Here’s a sarcastic blog post, stripping away all the special characters, emojis, and symbols:
**My Frantic Career, Part 1: A Mess of Promises and Misunderstandings**
I, a recent graduate from Auburn, AL, and a culinary enthusiast with a passion for architecture and interior design, finally landed a job at a firm that I’ve long considered a temporary roadblock. The fact that I was largely my ticket to moving out to Seattle, a city with a booming tech scene, is frankly, a pretty monumental achievement.
My time at the firm has been a constant source of frustration. I’ve tried to be fair, offering a shot when I first moved here and, in the hopes of helping them understand my strengths and weaknesses, I didn’t quite grasp the nuances of project types. It was a learning experience, but I don’t think I’m ready for the complexities of design.
This experience has been particularly jarring when I was moved to a different project manager, a role that felt like a fresh start. The first one, a newer, more experienced one, had a different approach to workflow and priorities. The project manager 2, who was, as I’ve discovered, a complete disaster, was utterly baffling and refused to answer my questions.
The PIP, while initially intended to help me improve, has left me feeling like I’m constantly being micromanaged and mocked. It’s been a brutal time, and I’m starting to question my ability to handle these demanding situations.
Despite the miserable nature of my time in the office, I’ve been trying to build a network from scratch. I’ve met and had incredible conversations with other Architects and Interior Designers. I hope that this has been a positive step, and that I can eventually find a new job where I can feel confident and supported.
The reality is, I’m definitely not going to be let go. The current job market is looking much brighter, and I’m ready to take the opportunity to build my career in the direction I know I can.
I’m lost what to do, I want to have an extremely incredible career as an Architect and Interior Designer. But I’m worried about not being able to find a new place, and I’m not sure I can even develop the skills I need to succeed.
This experience has been a difficult one, and I’m starting to question my own abilities. I’m definitely going to need to take some time to figure out what I’m capable of and how to handle these demanding situations.
I’m just lost what to do, I want to have an extremely incredible career as an Architect and Interior Designer. But I’m worried about not being able to find a new place, and I’m not sure I can even develop the skills I need to succeed.
I am just lost what to do, I want to have an extremely incredible career as an Architect and Interior Designer. But I am afraid of not being able to find a new place, and I’m not sure I can even develop the skills I need to succeed.
I am definitely going to need to take some time to figure out what I’m capable of and how to handle these demanding situations.
https://www.redditstatic.com/shreddit/assets/favicon/64×64.pngMy time at the firm has largely been a frustrating and miserable experience.
I (M/27) graduated a little over two years ago with a degree in Architecture and interior Architecture from Auburn, AL and moved out to Seattle, WA to work for a firm that I felt would be temporary and was largely my ticket to moving out to Seattle, which had been a huge goal of mine.
My time at the firm has largely been a frustrating and miserable experience. I tried to give them a fair shot when I first moved here and it was helped by the fact that my first project manager was extremely encouraging. However I did not like the project types we were working on as we were largely just site adapting from existing prototypes. I felt I was not actually developing my skills as a designer and I also just did not really fit in at the firm, as I am extremely passionate about architecture and to my coworkers they just view it as a job.
This was made even worse when I was transitioned to a different project manager, as the first one had transferred and moved to a different office in a different state. Project Manager 2 was awful and should not have been put in a management position. He was unable to answer questions and refused to help whenever I needed direction on where we needed to take the project and would then belittle me that things would take to long.
Eventually because the project got so over budget one of the Principles of the firm decided to look into why, and Project Manager 2 threw me under the bus and they placed me on a PIP. After a month of being on the PIP the higher ups within the firm realized the issue was actually the Project Manager and removed him from the firm. However despite this they have chosen to hold the PIP over my head and just continue to micro manage and nitpick every single aspect of my character and abilities. I feel that regardless of how well I preform, my second Project Manager complete tanked any confidence my current project managers have in me and no matter what I do I am going to be let go.
Despite how miserable my time in the office is I have been trying to slowly take steps to build a network from scratch as I didn’t know anyone when I first moved out here. It has been pretty slow task, but I have actually met with and had great conversations with other Architects doing work that I find absolutely incredible and hope to one day also be able to do. They often tell me that despite how rocky my time is at this first firm and my fears that I won’t be able to get where I want to, that I’m “Doing really good so early in my career” and “taking all the right steps.” I’ve also completely redone and printed my portfolio to start applying to new jobs, which unfortunately has not panned out at all yet as I feel they all want people with much more experience than I have.
I guess I am worried that I will be let go of from my current job, and with how the current job market is looking I will not be able to find a new one at all, and won’t be able to develop the skills I need in order to flourish and take my career in the direction I know I can if give the opportunity.
I am just lost what to do, I want to have an extremely incredible career as an Architect and Interior Designer. But I am just worried despite how hard I try I am just destined to drown.
I (M/27) graduated a little over two years ago with a degree in Architecture and interior Architecture from Auburn, AL and moved out to Seattle, WA to work for a firm that I felt would be temporary and was largely my ticket to moving out to Seattle, which had been a huge goal of mine.
My time at the firm has largely been a frustrating and miserable experience. I tried to give them a fair shot when I first moved here and it was helped by the fact that my first project manager was extremely encouraging. However I did not like the project types we were working on as we were largely just site adapting from existing prototypes. I felt I was not actually developing my skills as a designer and I also just did not really fit in at the firm, as I am extremely passionate about architecture and to my coworkers they just view it as a job.
This was made even worse when I was transitioned to a different project manager, as the first one had transferred and moved to a different office in a different state. Project Manager 2 was awful and should not have been put in a management position. He was unable to answer questions and refused to help whenever I needed direction on where we needed to take the project and would then belittle me that things would take to long.
Eventually because the project got so over budget one of the Principles of the firm decided to look into why, and Project Manager 2 threw me under the bus and they placed me on a PIP. After a month of being on the PIP the higher ups within the firm realized the issue was actually the Project Manager and removed him from the firm. However despite this they have chosen to hold the PIP over my head and just continue to micro manage and nitpick every single aspect of my character and abilities. I feel that regardless of how well I preform, my second Project Manager complete tanked any confidence my current project managers have in me and no matter what I do I am going to be let go.
Despite how miserable my time in the office is I have been trying to slowly take steps to build a network from scratch as I didn’t know anyone when I first moved out here. It has been pretty slow task, but I have actually met with and had great conversations with other Architects doing work that I find absolutely incredible and hope to one day also be able to do. They often tell me that despite how rocky my time is at this first firm and my fears that I won’t be able to get where I want to, that I’m “Doing really good so early in my career” and “taking all the right steps.” I’ve also completely redone and printed my portfolio to start applying to new jobs, which unfortunately has not panned out at all yet as I feel they all want people with much more experience than I have.
I guess I am worried that I will be let go of from my current job, and with how the current job market is looking I will not be able to find a new one at all, and won’t be able to develop the skills I need in order to flourish and take my career in the direction I know I can if give the opportunity.
I am just lost what to do, I want to have an extremely incredible career as an Architect and Interior Designer. But I am just worried despite how hard I try I am just destined to drown.
