Do you feel like your boss is a genuine moron? Does he or she allow you to spend countless hours developing a plan or illustration only to completely change it while you're out of the office?
My boss does everything in autocad and thinks it's cool. He doesnt draw with a pen and paper unless I put in front of him. He thinks jokes about cowboys and muslims are funny and appropriate for work. He voted for Bush...twice. And he has really bad ideas, consistently.
during bad weather, my old boss would get mad because he wouldnt be able to take out his boat. he would then proceed to take it out on the entire office. i quit
Hey, everyone has idiot potential and I get that. I do a lot of idiotic things, but I wouldn't say I'm a full-fledged idiot. Maybe 'idiot' is the wrong term, maybe I mean 'douche.'
Seriously, 90% of what this person does through the course of a day is douchetastic- telling the same jokes over an over on the phone with different people, usually about really interesting stuff like banking and real estate.
Mostly, I can't stand how hard he pushes cad for everything- concept design through board layouts. I think it's an aweful way to work and he doesnt have a clue about other software or techniques. If I offer to diagram in illustrator he balks. I have to be careful to word my thoughts and concerns about particular issues so that it doesnt sound like I care too much about the design.
The worst part is feeling like I'm picking up all these bad habits.
at least he's not forgetting to spray and breathing foulness over your shoulder from disgusting 'nutrition' bars, as he can't do anything on the computer...
seriously, i worked for a major doucher who had no sense of humour, no sense of taste, no sense of decorum and threw shit during adolescent-esque fits of rage.
yeah I got that ^ with a side of gender-inappropriate comments and cup of not-giving-a-fuck-about-what-we-are-putting-out-there. seriously, the jokes and anecdotes: we don't all care/relate to your kids. one time we went on a job walk, boss tried to play it to the old boys club and it fell on deaf ears.
the one client meeting I've been unfortunate enough to have been on with my boss he was sheepishly quiet. He advised me not to ask questions or talk too much. I broke down toward the end and managed to get out a question to the project architect- I sheepishly asked as i could feel my bosses eyebrows raise at the sound of my voice cutting the awkward silence between the civils stories about his kids and the pm's anecdots on the weather-Could we consider moving the 'outdoor classroom' further west away from the building? I inquired.
'Sure' the architect replied. they obviously didnt really care.
Later I got pats on the back for bringing up the tough questions..ha. A month later, the outdoor classroom is still in the same place, the coldest part of the site, right near the building.
I honestly cant stand the guy. I've started fantasizing about hitting him in the face with something..lol. Probably not a good thing to admit. Dont worry..I'm smiling as I type.
On the one project I cant help but think the architects are sitting there wondering what the hell we're doing. I swear to you we're still somewhere in schematic design (with a buble diagrm half assed drawn in autocad by none other than the boss), while 90%DD is two weeks out, wtf, seriously??!
Yet, I get the feeling my boss is doing all he can to make excuses so that I dont get my hands on that project with a piece of trace and pen. He'll hand it to me for 10 minutes and then 'pull me offf' wen he sees I'm drawing. I'm not even breaking any new ground, just doing what I think needs to be done...fuck.
Larchinect, long ago I worked at a place that was full of bad work habits (including the boss' very evident cocaine addiction) and still look back and laugh when I think "Well this is how Firm X would have dealt with it!" - but then I don't do it that way. Don't worry about it - you'll know better when the time comes and you've moved on to a better job. Good luck.
my old boss would get angry when people tried to leave on time, he wouldn't say bye nor hi, he would stare at people thinking its funny, but all this made people very uncomfortable...
I am my own boss now too, unemployed for over a year... and I think I am starting to get the idiot syndrome too, maybe soon I will get a job be an idiot boss, anyway its better than no job!
what characteristics constitute the idiot employee?
at my last internship I sat next to this rather portly young woman who went to make coffee or tea every 30 minutes, and talked on the phone with her mother about shopping for no less than 2 hours each workday.
Idiot might not be the right description. Mentally unhinged may be more appropriate for my earliest "Mies Men" architectural office work experiences:
1. Alcoholic owner-boss daily drank lunch, comes back to office and stood in front of my desk for minutes at a time, staring at my desktop without speaking or engaging in conversation. Everyday. Didn't allow desktop lighting, only lighting in white-white drafting room was 20' above desktops. By nightfall, we'd be "snowblind", leaving work to navigate winter-dark. Dead silent draftingroom; no conversation or radio allowed. No pressing deadlines, just 8 - 6 workday grind. Also, he "timed" employees' bathroom breaks, watching the door. Worst job ever; poor role model.
