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Mechanical Graduate with thesis offered a Techician role. Hearbroken, need advice. Please help.

TrickOtreaty | 2026-03-04 05:52 | 2 views

Hello hardworking people, I am an International Mechanical graduate student who is graduating this April with thesis on Li ion batteries. I have worked very hard to build mself up and sacrificed a lot just to graduate and succeed with my thesis. I got offered a Process technician role in the D shift. I am heartbroken. The Hr says its a stepping stone but am I really underselling myself ? I love workin on Li ion batteries and not really worried about the money. I am really interested in learning and growing but at the same time dont want to sell myself short.

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tysonedwards 2026-03-04 06:36

You chose a rather niche degree, of which there are only a handful of companies worldwide who would value such a specialization. I’m sure you know every one of those companies by name. You should realistically be targeting them so you can work within your specialty rather than going for a downstream user of said products.

Howry 2026-03-04 14:34

My opinion is, if you need a job it would be a good one to accept and have on a resume as you continue to try and get a job performing the work you really want to do.

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