Life as a Former Maintenance Engineer
One look at Boss Safety and this site reminded me of my past work as a maintenance engineer in a Japanese semiconductor manufacturing company. My main duty was to lead a team of all-male team of technicians in an entire shift. I am also accountable for the regular inventory of tools that are needed by technicians to accomplish their shift duties.
If I had known about Boss Safety before then our company should have ordered a host of quality safety supplies for our group. My boss and I had surfed a dozen sites and decided to take our tools and supplies from several sites. As I was looking over Boss Safety, it looks like this site has more to offer aside from safety supplies and equipment. We should even have ordered pelican cases to protect our heavy duty equipment from getting damaged due to unexpected drops and mishandling.
Memories of my past engineering job have passed on my mind and I wondered what my old office mates are up to right now. I know my former boss is still around tinkering with the equipment and perhaps, still managing the technicians that I left behind. For a fleeting moment, I missed this job that I left almost a year ago.
Berryblitz
August 29th, 2008 at 8:14 am #
ang cute ng uniform mo ah, and i like the hat. uniform mo yan duon?
Gem
August 29th, 2008 at 11:49 am #
Right Berryblitz, that was my uniform when I was working in my previous job. The uniform was not made out of any fabric – it is an antistatic one.
The cap is also antistatic and color-coded to indicate the department. Machine operators (mostly ladies) wear blue caps. I wear a grey one to indicate that I am with the engineering group.
I even had to change my shoes. I used to wear a white one which passes antistatic shoe test.
Pastilan
August 29th, 2008 at 12:05 pm #
so, you are an engineer? a computer engineer perhaps? But you are a programmer so probably you have two diplomas or you just earned programming while working as an engineer because u know that it is essential in your field. Tanong lang
Gem
August 29th, 2008 at 1:01 pm #
I got an ECE degree, but I’m doing better at programming than designing circuits. I learned programming way back in high school. I prefer to get computer engineering, but I took up ECE because the course was not offered in our place before.
I should have pursued computer science, but I prefer to see Engr. before my name – hehehe.
After I finished my course, my first and second jobs got me into IT occupations, so I learned more IT skills. Then I decided to try out being a maintenance engineer. I’m still given programming jobs to do while I was working as an engineer. Then I left, and went into full-time freelance work.
Pastilan
August 29th, 2008 at 2:52 pm #
magandang combination yung sa iyo. Alam mo ang circuit, alam mo ang hardware, alam mo rin yung programming. Gamit na gamit kasi naiintindihan mo yung buong computer.
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So, lungkot na lungkot yung all-male team of technicians eh nung umalis ka na (ala na sila makikitang chick na maganda)
gaga
August 29th, 2008 at 6:18 pm #
I am just curious … why not try to work in Taiwan , Singapore or Hong Kong … there are many agencies that can facilitate one…
Gem
August 29th, 2008 at 8:50 pm #
@Pastilan
It’s a good combination. But IT is also a big field so it is best to specialize in some skill. I choose to get into software programming instead. Mas maraming job opportunities in freelance
You’re right about guys missing me. Hehehe. Wala na silang mabola tuwing turnover meetings.
@gaga
I want to venture into freelance first. I think there is great load of opportunities which beats the regular employed job.
If I also fail in freelance that’s the next thing that I have to do – find jobs overseas. Singapore is the hottest country to pursue IT or engineering.