2. Playboy spendthrift owner-boss, who doesn't pay his firm's office rent, bounces firm's checks regularly (but not payroll), and chases firm's receptionist, female clients, and all other skirts with great vigor. Kept Playboy magazines in office. Health nut. Exceptionally good-looking (and nice guy, despite flaws) cad coasting on handsome profile, but washed-up by middle-age. Fun job; poor role model.
3. Painfully shy owner-boss, fearful of clients, mostly unsuccessful office with little legitimate paying work, hiring mostly docile draftsmen who have little to do, subsidized by hard-charging wife. Prone to tantrums, not directed at employees but at world-at-large. Decent guy; poor role model.
Big firms have enough jerks and overly-ambitious ruthless desk jockeys to remind you of high school. Nature of architectural profession's pay-scale, work-hours, difficult clients, and limited advancement opportunities lead to bad bosses - often people reacting to constant difficult and stressful situations.
Ive been pretty lucky I think. Im an arrogant little bastard so Ive had creative and philosophical disputes in the past but they were all pretty thoughtful people.
God, Strawbeary, I've missed you! That made me laugh out loud. And, as I am my own boss and work alone and am about to stand up, let's see what I do....
In my opinion, which I have no fear of not being allowed to voice, pulling your undies out of the crack of your ass is far more classy than telling a racist joke.
he is an idiot, yet you are working for him. He must be doing something right to have his own firm.
I tried to argue with my first boss years ago and he took me outside and pointed to the sign of the company...."What does it say on that logo?", yup it was his name, and not mine.
As i've said before, the only 'jokes' you lot can have a titter at are dirty toilet humour, such as the comments above about fishing for undies. God forbid a decent well thoughout, joke.
My boss, on the other hand, is a total rock star. Smarter, more talented, and harder working than just about anyone else I've ever met.
The closest thing he's ever done to throwing me under the bus was taking us out for about a bottle of wine each (might have been 4 bottles / 3 people) before a seriously late night at the office - and even that turned out pretty well in the end.
Due note that right now is probably one of the hardest times ever to be a "boss" in this business. I'd venture a guess that most are not handling the downturn as well as they could or should. Recently saw a poll that 50% of Americans aren't happy with their jobs. The boss probably has a big thing to do with that.
zoo, I mix with the "lower class" when they build things for me and I mix with the "upper class" when they hire me. Right in the middle is pretty fun. Though the laborers do tell better jokes - nothing funnier than a good "That's what she said" joke when someone cuts something too long.
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Know the anatomy of a joke. All jokes follow a very simple path from beginning to completion. There is the set up (where you lay the foundation of the piece). Think of this part as the backstory. Next comes the punchline (the funny part of the joke). And, lastly there is the payoff (this can be anything from a being booed out of the room, to receiving roaring laughter including but not limited to the throwing of undergarments in appreciation). Since you're reading this I'll assume your looking more for the second option.
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Get the setup right! This is the point where the joke falls apart for most people. Don't feel pressured to use the same old set up you may have heard before. No two people talk alike so tweaking the set up to suit you will make the whole joke more authentic.
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Allow time for tension to build. Don't rush on the set up or immediately jump right from set up to punchline. Give a little time for people to get on board with what you've told them so far.
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Hit them with a strong punchline. You've put all this effort in so far (you've set it up right, you've waited for it to sink in), don't just limp in with a light finish. Give them their times worth, find a punchline that will be a real side splitter.
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Gauge the response. You found this joke funny enough to share this time, why not again? Gauge the response so you can see where you scored big or where you lost them. This way you can adjust delivery and timing for the next round.
hmm, both my builders (including their sub-contractors) and my clients have more money, bigger houses and better cars.... i'm not sure by which normal standard i'm 'middle'. at the moment i'm feeling decidedly lower class..
you're coming totally out of left field. What are you talking about and who are you talking to? I shouldnt have to repeat some of the so-called jokes, just trust me, they weren't 'well thought out.'
I consider everything I've ranted about similar to the little annoyances you deal with after living with a shitty roomate-shitty roomates are typically just good people you're not compatible with, but forced to interact with.
I get the notion that we could all lighten up a little, thats valid, and I also get the fact that these are tough times, I'm lucky to have anything, and my boss is probably under some immense strain. Some of this I think is due to the economy, and some of it I think is just due to being a dim-witted, closed-minded, spoiled conservatard with a healthy inheritance to start a business and treat people like they're expendable. Which I am in many ways.
