Do college graduates from state-owned enterprises really have to be machine operators for the rest of their lives?

It’s not certain; it depends entirely on oneself

Look at one’s efforts in the role.

Indeed, in state-owned enterprises, it’s not only junior college graduates who take over positions from those above them; bachelor’s degree holders also do the same. Yet there are quite a number of people who start out as junior college graduates but end up holding leadership positions. The key lies in one’s own abilities and in whether one can find a competent leader within the state-owned enterprise.

I prefer the corporate culture of state-owned enterprises. What is corporate culture? I can’t say either. State-owned enterprises assume many social responsibilities; for example, they are required to hire a certain number of veterans and recent graduates each year, even when the company does not need to recruit new staff. State-owned enterprises also assume defense responsibilities; for instance, in times of war or natural disasters, they spare no effort in producing medicines for the people. This is precisely why state-owned enterprises have an excessive number of employees; there are many who do no actual work and others who receive salaries without working. People, especially leaders, tend to protect one another, which makes it easy for workers to suffer unfair treatment, leading to laziness and a lack of enthusiasm in their work. But if you make a small mistake at work or are not in top form for a while, your colleagues and supervisors will turn a blind eye; in other words, they will be much more tolerant of you compared to companies in the private sector. The excessive number of employees, reliance on relationships when working with other companies, and other factors lead to high costs and low profits; as a result, workers in state-owned enterprises earn low salaries, much less than those in private enterprises. If you have a house, a car, some savings, don’t worry about having children, and just want to find a job to get by, state-owned enterprises are a good choice for you.

Education is just a stepping stone; one’s future prospects depend on their own abilities once they are inside. As long as one is willing to put in effort, I think many senior engineers with a secondary vocational education background can do it

This post was last edited by cjgj008 on 2017-10-9 at 14:24. No, what you’re saying is too one-sided and extreme~! Here, specialists also have a chance for promotion, if you have strong connections or relationships. . . . . . . Haha, no more jokes. To be honest, over a decade ago, people with an associate degree also had opportunities for career advancement. These days, most of the operators we hire in the past six or seven years have an associate degree; there are also some with a bachelor’s degree. . . . . In state-owned enterprises like ours, it’s difficult to demonstrate your abilities if you’re not in a specific position. If you have always been a worker and your supervisor doesn’t even know you, then there’s no talk of promotion. The normal career path for an operator is Employee – Assistant Team Leader – Team Leader – Process/Equipment Technician – Supervisor – Manager. . . . But this path is truly too difficult; it requires many, many years of perseverance. It depends not only on one’s abilities and manner of handling things, but also on whether there are any available positions. If you join a team where both the deputy leader and the leader are not that old, you really need to wait patiently. It’s very likely that one will reach a certain stage in their career and then stop making progress. Especially in our production department, from employees to supervisors, it’s like carp leaping over the dragon gate. For college graduates as well, if they end up in administrative departments, business departments, human resources departments, etc. (departments that lack influence and are difficult to get into), the opportunities for career development are completely different. Putting other factors aside, the main reason is that there are few people in such departments, so you have frequent contact with managers, allowing your abilities to be recognized. People say that gold always shines, but the truth is that gold only emits light when it is in a place with light.

Whether it’s a specialized program or an undergraduate program, it all depends on one’s own abilities