Commission of KickahaOta's character Sikah going through his early career at Vulcan Automata.

The experience of being changed from flesh and blood to composite plastics and flowing electrons isn't 100% clean situation that requires a fair adjustment time before they are fit for work.

For the employee trying to adjust they are left in a simple template body that is associated with their original form, in this case a wolf being turned into a smaller dog. Once they adjust to the new sensation of being mechanical they will be then specialized.