Part of my gudge also lies in that I'm a junior designer and worked hard in school to be able to take on tasks such as a lot of the stuff I'm working on now with minmal supervision. For the most part I think I'm going above and beyond the average ability of someone at my level and he's making money off my labor, which is good, but it still hurts to have work redrawn or feel like you're using bad habits, but I guess thats sort of the nature of the business. Sometimes you just have to placate the egotistical to keep your job, whether it be a client or boss-lots of crazy egos, misconceptions, and false sense of self in these industries.
Sometimes you just have to placate the egotistical to keep your job, whether it be a client or boss-lots of crazy egos, misconceptions, and false sense of self in these industries.
strawberry....hi...glad to see you. Least your boss wasn't adjusting his cue stick and balls in the middle of conversation. I worked under a guy who was well know for this antic....even in front of the women in the office. It was kind of funny cause after most of the office had folded in a downturn alot of us "x-employees" would get together for afterhour drinks and the dude always came up in conversation it was always a good chuckle seeing women from the office do the ole cue stick and ball adjustment. Damn I worked with some crazy people.
So now I'm the idot....least my wife thinks I'm when I juggling five or six projects in one day.
You seem like a decent person, you'd probably be good company over a few drinks. Its just that the PC stuff people spout like robots drives me nuts. Im not even close to being racist in reality, but I do like the odd joke as long as its in good humour. Its often those who claim to be PC that are hiding something.
Well hopefully you don't act at your office as ignorantly as you do on this thread larchinect. Just an fyi for you, the majority of architects lean right so I'd steer away from the conservative bashing. This is more typical of business owners that they lean right. Why? Well you can figure that out yourself I am certain. I would also like to add that bashing left leaners is not appropriate either in an office environement. Politics is really something you should leave at home especially if you lean in a different direction than your supervisor or employer. I'd bet that it bleeds out in front of your employer though and you can bet it will hold you back at this firm. Maybe when everything becomes all rosy in the world you can leave this douchebag job your employer has allowed you to perform for him and his lousy firm.
Larchinect, doesnt that make you an idiot for working for him? obviously he is smarter than you because he is running a business, making a better living for himself, and probably paying you next to nothing to bust your ass and kiss his ass and tell him his bad ideas are not bad. these threads kill me.
being 'smart' is not necessarily a prequisite for running a business. there are lots of variables i'm sure. furthermore, running a business doing design and being a good designer do not necessarily equate in my opinion.
lastly, there just arent many options for junior levels right now (anyone actually), so i gotta do what i gotta do, but that doesnt mean i cant bitch a little and have some genuine concern for my future. if thats not at least partially why forums such as archinect exist then i dont know what it would be for.
these threads 'kill you' yet you feel obligated to contribute an opinion on the topic..
I would say I can be an incredibly PC person... but I still make a lot of race charged jokes. But I tend to say things more critical of the institution of racism than I day obviously racist jokes.
Like the other day, I asked one my black female friends (who's also a lesbian) if she had gotten a rise at work. She asked "huh?" She was doing all of this as she was holding a white baby. I was like "Damn, I know you be rollin' in the dough because there ain't no other way you'd be able to afford a white baby."
Is your boss an idiot?
Do you feel like your boss is a genuine moron? Does he or she allow you to spend countless hours developing a plan or illustration only to completely change it while you're out of the office?
My boss does everything in autocad and thinks it's cool. He doesnt draw with a pen and paper unless I put in front of him. He thinks jokes about cowboys and muslims are funny and appropriate for work. He voted for Bush...twice. And he has really bad ideas, consistently.
Is you boss an idiot?
How do they get by?
How do you cope?
[bring on the 'I'll take your job' responses..]
/rant.
during bad weather, my old boss would get mad because he wouldnt be able to take out his boat. he would then proceed to take it out on the entire office. i quit
i try to be as forgiving as his wife (must be). and when i have enough, i'm as loud and angry as his wife (must be). and i'm not his wife.
I'm my own boss right now, and yes I have idiot potential.
Hey, everyone has idiot potential and I get that. I do a lot of idiotic things, but I wouldn't say I'm a full-fledged idiot. Maybe 'idiot' is the wrong term, maybe I mean 'douche.'
Seriously, 90% of what this person does through the course of a day is douchetastic- telling the same jokes over an over on the phone with different people, usually about really interesting stuff like banking and real estate.
