I went for a project meeting this afternoon. Again, I was the youngest in the whole project team. By the way, I am the youngest in the whole design firm except in Shanghai office. There is an much younger female engineer. She finished her Master degree at age 22. She is totally different story. Genius Chinese, you know?
Go back to my project meeting...When I discuss my work with one of the designer, I am a bit angry with him since he is not design according to what I have calculated. I told him that his design will fail during analysis and calculation. Somehow, he doesn't trust what I said and insist to talk to my senior engineer. Fine~! Since you don't trust me then go ahead and see what my senior will say. My senior engineer didn't work on this project at all because he pass everything to me. He is working on another project. In the end, the designer got the answer like what I have told him. Syiok~!
That particular designer is an Asean guy. He is always showing off to me that he has 10 years experience on ship yard, he know how to use 10 different softwares...bla bla bla...
I am working with some real old Norwegian on some other projects as well. Some of them easily has 20 or 30 years experience. It explains why I am the youngest. ( Nic: if you still remember, I told you before my department was celebrating birthday for one designer who is 55 years old with one dozen of wine as present) When I am working with them, they always trust my expertize. Trust my design, my calculation.
We should pay respect to senior employee who has many many years in certain particular field. I have no doubt on that. However, when a project involve people from different background, no matter how good you are in your own field, you still have to trust what other people told you.
Yes, I might be young. I am the youngest. So what~! That doesn't mean I am not good with what I do! Aiks...I don't want to classify all the Asean profesional people like that. Somehow, the phenomena of experience people don't trust the comment of young people always only happen among Asean profesion! If Asean countries want to be as good as European or American, they have to really change their mind. You need to always believe someone is always better than you regardless the age.
No seniority only capability. Understand?
Go back to my project meeting...When I discuss my work with one of the designer, I am a bit angry with him since he is not design according to what I have calculated. I told him that his design will fail during analysis and calculation. Somehow, he doesn't trust what I said and insist to talk to my senior engineer. Fine~! Since you don't trust me then go ahead and see what my senior will say. My senior engineer didn't work on this project at all because he pass everything to me. He is working on another project. In the end, the designer got the answer like what I have told him. Syiok~!
That particular designer is an Asean guy. He is always showing off to me that he has 10 years experience on ship yard, he know how to use 10 different softwares...bla bla bla...
I am working with some real old Norwegian on some other projects as well. Some of them easily has 20 or 30 years experience. It explains why I am the youngest. ( Nic: if you still remember, I told you before my department was celebrating birthday for one designer who is 55 years old with one dozen of wine as present) When I am working with them, they always trust my expertize. Trust my design, my calculation.
We should pay respect to senior employee who has many many years in certain particular field. I have no doubt on that. However, when a project involve people from different background, no matter how good you are in your own field, you still have to trust what other people told you.
Yes, I might be young. I am the youngest. So what~! That doesn't mean I am not good with what I do! Aiks...I don't want to classify all the Asean profesional people like that. Somehow, the phenomena of experience people don't trust the comment of young people always only happen among Asean profesion! If Asean countries want to be as good as European or American, they have to really change their mind. You need to always believe someone is always better than you regardless the age.
No seniority only capability. Understand?