8 Regrets From My First Engineering Job

As you may already know, for reasons out of my control and even my company’s control, I lost my first-ever full-time engineering job due to the recession that we’re in. I was sad at first, but I’m over it now, and I’m just job-hunting for the next one! But looking back, there are a few things I wish I had done differently. Timestamps are as follows:

00:00 Intro
00:09 Be “Open to Work”
01:12 Take a TON of pictures of Everything
02:10 During Tough Time, It’s Every Man for Himself
03:07 Setting Boundaries
04:53 The Benefit of Hybrid Work
06:53 Overcommunicate
07:30 Don’t Fall into the Pit of Meetings
08:15 Time-Blocking

P.S. I know I uploaded a video similar to this yesterday, but there were some mistakes in it, so I had to re-edit and re-upload :)

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ABOUT ME:
My name is Tamer Shaheen, and I am a recent mechanical engineering graduate from the University of Waterloo. I like to make videos about university/college, engineering, and personal development. Thank you so much for watching!!

[amirulraziq]

You’re an awesome engineering content creator, man. Literally one-of-a-kind.

[alicegarcia]

Well, I'm glad that you realized that some things aren't worth all the pain, the struggle, time, and effort we put into. Praying for you to find better chances or maybe create your own startup.

[worstthinker]

Hey man I am in the exact same boat as you. I have been interviewing a lot but no final offers. Economy is not doing too hot and I was wondering if you could make a video on your job hunt process. I am sure a lot of people would benefit from that. Thanks and good luck on your job hunt you got this!

[slavatichom]

I am a student right now at the technical university studying Biotech and every video you post is so insightful to the things that are real life. You show huge amount of useful information and literally simplify things that we (students) would be stuck on otherwise.
That is unpleasant that everything came out that way with u, but I’m sure you’ll find ur new p job as captivating as ur previous one if haven’t yet :)
Good luck and take care!

[mdfarhananis]

I am glad u got over this layoff
Stay strong

[PoojaDutt]

Great video, Tamer! These were some really good insights 🎉

[DarkMatter-dcwb]

Thanks tamer for helping us out.

Wise men learn from others.

Smart men learn from their mistakes.

[hussainkhaled]

i just stumbled accross ur channel and im actually impressed by how organized and straight to the point they are. Im currently trying to figure out whether i want to study cs or mechanical engineering so i thought ur videos might help especially since uni application deadlines are nearby and i need to make a decision fast so im pretty stressed out. Im egyptian too and its great to find someone like me succeed and have a similiar goal like mine mashallah. Great work bro ur an inspiration!

[ada_unknown_]

Glad you show the highs and lows and aren't someone that just tries to show everyone their brightest moments... also appreciate you really breaking down what you could've improved

[John-xqhn]

You are my favorite mechanical engineer content creator, Tamer! Keep doing a good job, you are an inspiration to many. I often keep in touch with your content since I was in college up until now that I am job hunting. Your videos reach here in the Philippines. I like your content bro. God bless you!

[atifmohamed]

Hi Tamer, thank you for sharing your journey. I hope you all the best. It caught my attention that the gloves at 6:55 has the Egyptian flag on them. Can you share more about your origin and background?

[KevinNaughtonJr]

great vid Tamer! I love the first tip of always interviewing. I agree it's super important even if it's hard to convince yourself to do so. interviewing and checking out other opportunities can only help you!

[GrahamsGarage]

This info about boundaries is usually learned the hard way, thanks for including that

[DerekvanBergen]

Great video. Good luck with the job search!

[CasShadows]

Thank you so much for these tips! I am currently a graduate student but I'll be graduating this year and joining the engineering workforce soon. Sorry you have to deal with being laid off without any notice :/ that seems so rude to do. Hope that your new job treats you better!

[xThirdOpsx]

Thank you for sharing your experiences, they are really valuable for someone like me that will enter the work field in the near future.

[briansimons]

Excellent advice man. Thanks for the upload

[luisrauda]

A lot of life wisdom and growth in this life chapter for you. It’s cool too see that you can keep your cool.

[skyeharrell]

Currently a Manufacturing Engineer who does a lot of fixture design and routing work in SAP.

I can confirm this video is very accurate all around. I laughed at a lot of your comments about meetings as I actively sit in a few that never have anything to do with me most times💀

[caydengower]

This was a great video with great tips, I always watch yours as soon as I get a notification. Could you do a video on everything you know about computer engineering?