Mostly, I can't stand how hard he pushes cad for everything- concept design through board layouts. I think it's an aweful way to work and he doesnt have a clue about other software or techniques. If I offer to diagram in illustrator he balks. I have to be careful to word my thoughts and concerns about particular issues so that it doesnt sound like I care too much about the design.
The worst part is feeling like I'm picking up all these bad habits.
at least he's not forgetting to spray and breathing foulness over your shoulder from disgusting 'nutrition' bars, as he can't do anything on the computer...
seriously, i worked for a major doucher who had no sense of humour, no sense of taste, no sense of decorum and threw shit during adolescent-esque fits of rage.
yeah I got that ^ with a side of gender-inappropriate comments and cup of not-giving-a-fuck-about-what-we-are-putting-out-there. seriously, the jokes and anecdotes: we don't all care/relate to your kids. one time we went on a job walk, boss tried to play it to the old boys club and it fell on deaf ears.
the one client meeting I've been unfortunate enough to have been on with my boss he was sheepishly quiet. He advised me not to ask questions or talk too much. I broke down toward the end and managed to get out a question to the project architect- I sheepishly asked as i could feel my bosses eyebrows raise at the sound of my voice cutting the awkward silence between the civils stories about his kids and the pm's anecdots on the weather-Could we consider moving the 'outdoor classroom' further west away from the building? I inquired.
'Sure' the architect replied. they obviously didnt really care.
Later I got pats on the back for bringing up the tough questions..ha. A month later, the outdoor classroom is still in the same place, the coldest part of the site, right near the building.
I honestly cant stand the guy. I've started fantasizing about hitting him in the face with something..lol. Probably not a good thing to admit. Dont worry..I'm smiling as I type.
On the one project I cant help but think the architects are sitting there wondering what the hell we're doing. I swear to you we're still somewhere in schematic design (with a buble diagrm half assed drawn in autocad by none other than the boss), while 90%DD is two weeks out, wtf, seriously??!
Yet, I get the feeling my boss is doing all he can to make excuses so that I dont get my hands on that project with a piece of trace and pen. He'll hand it to me for 10 minutes and then 'pull me offf' wen he sees I'm drawing. I'm not even breaking any new ground, just doing what I think needs to be done...fuck.
Larchinect, long ago I worked at a place that was full of bad work habits (including the boss' very evident cocaine addiction) and still look back and laugh when I think "Well this is how Firm X would have dealt with it!" - but then I don't do it that way. Don't worry about it - you'll know better when the time comes and you've moved on to a better job. Good luck.
thanks lb..
my old boss would get angry when people tried to leave on time, he wouldn't say bye nor hi, he would stare at people thinking its funny, but all this made people very uncomfortable...
I am my own boss now too, unemployed for over a year... and I think I am starting to get the idiot syndrome too, maybe soon I will get a job be an idiot boss, anyway its better than no job!
Is it easier to be an idiot boss, or an idiot employee?
what characteristics constitute the idiot employee?
at my last internship I sat next to this rather portly young woman who went to make coffee or tea every 30 minutes, and talked on the phone with her mother about shopping for no less than 2 hours each workday.
Idiot might not be the right description. Mentally unhinged may be more appropriate for my earliest "Mies Men" architectural office work experiences:
1. Alcoholic owner-boss daily drank lunch, comes back to office and stood in front of my desk for minutes at a time, staring at my desktop without speaking or engaging in conversation. Everyday. Didn't allow desktop lighting, only lighting in white-white drafting room was 20' above desktops. By nightfall, we'd be "snowblind", leaving work to navigate winter-dark. Dead silent draftingroom; no conversation or radio allowed. No pressing deadlines, just 8 - 6 workday grind. Also, he "timed" employees' bathroom breaks, watching the door. Worst job ever; poor role model.
2. Playboy spendthrift owner-boss, who doesn't pay his firm's office rent, bounces firm's checks regularly (but not payroll), and chases firm's receptionist, female clients, and all other skirts with great vigor. Kept Playboy magazines in office. Health nut. Exceptionally good-looking (and nice guy, despite flaws) cad coasting on handsome profile, but washed-up by middle-age. Fun job; poor role model.
3. Painfully shy owner-boss, fearful of clients, mostly unsuccessful office with little legitimate paying work, hiring mostly docile draftsmen who have little to do, subsidized by hard-charging wife. Prone to tantrums, not directed at employees but at world-at-large. Decent guy; poor role model.
Big firms have enough jerks and overly-ambitious ruthless desk jockeys to remind you of high school. Nature of architectural profession's pay-scale, work-hours, difficult clients, and limited advancement opportunities lead to bad bosses - often people reacting to constant difficult and stressful situations.
