Mechanical engineering.

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Choice count: 50

Section count: 35

Image count: 35

Error count: 20

Field Related Analysis

Education : 73 matches

(cegep, choice, college, course, education, first, knowledge, learn, school, skills, test, university)

Law : 35 matches

(act, answer, bar, charge, children, club, construction, fact, family, fine, grant, illegal, military, mission, month, police officer, price, rent)

Construction and Civil Engineering : 27 matches

(bar, cant, construction, drawing, earth, engineer, engineering, negative, plan)

Target Structure: (24 matches)

come in handy (1 match)

dead-end job (1 match)

fulfillment (1 match)

in-depth (1 match)

ins-and-outs (1 match)

intern (1 match)

internship (12 matches)

invaluable (1 match)

lack of (1 match)

learn the ropes (1 match)

maddening (1 match)

ojt (1 match)

overwhelm (1 match)

pension (1 match)

perpetrator (1 match)

pull off (1 match)

purpose (1 match)

put aside (1 match)

retirement (1 match)

test drive (1 match)

thoughtful (1 match)

wage (1 match)

volunteering (2 matches)

abroad (2 matches)

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Mechanical engineering.

After the secondary.

I need to choose what I'll do after my secondary school.

Choice 1 : Go to Cegep de Thetford.

Choice 2 : Do a DVS.

Choice 3 : Volunteering abroad.

cegep

Go to Cegep de Thetford.

I'm freshly out of the secondary, and I decided to continue my studies. The manual and intellectual aspects of the mechanical engineering program led me to choose it.

Choice 1 : Do an internship at CANAM (Saint-Gédéon).

Choice 2 : Do an internship at PRELCO (MTL) and rent an apartment.

Choice 3 : Not able to find an internship that fits me.

mecanical engineering

Do a DVS.

I was so exhausted from the secondary school that I convinced myself to not continue my studies. I decided do do a DVS instead.

Choice 1 : DVS in construction.

Choice 2 : DVS in welding.

Do an internship at CANAM (Saint-Gédéon).

I am select by this company to do my first internship there. It is a test drive for me. I hope to come in handy for the company.

Choice 1 : Go to university.

Choice 2 : Finish my collegial studies and after work for CANAM as a technician in drawing.

CANAM

Volunteering abroad.

I think that helping others has no price. That's why I do my first humanitarian trip. I need to choose my destination. Guatemala or Mexico?

Choice 1 : Guatemala.

Choice 2 : Mexico.

travel

Do an internship at PRELCO (MTL) and rent an apartment.

I got selected by a company named PRELCO. It is located in Montreal, so I have to find myself an apartment. As an intern, I really expect to learn the ropes, so I can decide if I want to continue in this program or not.

Choice 1 : Apartment in Montreal-Nord.

Choice 2 : Apartment in Le-Plateau-Mont-Royal.

PRELCO

Go to university.

I decided to continue my studies. I went to Sherbrooke to do my university education. University is very hard, so I needed to put aside my occupations to concentrate on my success.

Choice 1 : Go back to work for CANAM.

Choice 2 : Work as an engineer in the Canadian Army.

Sherbrooke university

Go back to work for CANAM.

During my, internship, my boss told me he would be honored if I came back after my studies. Since he offered me a good and secure position. Also, the fact that it isn't a dead-end job is important.

Choice 1 : Work in the drawing room.

CANAM

Work as an engineer in the Canadian Army.

I saw here the opportunity to work for something I am passionate about : war. This job procures a fulfillment sensation. It also gives me a great retirement plan with a good pension.

Choice 1 : Our military basement is under attack

army

Work in the drawing room.

After a month, I have realized that it wasn't like in the internship I did 4 years ago. Also, all of my coworkers were so maddening. There was a serious lack of actual fun. I still continued, and it led me to the depression. That time I promised myself to never work as an engineer again.

Choice 1 : Start again!

depression

A group of extremists attacked our military basement.

A group of extremists named Rednekfree attacked our military basement. They attacked because of the maple syrup shortage. This is one of the scariest things I've experimented. I thought that maybe being an engineer is too risky.

Choice 1 : Start again!

attack

Start my own company.

After 5 years, my welding company in Lac-Mégantic isn't in a good position. Despite my thoughtful implication, I can't pull off good sales. I decide to sell and find something else to do.

Choice 1 : Start again!

Finish my collegial studies and after work for CANAM as a technician in drawing.

Now that I'm done with school, I'm very happy. I love the job I am doing at CANAM, but maybe that being upgraded in the company would be awesome.

Choice 1 : Ask my boss for an upgrade.

Choice 2 : Don't ask my boss for an upgrade because I'm too shy.

technical drawing

Ask my boss for an upgrade.

