so i have been looking/applying for a job for the past few months and so far nothing...... i'm really getting depressed about this field and how the writing on a resume' has more weight than a portfolio/work done in the field....... i have been out of the office since 2000 but looking to get my idp done to get registered....... and i get over looked...... i dont know what to do anymore...... as much passion i have for design/etc, it's really starting to eat me alive here...... i..... i cant really move out of detroit (family reasons)........ some model work would be nice since i can ship those out of state.... but for design, i'm itching for something better now
'work' meaning working in any job other than your dream job. i estimate that, at best, 1-5% of people are actively working their dream jobs - though some have a dream project within an otherwise mediocre employment experience.
put forth reasonable and even sometimes outstanding effort to prove your worth as an excellent and reliable workhorse, but save your true passion, effort, and care for whatever really inspires and motivates you. look at your job as a mostly political and economical position, because it mostly is.
stay in detroit and do something there. but, you might have to get out of the profession of architecture in order to 'do architecture'.
even in the 'in vogue' design cities, the citizenry are still basically clueless about design, it's more of a populist, trend-driven landscape. the point of saying that is that no matter where you are i believe you have the ability to, through your architecture, connect with people in a way that artists generally connect with people without respect to geography. i'd stay in detroit...sometimes a lively design scene will choke rather than invigorate you. you have room to breath there. participate in education and creating a market.
years ago, artists moved into urban 'lofts' because nobody else wanted to move there at the time. don't go where everyone else wants to go. go where they don't want to go...detroit.
i have always believed that there is something keeping me here (besides the family).... every time i tried to leave, something happened....money/timing/planning/etc..... shyt just didnt happen...
i do get a good vibe from detroit...... i've lived in the manufacturing/factories parts of it....and this is what actually rubbed off on me over the years...... my clothing line now speaks of it.......
i like what i am doing now....but i'm broke....i'm 31 and still in debt...and i dont even own a house....... shyt is hard.... i dont understand what i'm doing wrong or not doing right...... i have no clue...maybe take some business classes or something...i dont know.....
my next move once the money gets right is to find a loft space so i can setup shop again and build the furniture line.....but right now....it's bad times for me...... ever been in that mind set when you just feel like you want to walk away and say fuck it....seriously..... i was at that point but couldnt do it........ i couldnt see myself not be able to be creative in everything i do... whether it's design/dance/cars/etc........
on another note, i'm sort of screwed since i'm not licensed and cant get in the firms to work on idp...wtf.... i had 3 jobs this summer that i could have designed/built if i had my stamp..... i have friends that are registered now but they dont plan on using them...that really pisses me off....wtf..... would be cool to team up with someone and make it happen....but all those i know that are registered dont use it.....
so i have to think of smaller things to be able to create/build........
man........that pre-life crisis is starting to kick in......
why can't you work it out somehow that you are doing what you do, but 'under the direct supervision' of one of your licensed friends?
I'm not advocating fraud of any kind here, but it seems like you know what you are doing, and just need to document that you've jumped through some hoops, so make it work somehow for everyone.
Or, avoid the 'firm' route, find a small office (1-5 people?) and get hired even on a part time basis. They get a competent employee and you get IDP hours......
tried getting friends to "team up" and make it happen...but they all dont want to do it...wtf.... go through all that and dont want to use the stamp.....
it's easier said than done to find a firm that actually has work and that you can work for.....detroit is slow..... maybe the big firms are busy...but you think they care about a person that has some design intent and construction knowledge.... like i said earlier.... my portfolio weighs more than my resume'...........
maybe i'm over reacting....dont know..... maybe it's time to seek a new route....... garbage man/mail man/window washer
have you tried applying for a builder?...licensed general contractors can also give you IDP credits. the down side is that your one hour only counts as 1/2 an hour
wtf to do anymore
so i have been looking/applying for a job for the past few months and so far nothing...... i'm really getting depressed about this field and how the writing on a resume' has more weight than a portfolio/work done in the field....... i have been out of the office since 2000 but looking to get my idp done to get registered....... and i get over looked...... i dont know what to do anymore...... as much passion i have for design/etc, it's really starting to eat me alive here...... i..... i cant really move out of detroit (family reasons)........ some model work would be nice since i can ship those out of state.... but for design, i'm itching for something better now
any suggestions would be helpful.......
b
showing a portfolio is dangerous stick to keywords and talk about who you know in common with prospectives.
i was showing my work and multiple people said. " you wouldn't be happy " and didn't hire me not till i didn't show anything did i get the best thing
location is a difficult thing to grapple with as our profession varies greatly from one place to another...
