

I believe that new employees should first gain experience and learn the basic skills in the workshop; once they have mastered these basics, they can enter the factory after 2 to 3 years, broaden their horizons, further improve themselves, and achieve all-round development.

It is recommended that newcomers first go to the workshop to gain a practical understanding of chemical processing equipment; or they can also go to construction sites. After gaining experience there for two to three years, they can then move to the office to learn the more advanced concepts of equipment management.

It’s better for a person to start from the basics and lay a solid foundation

I graduated in chemical engineering machinery. After starting work, I spent two years working on technical research in our company’s mechanical equipment department, but I relatively lack practical experience. I am now back in the workshop as a equipment operator, gradually gaining practical experience at the grassroots level. The work in workshops and administrative offices are actually two different concepts. Equipment management in workshops focuses on maintaining normal operation, dealing with abnormal situations, and organizing equipment inspections and repairs; the technical complexity of this work is relatively low. The work of the departmental offices mainly involves coordination, planning, technological innovation and upgrades, as well as helping the equipment staff in the workshops to solve technical problems. Moving from the grassroots level to various departments is an inevitable process for college students like us.