When I started working I got a lot of projects that required little to no physical work.
They gave me projects that were “easy” and didn’t require heavy machinery. One day I realised that I didn’t graduate as a metallurgical engineer to do the “easy” jobs (which consisted of a lot paper-work and logging in data).
I mean I was eager and ready to learn and grow. The best way to become a great process engineer is to get dirty and do the work on the plants, carry the buckets, go up and down the stairs. One day a project came in and it required running one of the biggest equipment and carrying over 100kg sample.
I raised my hand so quickly for that project, I could see how everyone was so concerned how I will manage carrying all those samples.
I managed to carry all those buckets filled with iron ore but yooo I was so physically tired and slept like a baby that evening.
What I learnt from that is engineering is not for men, engineering is not for women, engineering is for everyone.
Story by Refentse Molehe, a process engineer with almost 5 years of experience in the industry.
Link to her original article: https://bit.ly/2C8mH28
More videos, from Refentse, of what you can expect working as an engineer can be found here: https://lnkd.in/dniRKbg