I've seen plenty of idiot employees too.
does that also mean ur boss is an idiot to have hired u?
haha...
I like to think I'm a pretty hard worker and think carefully about what I'm doing. No doubt I am an idiot.
I have way too much self-awarness to be a boss. My old boss used to pick his undies out of his ass everytime he stood up. Classy.
Ive been pretty lucky I think. Im an arrogant little bastard so Ive had creative and philosophical disputes in the past but they were all pretty thoughtful people.
God, Strawbeary, I've missed you! That made me laugh out loud. And, as I am my own boss and work alone and am about to stand up, let's see what I do....
How about this,
you idiots dont have a sense of humour, are boring and dont even know a single joke.
To be honest, at least the bosses you complain have their own opinion on this, you lot just pick up on the latest fashionable trends and roll with it.
I love cowboy and muslim jokes, i also love irish joke.
If you a muslim and an irish man tells you a rag head joke, tell him a paddy joke back.
Essentially, loosen up a bit, if this PC thing keeps going we'll not be allowed to voice any opinion.
Derek
In my opinion, which I have no fear of not being allowed to voice, pulling your undies out of the crack of your ass is far more classy than telling a racist joke.
lb,
You're so middle class.
Go mix with the upper and lower classes, they are a lot more interesting and tell a few jokes.
The middle class are just dull.
Derek
This conversation needs a hefty does of Ted Kaczynski's Industrial Society and Its Future
a hefty *dose*
he is an idiot, yet you are working for him. He must be doing something right to have his own firm.
I tried to argue with my first boss years ago and he took me outside and pointed to the sign of the company...."What does it say on that logo?", yup it was his name, and not mine.
You said it mate,
This lot want it both ways,
If the original poster is a registered architect, nothing stopping him from going it alone, mind you thats easier said than done.
If i ever own an office, it will be full of white males, who can have a laugh and get on with the work, NO POLITICS.
We would maybe have a hottie on reception, to give the lads a reason to get up in the morning.
Derek
As i've said before, the only 'jokes' you lot can have a titter at are dirty toilet humour, such as the comments above about fishing for undies. God forbid a decent well thoughout, joke.
ha, poop... i've had that happen before!
hey zoophile, wtf's a thoughout, joke
btw, i've known bosses that just blatantly ripped off other architects.
You know, a well constructed joke with a good punchline.
A lot of architects blatantly rip off other architects.
My boss, on the other hand, is a total rock star. Smarter, more talented, and harder working than just about anyone else I've ever met.
The closest thing he's ever done to throwing me under the bus was taking us out for about a bottle of wine each (might have been 4 bottles / 3 people) before a seriously late night at the office - and even that turned out pretty well in the end.
Due note that right now is probably one of the hardest times ever to be a "boss" in this business. I'd venture a guess that most are not handling the downturn as well as they could or should. Recently saw a poll that 50% of Americans aren't happy with their jobs. The boss probably has a big thing to do with that.
zoo, I mix with the "lower class" when they build things for me and I mix with the "upper class" when they hire me. Right in the middle is pretty fun. Though the laborers do tell better jokes - nothing funnier than a good "That's what she said" joke when someone cuts something too long.
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Know the anatomy of a joke. All jokes follow a very simple path from beginning to completion. There is the set up (where you lay the foundation of the piece). Think of this part as the backstory. Next comes the punchline (the funny part of the joke). And, lastly there is the payoff (this can be anything from a being booed out of the room, to receiving roaring laughter including but not limited to the throwing of undergarments in appreciation). Since you're reading this I'll assume your looking more for the second option.
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Get the setup right! This is the point where the joke falls apart for most people. Don't feel pressured to use the same old set up you may have heard before. No two people talk alike so tweaking the set up to suit you will make the whole joke more authentic.
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Allow time for tension to build. Don't rush on the set up or immediately jump right from set up to punchline. Give a little time for people to get on board with what you've told them so far.
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Hit them with a strong punchline. You've put all this effort in so far (you've set it up right, you've waited for it to sink in), don't just limp in with a light finish. Give them their times worth, find a punchline that will be a real side splitter.
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Gauge the response. You found this joke funny enough to share this time, why not again? Gauge the response so you can see where you scored big or where you lost them. This way you can adjust delivery and timing for the next round.
hmm, both my builders (including their sub-contractors) and my clients have more money, bigger houses and better cars.... i'm not sure by which normal standard i'm 'middle'. at the moment i'm feeling decidedly lower class..
zoolander-
you're coming totally out of left field. What are you talking about and who are you talking to? I shouldnt have to repeat some of the so-called jokes, just trust me, they weren't 'well thought out.'
