The Decision of a Lifetime.

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Gabriel Bélair

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Word count: 1407

Choice count: 34

Section count: 23

Image count: 23

Error count: 0

Field Related Analysis

Education : 72 matches

(behavior, behaviour, choice, classes, compensation, course, courses, head, inspection, internal, knowledge, learning, market, motivation, report, school, semester, students, task, training, university)

Business : 29 matches

(business, company, deal, employee, extend, factory, file, manager, market, meeting, offer, office, paid, pay, publicity)

Web development : 21 matches

(add, behavior, break, extend, internal, observe, package, plane, position, show, state, type, window)

Target Structure: (16 matches)

compensation (1 match)

dead-end job (1 match)

drawback (1 match)

internship (2 matches)

learning the ropes (1 match)

more often (1 match)

office politics (1 match)

overtime (1 match)

compensation package (1 match)

recipient (1 match)

retirement (1 match)

sexual harassment (4 matches)

more often than not (1 match)

though (1 match)

vacant position (1 match)

wage (1 match)

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The Decision of a Lifetime.

My last internship.

I am currently doing my final internship before graduating from my Industrial Engineering Technician program. I've worked very hard these last three years but I'm a little confused about the rest of my career. They have a vacant position as an industrial engineering technician and I'm thinking I will apply. What should I do now?

Choice 1 : Go Into the Job Market.

Choice 2 : Go to university.

School

Go Into the Job Market.

I continue my career in the company where I did my last internship. I am learning the ropes with the experience I have gained. However, I noticed that the behavior of engineers is toxic. They make us do all the hard work without any formation. I think that's the drawback of being only a technician. I do a lot of overtime and I don't get paid. The engineer asks me go to do an inspection on a very dangerous machine that I don't know. Should I accept?

Choice 1 : Inspect the dangerous machine.

Choice 2 : Do not go and wait to be better trained.

Companies

Inspect the dangerous machine.

Oh! The machine is even more dangerous than I thought. He has a big steamroller that gives off a lot of heat to melt the metal. I am quite intimidated by the size of the machine, but I want to please my supervisors and show them that I am a technician who deserves more than the minimum wage. Even though I have no training in maintenance, should I approach the machine to inspect it?

Choice 1 : Yes.

Choice 2 : No.

Dangerous machine

Do not go and wait to be better trained.

I explained that I was not comfortable with the task they were asking me to do, and they understood. They have accepted because more often than not I do whatever they want. I did witness some unacceptable behaviour by a company executive towards one of my colleagues. It looked like sexual harassment. But I do not want to get into trouble. Should I tell my boss about this situation?

Choice 1 : Yes.

Choice 2 : No.

Sexuel Harassment

Yes.

I go to the machine on the faulty side and boiling water falls all over my body. I must go to the hospital until I get better. These experiences created a trauma for me, and I do not want to go into a factory anymore.

Choice 1 : Start again

work accident

No.

The next day my supervisors asked for my complete report of the internal failures of the machine, but I had nothing to show them. They were furious that I was going to delay the maintenance since I had accepted the task of going to inspect and put me aside for the rest of my career in the company.

Choice 1 : Start again

Report

Yes.

I head to the big boss's office to explain to him what I observe. I try to explain the situation to him, but he was angry at me instead of being angry at his employee. He thinks that a story likes that would be bad publicity for his company and that I should mind my own business. Some time later the employee is retirement without a note in his file for his sexual harassment behaviour.

Choice 1 : Start again

Office

No.

My colleague who was a recipient of sexual harassment decided to leave her job, so she would not have to deal with it anymore. After my colleague left, I was the victim of sexual harassment by this same employee. Maybe if I had reported the perpetrator's actions to the police the story would have ended differently.

Choice 1 : Start again

Police

Go to university.

I am now at university in my dream program as an industrial engineer. He has a party for new students' tonight but tomorrow I have an interview with professors to make my course choices. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Go to the party to make friend!

Choice 2 : No, Stay home and go to bed early.

ETS

Go to the party to make friend!

Wow! There is a girl at the party who is really my type. I think she likes me. Should I go flirt with her to sees her reaction?

Choice 1 : No.

Choice 2 : Yes.

Party

No, Stay home and go to bed early.

I am now ready for my meeting for my course choices. I am hesitating to take 5 or 7 courses. If I choose 7 courses, I will finish my university 1 year early. I am afraid it's too much. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Choose to take 5 courses.

Choice 2 : Choose to take 7 courses.

Bed

No.

I decide to party all night with my new friends. I only have 2 hours of sleep left before my meeting with my professors for my course choices. Should I show up to the meeting in this state?

Choice 1 : Yes.

Choice 2 : No.

sleep

Yes.

I started to approach her and after 2 hours I thought I met the girl of my life. She tells me about her dreams and says she would like to go on a tour of Costa Rica with me. I am not sure I want to leave my program before I've even started it, but I don't want to miss out on the girl of my dreams. Should I accept her offer and leave right away with her?

Choice 1 : Accept.

Choice 2 : Decline.

Interview

Choose to take 5 courses.

I made the right decision for me. I can study, work and see my friends. I have just completed my studies and received my industrial engineering ring. Now can start my company or I can work as an engineer in a company. What should I do?

Choice 1 : Start my business.

Choice 2 : Work as an engineer.

courses

Choose to take 7 courses.

It is a lot of work, and I don't know if I can do it anymore. I do not have time to work and to see my friends. I do not know if I should continue like this. Should I take a break from my studies?

Choice 1 : Don't give up!

Choice 2 : Take a break!

courses

Yes.

I showed up at my meeting, but I was so tired that I forgot to add two classes to my schedule. It is now too late to add the courses and this mistakes will make me extend my university for 1 year!

Choice 1 : Start again

shedule

No.

Now have no classes in my semester. I would have no choice but to get a dead-end job to do nothing for a year.

Choice 1 : Start again

Dead end-job

Accept.

I booked my plane ticket and I'm leaving tomorrow with her. When I arrived at the airport, I realized that I had forgotten my passport, so I could not board the plane. She decides to leave without me and to pursue her dream.

Choice 1 : Start again

passport

Decline.

A boy in the back overhears our conversation and tells her that he would be interested in going with her. I just let the girl of my dreams go with another guy.

Choice 1 : Start again

travel

Start my business.

It's a lot of work but I feel at my place. I have just started my door and window business, and I am very satisfied. I have a good office politics and my knowledge that I got at the university allows me to be a great manager!

Choice 1 : The end

Business

Work as an engineer.

I decide to go to work at Airbus I have an excellent compensation package!

Choice 1 : The end

Engineer

Don't give up!

I have not given up, but I am nearing the end of my studies and since I have been too busy, I have not had time to work to pay for my studies. I also did not have time to see my friends, so I leave my university with no one to celebrate with. This is not how I expected my studies to end.

Choice 1 : Start again

Don't give up

Take a break!

I took a break from school for a while, but I do not have the same motivation. I want to enjoy life. I feel more confused than before. The break in my studies did not help me.

Choice 1 : Start again

break