Could the seniors help me plan my career path?
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After graduating in 2007, I worked as a workshop technician at a small private company. Job responsibilities: In simple terms, it’s a general assistant role; the main tasks involve organizing workshop-related documents related to standardization, as well as environmental, occupational health, and safety management systems and quality management systems. When necessary, trips may be made to the R&D center to conduct pilot tests on purchased technologies, as well as to monitor experiments in the workshop. During that period, I wasn’t really responsible for the workshop’s processes and equipment; this situation lasted for about 3 years. By chance, I ended up working at a chemical company affiliated with a mine (a new project, full of expectations). I worked for three months during that period (mainly doing physical labor, such as pulling cables), and after that I served as a team leader in the workshop (but my tenure was short due to the failure of a project). Currently, the company is constantly looking into new projects. I’ve been at this new company for 2 years now; I’ve had over a year of free time. During that time, I would go to Haichuan to pass the time and explore careers related to the chemical industry. I wanted to work in design, but my major wasn’t suitable for that. Lately, I’ve been extremely restless – I can’t concentrate on anything and I no longer know what direction to take. I hope the seniors can provide guidance.
Looking at your work experience, well, it’s hard to say. It’s a technical job after all, and it’s a shame such talent is being wasted. You should hurry up and learn new techniques; go to a new company and work at the grassroots level for a few years. Otherwise, in a few more years you’ll be good for nothing, with no experience at all. Having only a degree isn’t enough. :handshake
Yes, so far I haven’t learned anything practical, and I’m worried about it. The company might be starting a new project called PPENK – a product that isn’t yet available in the world. I’m very eager for it, but I’m also afraid of being disappointed again, just like with the previous project. During that waiting time, I didn’t stay idle either; I read quite a few standards related to chemical engineering design. But it’s easy to read them, yet even easier to forget them, as they’re not used in practice at all. I am not good at socializing.
Study hard, little one, but it’s even more important to have connections; you need to learn how to interact with others, otherwise you really won’t be able to survive in this society. I hope your new process will help you turn things around. Otherwise, leave as soon as possible.
Combine theory with practice; you need to read more books, my friend. Only when your theoretical knowledge is strong can you be confident
I’ve seen a lot, but the more I see, the more I forget. What are the focuses?
If not used, it will be forgotten in a few days; it needs to be applied in practice
The theory and practice differ significantly. After several days of observation, it became clear that the staff at the design institute do not memorize the design standards by heart; instead, they look them up whenever they need to use them
Which direction do you want to move in? Learn more of that kind of thing; it doesn’t have to be perfect – just explore a wider range of topics. When you need to use it, you’ll know which area it relates to, and then you can look up more details online... Our brains aren’t that good, that’s just the way it is
I hope that every friend who passes by will not always focus on what they can get, but rather on what they can leave behind! ! ! ! !
It’s really important to apply theoretical knowledge in practice; using it without understanding it is just wasting time on learning. Apply what you’ve learned; there’s no point in having it uselessly