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You can learn to use instruments (including those for civil engineering and ocean monitoring), as well as nondestructive testing. You can learn testing methods, and the engineering side is fairly good. You can also gain an in-depth understanding of ground-penetrating radar analysis, which is expected to be a mainstream method for detecting pipelines and buried underground objects in the future.
Regarding the company's current situation: it is a small company with fewer than 10 employees. The unspoken rule is that working hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., but even if you have nothing to do, you are expected to stay until 6:30 p.m.; otherwise, the boss will call you in for a talk. The company provides neither overtime pay nor compensatory leave—in effect, it operates under an alternative form of a responsibility-based work system. Business trips come with no additional allowance: you are responsible for your own meals, while transportation and accommodation can still be claimed as business expenses.