Should I continue?

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Seeing other colleagues from Sichuan discussing whether to change jobs has sparked a bit of impulse in me. This is also a dilemma for me, who has been in the workplace for just over half a year. Our company is a foreign-funded enterprise with great potential for growth, specializing in chemical processing equipment; however, I have a background in metallurgy and am not very proficient in chemistry or machinery. When I first joined the R&D department, I was full of enthusiasm, believing that I could do well there. But unfortunately, before I arrived, our company had been working on some projects related to hydrometallurgical equipment. After I joined, however, the global economy started to decline, and there were fewer such projects; even those already in progress were suspended. I find myself in a difficult situation: either I give up my metallurgical background and learn new software skills and knowledge in mechanical design, or I stick to my original path and continue working on calculations related to metallurgical reaction kinetics. But I’m not sure when this will translate into actual economic benefits. My supervisor has many subordinates, and now projects in other industries have become the company’s main focus, so they tend to ignore my presence – they neither involve me in the main projects nor set any specific requirements for my work. What should I do? I’m really troubled. I hope experienced colleagues in the workplace can offer some advice------