Is this a good idea or a bad idea? It seems like a good way for people to learn more about offices, but may also be an outlet for bitter employees. but thats ok too right?
tylerhopf
May 15, 12 10:12 am
seems to be popular in other countries - archleaks.com
toasteroven
May 15, 12 10:28 am
I think this is counter-productive. There needs to be a better (more professional and legal) way to hold firms accountable for using unpaid interns incorrectly, and for abusive and discriminatory work environments. This has been tried before, and usually devolves into people posting inflammatory comments about former work environments.
Rusty!
May 15, 12 11:02 am
King Karl Fischer kidnapped my granma! He will kidnap yours next!
I use Archinect for all my sladerous mussings.
zonker
May 15, 12 11:41 am
It can be an outlet for bitter/disgruntled ex employees - most people fail in architecture and some, not all will try and discount those who do what it takes - the top 2% of the profession.
we all get out chance, and if we fail, it's our own fault insufficient preparation and lack of self responsibility.
Rusty!
May 15, 12 11:53 am
"we all get out chance, and if we fail, it's our own fault insufficient preparation and lack of self responsibility."
You are a special little snowflake aren't ya. What you just said is almost cartoonish...
Nonetheless, it's important to consider all points of view, so I encourage you to consider that perhaps your curent employment is just your employer filling a quota on 'special needs workers'. Diversity can be a marketing tool. You tool :)
zonker
May 15, 12 12:06 pm
I think this website will be more of a gripe blog rather than about solutions - we need solutions
Tyler Hopf
May 17, 12 8:10 am
but isnt it important to specify the problems first? It seems like a good way for people to get a better, more realistic view of whats going on before entering these places and finding out after its too late
Steven Ward
May 17, 12 8:43 am
if you've got an iphone and time to burn, these sites are entertaining. otherwise, i don't see much in the way insightful advice for your job search.
quizzical
May 17, 12 8:58 am
@tyler: Yes, having a "realistic view of what's going on" should be valuable to people thinking about joining a firm. However as Xenakis points out, this site is likely to become nothing much more than a 'gripe blog' - meaning that the negative point-of-view will predominate. Those who are happy working at the firms covered are not likely to be well represented.
It will be a bit like going to Fox News to get a "fair and balanced" perspective ... i.e. not very helpful to those who have not yet made up their minds.
won and done williams
May 17, 12 9:18 am
I see value in it. Clearly one needs to be critical of the comments (but realistically who takes anonymous comments at face value anyway?). I think it offers a glimpse into firm culture that is useful.
JsBach
May 17, 12 10:04 am
It might be a good thing if employees could post honest feedback on a firm with out fear of reprisal. It might make for better company cultures. But then again, would we allow the reciprocal, where companies could post honest feedback on employees, with out fear of being sued.
CasperRegime
Oct 19, 18 5:21 am
What ever happened to archleak?
Peter Normand
Oct 19, 18 9:39 am
Archinect in the past has outed the firms with unpaid internships, there is nothing preventing this from happening now. Why build another forum ?
Also, with the economy as good as it is now are unpaid internships still a thing in the US?
Just saw this website, its empty now but I imagine it will fill up quick.
http://www.honestr.com/ArchleaksUS
Is this a good idea or a bad idea? It seems like a good way for people to learn more about offices, but may also be an outlet for bitter employees. but thats ok too right?
seems to be popular in other countries - archleaks.com
I think this is counter-productive. There needs to be a better (more professional and legal) way to hold firms accountable for using unpaid interns incorrectly, and for abusive and discriminatory work environments. This has been tried before, and usually devolves into people posting inflammatory comments about former work environments.
King Karl Fischer kidnapped my granma! He will kidnap yours next!
I use Archinect for all my sladerous mussings.
It can be an outlet for bitter/disgruntled ex employees - most people fail in architecture and some, not all will try and discount those who do what it takes - the top 2% of the profession.
we all get out chance, and if we fail, it's our own fault insufficient preparation and lack of self responsibility.
"we all get out chance, and if we fail, it's our own fault insufficient preparation and lack of self responsibility."
You are a special little snowflake aren't ya. What you just said is almost cartoonish...
Nonetheless, it's important to consider all points of view, so I encourage you to consider that perhaps your curent employment is just your employer filling a quota on 'special needs workers'. Diversity can be a marketing tool. You tool :)
I think this website will be more of a gripe blog rather than about solutions - we need solutions
but isnt it important to specify the problems first? It seems like a good way for people to get a better, more realistic view of whats going on before entering these places and finding out after its too late
if you've got an iphone and time to burn, these sites are entertaining. otherwise, i don't see much in the way insightful advice for your job search.
@tyler: Yes, having a "realistic view of what's going on" should be valuable to people thinking about joining a firm. However as Xenakis points out, this site is likely to become nothing much more than a 'gripe blog' - meaning that the negative point-of-view will predominate. Those who are happy working at the firms covered are not likely to be well represented.
It will be a bit like going to Fox News to get a "fair and balanced" perspective ... i.e. not very helpful to those who have not yet made up their minds.
I see value in it. Clearly one needs to be critical of the comments (but realistically who takes anonymous comments at face value anyway?). I think it offers a glimpse into firm culture that is useful.
It might be a good thing if employees could post honest feedback on a firm with out fear of reprisal. It might make for better company cultures. But then again, would we allow the reciprocal, where companies could post honest feedback on employees, with out fear of being sued.
What ever happened to archleak?
Archinect in the past has outed the firms with unpaid internships, there is nothing preventing this from happening now. Why build another forum ?
Also, with the economy as good as it is now are unpaid internships still a thing in the US?
Over and OUT
Peter N
Probably. Capitalism!