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Having a developed job description is very important but certain jobs will have more range of tasks associated with them and are harder to define and get into. In these scenarios the managers/supervisors need to guide the new employee on how the company operates and how the industry works and all associated paperwork. In my current job as a project engineer for a construction company this is what I have found with my job. The set job description that seems to hold true the most is help the project manager to complete the job. While I like this type of work because there are constant challenges and new work to be done every day that can also be the downside because at times it feels there is too much going on to become proficient at all tasks that need to be performed. The tasks repeat per job but vary widely depending on what type of work is being performed and over time overall proficiency will increase. As a new employee I have found the job description to be very vague because of the fluidity of the job compared to my past jobs with clear physical objects to work with and concrete task to perform with minimal knowledge and outside information needed to complete the tasks. 

I think developing job descriptions is important but in certain jobs there needs to be fluidity when each day on the job can be different. For some, like warehouse workers for example, a concrete job description is key for production and liability but for upper level management there needs to be fluidity and flexibility to solve a multitude of problems and tasks. The key for employee success in these fluid jobs is the support of management and ease into the work. To avoid being overwhelmed and to train new employees constant overwatch at first is key to ensuring they match all standards that need to be met until proficiency has been reached.