My First 6 Months as a Mechanical Engineer (what it's really like)

This has been one of the hardest videos I've made so far. My first 6 months working as a mechanical engineer were absolutely miserable and I went through an emotional rollercoaster that taught me several important lessons. I'll share these lessons in this video along with the biggest challenges I faced, the best parts of my job, and the key differences between mechanical engineering in university versus industry. My goal is to share my personal experience and help you succeed in industry.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:25 Sloan
02:36 Biggest Challenges
05:15 Key Lessons Learned
10:25 Job Stress
11:09 Work Life Balance
11:55 Technical Work of Job
15:01 Brilliant
16:31 Work Breakdown
17:32 Favorite Part of Job
17:53 ME in University VS Industry
21:07 Conclusion

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[atharvac]

Every mech newbie/aspirant should watch your videos

[vegan.rex_]

You are such a gem! You literally spoke my experience in this industry

[mahidaparthsinh]

I am also doing a job in electronics industry and I feel most of the things you said are related to my work. One thing I learned working in a corporate that I want to share with you is that " Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend." I hope this lesson may help you to get rid of phycho people who work with you.

[Tim-mqhu]

This is a great video! It’s good that you and other mechanical engineer YouTubers share their experience with entering the workforce for the first time. The culture shock one gets from transitioning from college to a company must be huge, maybe even if you had internship experience. One definitely doesn’t learn everything they need for their first job during college or even with internships (although it helps); but companies know that. With their first job, the engineer starts to grow as a professional, build a skillset, expand their network, and learn more about the industry they are in, and learn what they do and don’t like in engineering.

[rohitbhosle]

Very accurate description of Mechanical engineers daily routine in industries. Every Aspiring Mechanical engineer should watch this video

[billytam]

I enjoyed seeing the perspectives from a mechanical engineer.

I work in a small company and worked with engineers, proejct management, purchasing, procurement, quality assurance, our suppliers and our vendors. It was helpful to see how these functional roles need to communicate and collaborate together to deliver products to market

[gdadimi]

This just comes to show how practical engineering in industry should be more of a focus in universities world wide. In my opinion, might even be beneficial to make engineering apprentice ships a must in bachlor and masters degrees.

[taham]

i feel this while studying rn for finials then how its to work 😭

[melisaalfonso]

I just started my first job ever as an engineer, and this was very helpful. Thank you for the content!

[tejaskalyan]

Your de-stress to my job hunting period ❤ love your work. Love from Bengaluru, India 😊

[RiccardoLrnz]

as an architecture student interested in engineering i have to thank you

[negativetroller]

Thank you for your information. A lot of this isn't for me right now but I'm the future when I graduate, I appreciate the logical opinions and tips 🤘🙏

[EngineerIanY]

Man I do engineering for a company I’m 17 no college or any school taken for it I’ve learnt a lot but still got lots to learn it’s not insane engineering but a lot of work goes into small things and I couldn’t believe how relatable your story is to mine glad I’m not the only one

[Hobbynsekkai]

Thank you so much for sharing everything, it really helps 🙏❤❤

[BrianGutierrez-eknb]

Your videos have helped me understand the realities of being an engineer. I see that a large part of the role involves contributing to capitalism by designing cost-effective and efficient production methods that increase the revenue of these big companies we are working for. Are there any creative jobs in the mechanical engineering field or is it all just maximizing revenue?

[mhrmidbencher]

Your videos are truly fantastic! I'm currently in my third year of mechanical engineering and want to pursue a career as a freelance mechanical engineer. Is that a feasible career path? Could you possibly create a video discussing this topic? Your insights would be very helpful. Thanks in advance!

[craftzars]

Sounds like I have to drop out because this job doesn't sound right for me

[aidaferry]

Just take it easy friend. Don’t take it seriously. 5:58

[mexicanboxingkartel]

Be humble and learn from the guys that have been there a good while

[jaenudinrifaiify]

I am Mechanical Engineering too from Indonesia, when we make collaboration in design?