Career advice for a Bad engineer
So, I am an electrical engineer (1 year experience) and honestly, a very bad one. I dont have any speciality or niche in which I excel. My current job is like a coordinator, and a birds' view supervisor in construction industry. My job mainly involves sending electricians to the site, follow-up on design engineers, suppliers, meet client or consultant, and get report from subcontractors. I do a little bit of almost everything without doing anything with excellence. Think of a player in football (soccer) who doesnt have a defined role, but can be used as a substitute in any position.
This is how I have kept my job so far. To give you an idea, till only last month, I couldn't even do cable size calculation. I cant read electrical drawings either. Whenever, I stare at electrical circuits, I kinda feel dizziness. Today, for example, my lead electrician called me and said the MCC panel’s contactor was not picking up. I genuinely had no idea what could be causing it. I couldn’t even begin troubleshooting properly. I somewhat hid my confusion by asking him what he wanted to try, and he suggested trying another voltage source. I approved it and told him I would contact the manufacturer meanwhile.
My job is only secure if I have a good and dedicated team around me. If someday, the electricians/foremen decided to pull the rug under my feet, I would crumble. I cant keep doing this for long as sooner rather than later, i would be exposed. I need to specialize in some area or niche to have a stable career.
Your honest advices are welcome.