'work' meaning working in any job other than your dream job. i estimate that, at best, 1-5% of people are actively working their dream jobs - though some have a dream project within an otherwise mediocre employment experience.
put forth reasonable and even sometimes outstanding effort to prove your worth as an excellent and reliable workhorse, but save your true passion, effort, and care for whatever really inspires and motivates you. look at your job as a mostly political and economical position, because it mostly is.
stay in detroit and do something there. but, you might have to get out of the profession of architecture in order to 'do architecture'.
even in the 'in vogue' design cities, the citizenry are still basically clueless about design, it's more of a populist, trend-driven landscape. the point of saying that is that no matter where you are i believe you have the ability to, through your architecture, connect with people in a way that artists generally connect with people without respect to geography. i'd stay in detroit...sometimes a lively design scene will choke rather than invigorate you. you have room to breath there. participate in education and creating a market.
years ago, artists moved into urban 'lofts' because nobody else wanted to move there at the time. don't go where everyone else wants to go. go where they don't want to go...detroit.
an article that was recently featured in the archinect news section would seem to echo the points that nicomachean makes
don't go where everyone else wants to go. go where they don't want to go..
Dufar
i have always believed that there is something keeping me here (besides the family).... every time i tried to leave, something happened....money/timing/planning/etc..... shyt just didnt happen...
i do get a good vibe from detroit...... i've lived in the manufacturing/factories parts of it....and this is what actually rubbed off on me over the years...... my clothing line now speaks of it.......
i like what i am doing now....but i'm broke....i'm 31 and still in debt...and i dont even own a house....... shyt is hard.... i dont understand what i'm doing wrong or not doing right...... i have no clue...maybe take some business classes or something...i dont know.....
my next move once the money gets right is to find a loft space so i can setup shop again and build the furniture line.....but right now....it's bad times for me...... ever been in that mind set when you just feel like you want to walk away and say fuck it....seriously..... i was at that point but couldnt do it........ i couldnt see myself not be able to be creative in everything i do... whether it's design/dance/cars/etc........
on another note, i'm sort of screwed since i'm not licensed and cant get in the firms to work on idp...wtf.... i had 3 jobs this summer that i could have designed/built if i had my stamp..... i have friends that are registered now but they dont plan on using them...that really pisses me off....wtf..... would be cool to team up with someone and make it happen....but all those i know that are registered dont use it.....
so i have to think of smaller things to be able to create/build........
man........that pre-life crisis is starting to kick in......
why can't you work it out somehow that you are doing what you do, but 'under the direct supervision' of one of your licensed friends?
I'm not advocating fraud of any kind here, but it seems like you know what you are doing, and just need to document that you've jumped through some hoops, so make it work somehow for everyone.
Or, avoid the 'firm' route, find a small office (1-5 people?) and get hired even on a part time basis. They get a competent employee and you get IDP hours......
tried getting friends to "team up" and make it happen...but they all dont want to do it...wtf.... go through all that and dont want to use the stamp.....
it's easier said than done to find a firm that actually has work and that you can work for.....detroit is slow..... maybe the big firms are busy...but you think they care about a person that has some design intent and construction knowledge.... like i said earlier.... my portfolio weighs more than my resume'...........
maybe i'm over reacting....dont know..... maybe it's time to seek a new route....... garbage man/mail man/window washer
dude, that's the stress talking...
have you tried applying for a builder?...licensed general contractors can also give you IDP credits. the down side is that your one hour only counts as 1/2 an hour
i was a licensed contractor... not sure what i can write off on my own....
might have to look into that.....
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