Chapter 13: First Experiences in the Workplace
1. The Challenges of a Newbie
Entering the workplace for the first time, Lin Feng and Xia Yu both faced the challenges of being a "newbie."
Lin Feng found that the technology in internet companies was updated very quickly, and he needed to constantly learn new knowledge and skills to keep up with the times. He humbly asked senior employees for advice, worked hard to learn new technologies, and constantly improved his programming skills.
Xia Yu found that the pace of work at the newspaper was very fast, and she needed to quickly adapt to the news reporting process in order to complete various interviewing and writing tasks. She humbly asked senior reporters for advice, worked hard to learn news writing skills, and constantly improved her journalistic literacy.
2. Difficulties at Work
At work, Lin Feng and Xia Yu encountered all kinds of difficulties. When writing code, Lin Feng often encountered various bugs that took a lot of time to solve. He felt very frustrated and even began to doubt his abilities. When interviewing, Xia Yu often encountered various uncooperative interviewees that took a lot of time to persuade to be interviewed. She felt very discouraged and even began to doubt whether she was suitable for journalism.
3. Help from Seniors
In the most difficult times, Lin Feng and Xia Yu both received help from their seniors. One of Lin Feng's senior employees took the initiative to help him solve bugs and taught him programming experience. The senior employee's patient guidance rekindled Lin Feng's confidence. One of Xia Yu's senior reporters took the initiative to help her contact interviewees and taught her interviewing skills. The senior reporter's careful guidance helped Xia Yu find her direction again.
4. Gradually Adapting
With the help of their seniors, Lin Feng and Xia Yu gradually adapted to working life. Lin Feng was able to independently complete some simple programming tasks and began to participate in some important projects. He gradually gained the recognition of his colleagues and gradually found confidence. Xia Yu was able to independently complete some news reports and began to publish some influential articles. She gradually gained the appreciation of her leaders and gradually found a sense of accomplishment.
5. Persisting with Dreams
Although work was busy, Lin Feng and Xia Yu did not forget their dreams. Lin Feng used his spare time to continue learning mechanical engineering knowledge and began to try to combine mechanical engineering with computer science to develop some intelligent gadgets. Xia Yu used her spare time to persist in writing and began to submit articles to some literary magazines, hoping to publish her works. They believed that as long as they persisted, they would definitely realize their dreams.