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How system engineers work


On this page, we will summarize what we learned from conducting a questionnaire and asking two system engineers. Thank you very much for answering.

How does a system engineer work?

It's an occupation that's increasing recently. I have a new image of a startup company or a relatively new company.

In other words, the way of working may be devised. Perhaps you're working out a lot of work time.


What kind of image do you have in your career as a system engineer? Let's take a look at the work of system engineer from the viewpoint of working style.

1,About working hours


<Question and answer>

Q1 How many hours are you at the place where you work?
A1 It was about 11 hours on average.

Q2 How long do you work after the scheduled time?
A2 It was about 3.5 hours on average.

Q3 What do you think about working more than 2 hours a day? (2 out of 2)
A3 I'm doing it because I have to do it ... 2 people

The first thing I felt was that the working hours of this occupation were more than the average working hours than I thought.You may not feel that much when you look at the whole time, but maybe 4 hours overtime is more.It may be that the company is trying to shorten working hours by shortening the scheduled time, but overtime is increasing. You may have to do it for overtime work, so it may be because of the stress on your employees.

2,About holidays


<Question and answer>

Q4 How many days do you rest a week?
A4 On average, about two days.

Q5 What do you often do on holidays? (2 out of 2)
A5 ・Sleep ・・・1 person
 ・Hobby time ・・・1 person

Q6 Do you do the same for work on holidays? (2 out of 2)
A6 ・No ... 2 people


The results of the questionnaire show that the country has reached the recommended number of days of two days a week, so I thought that some vacation was taken.
Nobody did the same thing as holiday work, so I felt that I could think of work and vacation separately.

3,Feelings when working


<Question and answer>

Q7 Do you think you can do what you love?
A7 Two out of two were yes.

Q8 Do you enjoy your daily work?
A8 Two out of two were yes.


The questionnaire results about feelings at work are as follows. The system engineer felt that he was doing what he was good at, so he thought the profession had the fun of doing what he was good at.

4,Regarding work style reform


<Question and answer>

Q10 The work style reform that the country is now promoting. Are you glad that you get things done at work?
A10 ・not happy・・・1 person
  ・not very happy・・・1 person

When asked why this was happening, they heard, "Because I do not believe that controlling labor uniformly over time is the best way to do it." I think it's a profession that often needs to be done quite a bit.It has been said from the actual site that work efficiency does not increase even if the time is shortened all at once. I think it will be important how to use this voice in the future.
I think it will be important how to use this voice in the future.

5,Then what should I do?


 Based on the above, we will consider what kind of work style reform is good for system engineers. Since I often have to work, I think it is important to say, "How do you manage working hours?" Even though I can do what I like, I feel that I need to have many options on how to make my job more efficient.
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