Every time whenever there is a transition in my life, I face a lot of challenges. One of the biggest challenges that I faced, was during my transition from college life to the corporate life. I joined Tata Motors as an assistant manager in 2016, after passing out from LD college of Engineering, Ahmedabad. I was excited to be the part of India’s largest automaker company and but, I was oblivious to the setbacks that I was about to face in future. After the induction period of one and a half months, I was given the role in maintenance department in engine shop. During my initial few months, I struggled a lot to perform well in this department. As an assistant manager, I was having good amount of expectation from my superiors. But somehow, I couldn’t able to deliver the same. There were several reasons for that. One of the biggest reasons was due to the lack of industrial knowledge. I had adequate theoretical knowledge but didn’t have the knowledge to apply that practically. Also, being from mechanical engineering background, I found automation related knowledge very difficult. These expectations I needed to fulfil in very short amount of time and because of this, I became so anxious that I was about to quit my job.
But one thing that kept me going was my sheer perseverance. I started learning the concepts related to automation online and built good relations with the workmen. After doing this, I found the automation very fascinating and learnt many PLC software to implement various projects.
After a few months, I was able to manage entire shift single-handedly, solving breakdowns with the help of my team. Due to this, I was also given the position of shift manager. With this, I became a valuable asset of the maintenance department. I had never thought that I would be able to accomplish these many achievements. One of the biggest lessons that I learnt during this experience is that never lose hope. When conditions are unfavorable to you, have patience and self-confidence. If you have these strengths, no matter what adverse conditions you might have, you will succeed.
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