My boss's answers to my request is a strong no. I am destabilized, because I was sure that he would grant me this. I'm extremely sad about it.

Choice 1 : Cry directly in the drawing room.

Choice 2 : Wait to get at home and then cry.

Don't ask my boss for an upgrade because I'm too shy.

I am very scared of the answer my boss is gonna give me. I prefer to live in the ignorance.

Choice 1 : Be anxious about it.

Cry directly in the drawing room and tell the boss that I quit the job.

You picked the wrong one. Try again!

Choice 1 : Start again!

Quit the job, wait to get at home and then cry.

This is sad, Try again!

Choice 1 : Start again!

Be anxious about it.

This anxiety begins to have a negative impact on my relation with my coworkers. It is hard mentally. Maybe, this career is not for me.

Choice 1 : Start again!

Apartment in Montreal-Nord.

I'm happy to have found an apartment at a low price. Now that I've save some money, I wonder if I'm going to the bar tonight with my friends.

Choice 1 : Walk to the bar at 18 O'clock.

Choice 2 : Stay alone at home with a good movie.

Montréal-Nord

Stay alone at home with a good movie.

Spiderman 4 just came out, It is a good night. During the movie, I realize how it would be great to watch this movie with a girl. Unfortunately, no girl on this Earth wants me. I cry because I can't handle the fact of being single. Maybe nobody wants me because of the job I want to do (engineer). I will try something else.

Choice 1 : Start again!

spiderman 4

Walk to the bar at 18 O'clock.

On my way to the bar, I see a crackhead strolling around a public swimming pool. I decide to get closer to see what he is doing. He looks like a perpetrator.

Choice 1 : Run away because it's dangerous.

Choice 2 : Walk away from this crackhead.

swimming pool

Run away because it's dangerous.

A police officer sees me running on the edge of the pool. He immediately arrests me for this illegal act. -"Do not run on the poolside!" is what he told me before he handcuffs me.

Choice 1 : I receive a $15,000 fine.

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I receive a $15,000 fine.

I receive a fine of 15000$, so I can't continue my studies because I am too much indebted.

Choice 1 : Start again!

Walk away from this crackhead.

That night at the club was so nice. It is the only time I went to the bar during the internship. Now that I'm back to college, I need to choose my university. This internship helped me a lot to develop my English skills. I'll opt for an English university.

Choice 1 : McGill university.

McGill university.

McGill is a great university, but then I remember something that Bob Bissonette said in one of his songs : « Monntréallll, j'haïs Montréal! » I cannot think against Bob, so I decide to quit University and also choose another career.

Choice 1 : Start again!

McGill

Bishop University.

People in my program are so annoying. One of them also asks me to get sex with him. It is so traumatizing. I think I should find a job far away from this place. Try again!

Choice 1 : Start again!

Bishop university

Apartment in Le-Plateau-Mont-Royal.

The internship at PRELCO is great because they give me the opportunity to learn at my rhythm, so I don't feel overwhelm. I also receive a good wage However, I begin to think that I'm appreciating a lot more the manual aspect of engineering. I will do a DVS in welding.

Choice 1 : Start again!

Plateau-Mont-Royal

Not able to find an internship that fits me.

Unfortunately, I was not able to find an internship. However, I won't wait a whole year to know if I want to do this job or not. Maybe, I should do something else...

Choice 1 : Start again!

DVS in construction.

In the last month, I realized that this work isn't for me. It is too physical for me. I'll do something else.

Choice 1 : Start again!

school

DVS in welding.

I love this course. Now that my two years are complete, I have some in-depth knowledge. I need to find where I want to work.

Choice 1 : Start my own company.

Choice 2 : Welder at Dupont Canada.

Welding course

Welder at Dupont Canada.

Here, I don't need any OJT, because I already have a welding DVS and I know the ins-and-outs. After one month, I feel like I am in the right place, but I also miss my family.

Choice 1 : Stay with the company.

Choice 2 : Quit to find my family.

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Stay with the company.

I decided to stay. Now, I'm in love with a girl named Mia. She is in charge of the human resources at Dupont Canada. Our personalities fit together, so we decide to go build our life elsewhere.

Choice 1 : Start again!

love

Quit to find my family.

Now that I'm with my family, I try to find a job next to them.

Choice 1 : Start again!

my family

Guatemala.

The trip is wonderful. I feel like I brought something positive into the lives of the children we met. The purpose of this trip was to make a change : mission accomplished. After it, I have to figure out what to do with my life.

Choice 1 : Start again!

Guatemala volunteering abroad

Mexico.

We eat a lot of delicious tacos. The memories I get from this trip are invaluable. After it, I need to figure out what to do with my life.

Choice 1 : Start again!

Mexico