Insights from 12 Years of Working at an Engineering Company (Repost)
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Strangers might think it’s great to work for a large engineering company, but they don’t realize how exhausting it is. I’ve written a short poem to describe life in such companies: Be careful – those in the design departments suffer greatly; striving to make the company successful leaves them exhausted. Suits and polished shoes may give an impression of elegance, but reality is that life is full of trivial matters. We have to endure hardships for our jobs, working tirelessly day and night. We bow and scrape almost to the point of kneeling, unable to rest day or night. As soon as the client gives an order, we must act immediately, working overtime all year round. Labor laws don’t apply here; we end up covered in injuries. Even minor issues require repeated meetings. We can’t go home during holidays, and we must stay at our posts at all times. The pressure related to performance evaluations is overwhelming. We’re constantly drinking to handle social obligations; if that doesn’t harm relationships, it harms our health. Our salaries aren’t high, and we still have to pay taxes. Normal social interactions also cost money. It doesn’t really matter whether one does well or not – even minor mistakes in design can be considered crimes. We neglect our families and fail our elders, spending half our lives in exhaustion until we become disabled.
It’s written in such a sad way. . . In all 360 professions, there are elites in each one; mindset is the most important thing, huh:victory:
Engineering: Difficult to achieve, hard to put into practice; a true reflection of the challenges.
What the original poster wrote is absolutely classic. Admiration
There is always a trade-off; it depends on what you gain
Oh my God, I’ve been at the engineering company for 20 years now.
On the contrary, design institutes these days are really tough – they just refuse to provide the drawings if they don’t want to. Ugh, the progress… I’m going crazy.
Oh my God, this is too extreme – it gathers together all the flaws of everything
You really need to adjust your mindset, OP! We also don’t get any benefits throughout the year; we’re forced to work overtime constantly without any overtime pay, and if we don’t do well, we get criticized. Everyone has times when they feel dissatisfied; it just depends on how one views things. If one focuses on the negative aspects, then dissatisfaction increases even more.
I just signed with an engineering company. But I still have confidence