Operations vs. Design Work in Chemical Engineering 

Absolutely! And some problems that cause stress during that shift can’t always be solved in a single night shift. They may require months of investigation and a robust change in the process to address.

Thanks man, and you too! It's awesome to hear the perspectives of different people with different journeys... Keep it up!

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Hey, can you tell me about engineering design softwares which I can learn as I am pursuing my degree in chemE Regards.

Nice! How’s it going? Design work is great but I do love getting out into site whenever I can!

@@ProcesswithPat It's good. And yes I do sometime miss visiting the shopfloor. I also miss that feeling we get when we fix an issue with an equipment and it starts running. 😀

And thank you for the comment! Glad to know it’s useful! Best of luck…

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Glad you like it!

@@ProcesswithPat Can you make a video about the interview questions please 🙏🏻

Thanks a lot! I discuss masters with a mate of mine - you can check it out here and see if it helps: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QxrT5KYb1yw.html

@@ProcesswithPat Thank you for this valuable content!

@@ProcesswithPatI have some questions related to Chemical Engineering, can I ask it through reddit? If you have time, you can answer, no pressure.

Sure, fire away wherever!

@@ProcesswithPat thank you man!

No problem! And good luck! Have you found work for when you graduate?

@@ProcesswithPat Thanks, I'm looking forward to my final year, finally on campus. No, not yet, I am looking though.

Good luck and remember to enjoy it… you will miss these days, even if it feels tough!

Yes, I feel it will be like that too. College years are special even if it the studying is hard. :) I think it would be interesting to hear about the things college didn't prepare you for when you started working in the industry.

Awesome idea. Let me give it some thought!

I think the first thing that needs to be said is that finding a job out of university is not easy. It can be an absolutely soul-crushing process, with poor communication and arbitrary rejections. I have a concern that it is only getting more difficult and young people are put off of going into our industry. So I wouldn’t discourage anyone from taking a less-than-ideal job. The most important thing to do is to start acquiring skills, knowledge, and experience. Having said that, I do think I am lucky in my career path. There is little doubt in my mind that if someone offered me a job in white collar engineering straight outta university I would have taken it over a plant job, but I think I would have been worse off for it. It’s extremely difficult to convince someone that it’s is worth the “hardship” of plant working the long run. But again, I doubt there are many people in the lucky position to be able to pick and choose between environments! If you can find passion in the nuts and bolts of chemical engineering, I think that is the way to be fulfilled and open up further opportunities. No opportunity I ever got was due to thorough advanced career planning… only through throwing myself into problems in my work.

@@ProcesswithPat I think there is truth and wisdom in your response Pat. Thanks for that! I particularly like your point about delving into your work. Trusting your own drive. At risk of going off at a tangent, I feel like it is something that will help a person achieve more in any work environment.

You're right, there is certainly stress in both environments, and your other comments ring true. Thanks for the additional input AJ.