2024-11-15T04:41:39-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/129882702/archinect-the-architecture-lobby-wants-to-know-how-satisfied-you-are-with-your-job Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-06-19T13:51:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/g5/g5g4jr8ye31edpjq.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>While the employment market is <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/126437029/there-are-tons-of-architecture-job-openings-these-days-why-aren-t-you-hired-yet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">very ripe for job-seeking architects at the moment</a>, there&rsquo;s no guarantee that some of those opportunities won&rsquo;t turn out rotten. The architecture profession is infamous for its highly skewed work-life balance, emphasis on the work, and office culture may not offer much relief. Impossibly long hours, low pay grades and demanding principals are almost seen as badges of honor. There are of course the golden eggs, the ideal employers who respect their employee&rsquo;s life outside the office, and produce better work because of it.</p><p>But much of the work-life balance conversation in architecture is very cloak and dagger: no one wants to badmouth an employer, or limit their chances of gaining a high-profile position, and sometimes, it can be hard to distinguish ethical treatment from cultural convention. Now that the market has improved, and employees can afford to be a bit pickier, work-life balance will play a pivotal role in the distribution of architectural talen...</p>