Hasty choices when first entering society
I, a soon-to-graduate fresh graduate, stand at the crossroads of life. Facing the wave of employment, my heart is filled with panic. The employment pressure is like an invisible mountain, making it a bit difficult for me to breathe. At this confused moment, the suggestions from my relatives and friends are like a glimmer of light in the darkness, and that accidental opportunity has become the crucial turning point for me to change my direction.
Before I could let the time in school slip by slowly, I hurriedly packed my bags, left the familiar campus, and came to Dongguan, a city full of opportunities and challenges. In this vibrant city, I rushed into my current company and embarked on a brand - new life journey.
Work content in unfamiliar fields
The company I work for belongs to the electronic equipment category in the manufacturing industry. When I first joined the company, I was assigned a series of tasks that didn't seem too difficult. My main responsibilities cover multiple aspects. For the management and control of various system documents and records of the company, I need to carefully maintain these important materials to ensure their accuracy and completeness. The task of tracking materials is like a race against time. I must always keep a close eye on the flow of materials without the slightest slack.
Uploading supplier website materials requires me to be familiar with the online operation process and accurately transmit relevant information to the designated location. Although forwarding faxes seems simple, each fax may contain important business information, and there is no room for the slightest carelessness. Assisting the supervisor in internal audits, management reviews, and quality target statistics has enabled me to get in touch with the core part of the company's operation.
However, for me, a student majoring in e-commerce, the systematic knowledge involved in these jobs is completely an unfamiliar field. I'm like a newborn baby who has just come into this world, both curious and helpless about everything around me. The professional knowledge I learned before seems to be of little use in this new environment. I have to start from scratch and learn again.
The dilemma of taking over a job in a hurry
When I joined the company, there were still twenty days left before my mentor left the job. I thought these twenty days would be enough for me to learn a lot, but reality gave me a heavy blow. The company has a large number of systems, like a complex and intricate net, making it difficult to sort out the clues. Moreover, as the end of the year was approaching, the company had an especially large number of affairs, and my mentor was also extremely busy.
In this limited period of time, I've only learned some basic steps of the work, just like only seeing the tip of the iceberg. I still know very little about the core part of the work content. After my master left the job, I'm like a ship that has lost its navigation, groping forward alone in the vast sea.
The difficult start of the self-study system
In the twenty days after my master left, I started my difficult journey of self-learning the system. I. The first step was for me to master the storage locations of all the documents. This was no easy task. There were piles of electronic and paper documents. My supervisor and I carried out a large-scale cleaning of them. Like archaeologists, we rummaged through each document carefully, clearing out the useless materials to make room for the useful ones.
After cleaning up the file storage location, I really started to learn the systems. However, the previous work of cleaning up the files had already taken me several days, and there were still some other daily tasks for me to complete. So far, I have only learned about the MSDS, RoHS, and REACh directives, as well as some fragmented knowledge of various systems (ISO9001:2008/ISO14001:2004/QC0800000:/Ts16949/OHSAS18001:2007). These pieces of knowledge are like scattered sparks that are difficult to light up my way forward. My current situation is still not optimistic.
Keep moving forward and head towards success
Although the current situation is very bad, I'm not discouraged. I deeply understand that every difficulty is an opportunity for growth, and every setback is a stepping stone to success. At the next stop, I will continue to set off. Even if there are thorns ahead and the road is rough, I will move forward firmly towards the end of success. I believe that as long as I keep working hard to learn and continuously improve myself, one day, I will gain a firm foothold in this unfamiliar field and realize my life value.