Work Experience

Here's a short update about my work! Well, I am really thankful that my boss has recently been giving me much opportunities to learn and grow. About a month back, I was asked to give a technical presentation to the team as part of my learning process. Being so fresh, there's actually very little technical depth that I could offer to my fellow colleagues who are much more experienced than me. But, I took it as a good opportunity to hone my presentation skills and to be more confident in a corporate environment. Thank God that it went quite smoothly.

Just yesterday, I was also given the opportunity to accompany my colleague to ExxonMobil to help provide a training session for several process engineers so that they could learn how to use our software. It was a one-day affair but there was so much to learn. The turnout was 20 exxon's engineers, with a diversity of race, age and experience. I was quite surprised to see 3 of my fellow coursemates attending the training course as well. It was actually quite awkward for me as we're now standing in a different position - no longer as students, but me being a consultant, and my coursemates as engineers. Just by hearing my colleague present, I have already felt that there's still so much technical knowledge to grasp. Aside from that, I had also no choice but to facilitate the presentation and help the trainees whenever they encounter problems or have questions. I felt yesterday's training session was really useful in building up my confidence level. Overall, it was quite a pleasant experience and it was also my first trip to a refinery (from a distance of course).

In addition, I have another upcoming opportunity to Melaka to provide a 3-day training (together with my colleague of course) for another of our client, Petronas. That would be my first overseas worktrip, and I am sure it would be enriching. Hopefully, this trip would also help me to be more independent (since I've never travelled overseas without matt / close friends / my family before).

In short, I'm indeed thankful for all the learning opportunities God has provided me. Whilst I may not be entirely passionate about the technical aspects of my work, these opportunities do help me a great deal in terms of growth and maturity. My work experience has so far been good; not only because I get to learn much in a short span of time, but also because of my very nice colleagues and boss! :)