I consider everything I've ranted about similar to the little annoyances you deal with after living with a shitty roomate-shitty roomates are typically just good people you're not compatible with, but forced to interact with.
I get the notion that we could all lighten up a little, thats valid, and I also get the fact that these are tough times, I'm lucky to have anything, and my boss is probably under some immense strain. Some of this I think is due to the economy, and some of it I think is just due to being a dim-witted, closed-minded, spoiled conservatard with a healthy inheritance to start a business and treat people like they're expendable. Which I am in many ways.
Part of my gudge also lies in that I'm a junior designer and worked hard in school to be able to take on tasks such as a lot of the stuff I'm working on now with minmal supervision. For the most part I think I'm going above and beyond the average ability of someone at my level and he's making money off my labor, which is good, but it still hurts to have work redrawn or feel like you're using bad habits, but I guess thats sort of the nature of the business. Sometimes you just have to placate the egotistical to keep your job, whether it be a client or boss-lots of crazy egos, misconceptions, and false sense of self in these industries.
Sometimes you just have to placate the egotistical to keep your job, whether it be a client or boss-lots of crazy egos, misconceptions, and false sense of self in these industries.
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strawberry....hi...glad to see you. Least your boss wasn't adjusting his cue stick and balls in the middle of conversation. I worked under a guy who was well know for this antic....even in front of the women in the office. It was kind of funny cause after most of the office had folded in a downturn alot of us "x-employees" would get together for afterhour drinks and the dude always came up in conversation it was always a good chuckle seeing women from the office do the ole cue stick and ball adjustment. Damn I worked with some crazy people.
So now I'm the idot....least my wife thinks I'm when I juggling five or six projects in one day.
My 6yo made up this joke tonight: what kind of snake never skips dessert? A PIE-thon.
Liberty, before long you will have in on the Late, Late Night Show with Craig Ferguson!
lb,
You seem like a decent person, you'd probably be good company over a few drinks. Its just that the PC stuff people spout like robots drives me nuts. Im not even close to being racist in reality, but I do like the odd joke as long as its in good humour. Its often those who claim to be PC that are hiding something.
Derek
Well hopefully you don't act at your office as ignorantly as you do on this thread larchinect. Just an fyi for you, the majority of architects lean right so I'd steer away from the conservative bashing. This is more typical of business owners that they lean right. Why? Well you can figure that out yourself I am certain. I would also like to add that bashing left leaners is not appropriate either in an office environement. Politics is really something you should leave at home especially if you lean in a different direction than your supervisor or employer. I'd bet that it bleeds out in front of your employer though and you can bet it will hold you back at this firm. Maybe when everything becomes all rosy in the world you can leave this douchebag job your employer has allowed you to perform for him and his lousy firm.
otf-
Yup, no politics in the office. I agree. I dont share.
Larchinect, doesnt that make you an idiot for working for him? obviously he is smarter than you because he is running a business, making a better living for himself, and probably paying you next to nothing to bust your ass and kiss his ass and tell him his bad ideas are not bad. these threads kill me.
mental-
being 'smart' is not necessarily a prequisite for running a business. there are lots of variables i'm sure. furthermore, running a business doing design and being a good designer do not necessarily equate in my opinion.
lastly, there just arent many options for junior levels right now (anyone actually), so i gotta do what i gotta do, but that doesnt mean i cant bitch a little and have some genuine concern for my future. if thats not at least partially why forums such as archinect exist then i dont know what it would be for.
these threads 'kill you' yet you feel obligated to contribute an opinion on the topic..
you guys do know that a lot of "bosses" read this forum too, don't you?
you guys do know that a lot of "bosses" read this forum too, don't you?
Sometimes twice even.
sorry... dumpy internet connection at work
Points taken, Derek.
I would say I can be an incredibly PC person... but I still make a lot of race charged jokes. But I tend to say things more critical of the institution of racism than I day obviously racist jokes.
Like the other day, I asked one my black female friends (who's also a lesbian) if she had gotten a rise at work. She asked "huh?" She was doing all of this as she was holding a white baby. I was like "Damn, I know you be rollin' in the dough because there ain't no other way you'd be able to afford a white baby."
Yes, we do read this forum - and we've taken a private vote - we're going to start an "Is your employee an idiot?" thread in retaliation..
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