https://land8.com/members/bzgirl/activity/ Activity feed for BZ Girl. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:38:51 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=6.0.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 bbcc0b03820c709c77ecad0acad207ca https://land8.com/forums/topic/changes-to-the-lare-exam-coming-2012-all-computerized-and-only-4-sections/page/2/#post-161461 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:26:23 +0000 Hi Lola! I am in  the EXACT same situation as you. I have passed every section except E. I had a good 4 years left to get this one section taken care of, so when i found out i was pregnant, i figured i would just take the next year off and start up again once the baby madness calmed down a bit. I’m with you- being forced to take the test in…[Read more]

]]> 0 846c624cd5c8b30d9cd3f4056d1df096 https://land8.com/forums/topic/can-a-playground-be-too-safe-interesting-ny-times-article/#post-161410 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:23:28 +0000 Great article. This is one of my chief frustrations when i am designing children’s play spaces…all of the over-sanitized, super-safetyfied ‘rules’ have completely eliminated all the risk and wonder and excitement that should be in a playground!! Child psychologists have been saying for DECADES that children need to take calculated, measurable…[Read more]

]]> 0 e970004dede06c6aa175bd3453152198 https://land8.com/forums/topic/changes-to-the-lare-exam-coming-2012-all-computerized-and-only-4-sections/page/4/#post-161489 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:01:26 +0000 I have a friend who is in this very situation you just described. He has passed all sections except section D, which i believe he has taken 3 times now. ‘Wow’, you might be saying ‘this guy sure doesn’t know construction very well. He must be pretty dense to take it 3 times without passing.’ But this guy owns his own design build firm!! He, of all…[Read more]

]]> 0 9de3eca49356a3d2aa05d9414e56a1fd https://land8.com/forums/topic/has-land8-helped-you-cope/page/2/#post-161708 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:48:36 +0000 Thanks Henry! This was very helpful. I found that our state dept. of labor has a payday law that expressly prohibits witholding wages from a paycheck, unless it’s court-ordered (like child support), state or federally required (like taxes), or is expressly agreed to in writing with a document signed by the employee. Since my situation falls…[Read more]

]]> 0 d541f66c18608bd4cad665ac53769ce9 https://land8.com/forums/topic/has-land8-helped-you-cope/page/2/#post-161709 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:40:30 +0000 Thank you all for your encouragement…it’s needed! Despite their verbal agreement to my offer to be voluntarily laid off, apparently my former employer is now changing their tune and saying that i resigned. They gave me a formal letter with my last paycheck that said ‘we accept your resignation’ yadda yadda yadda. Which I’m guessing would…[Read more]

]]> 0 4642e1d47fea4cbcd4240f26b51be771 https://land8.com/forums/topic/has-land8-helped-you-cope/page/3/#post-161718 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 11:40:19 +0000 Yeah, I think it’s definitely been very helpful. Even when you are working in an office with other people, sometimes you can still feel disconnected and completely alone despite being surrounded by coworkers. Logging on to Land8 and hearing other people’s perspectives and advice is infinitely valuable when i really have nowhere else to…[Read more]

]]> 0 9efcbe72e8c392ca186d38b27278a217 https://land8.com/forums/topic/women-working-in-a-male-dominated-industry/#post-163787 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:52:24 +0000 strangely entertaining indeed. some helpful posts, some not. entertaining nonetheless!

]]> 0 40b2f18c017dbc7c0473c449d44c0dfd https://land8.com/forums/topic/women-working-in-a-male-dominated-industry/page/4/#post-163831 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 11:46:34 +0000 Thanks Barbara! This is great advice. I appreciate your thoughts!

]]> 0 e5cc90498d0eb777e52229521cc99ccc https://land8.com/forums/topic/women-working-in-a-male-dominated-industry/page/4/#post-163835 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 22:30:09 +0000 I agree with Tanya. I think it is incredibly relevant, and very timely to this discussion! I enjoyed reading all the response comments. Sounds like a lot of my thoughts are being echoed by women architects.

]]> 0 f9d72fd925b772ca45b10ed05f16bebc https://land8.com/forums/topic/women-working-in-a-male-dominated-industry/page/6/#post-163866 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:48:36 +0000 But she’s not interested in strategizing how to proceed, she just wants other women to support her conclusion.
 
In asking to hear about other’s experiences, i was intending to glean insight into how others have handled similar situations, and perhaps get a few new ideas on effective strategies. Sorry if i didn’t spell that out in the original…[Read more]

]]> 0 ec160f02c001feceb08e88b7310d323b http://land8.com/forums/topic/women-working-in-a-male-dominated-industry/page/8/#post-163894 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:04:42 +0000 “So where do you draw the line of dignity? At what point do you say, NO i will not be a doormat and allow myself to be blatantly trampled on all for the sake of the sacred cow, the ever-coveted ‘at least you have a job’? At what point do you stand up for yourself and your self respect? Or should i just lay down like a good little doormat and take…[Read more]

]]> 0 89fc28c1479b7cf2842b6e4c7ef27813 https://land8.com/forums/topic/women-working-in-a-male-dominated-industry/page/8/#post-163896 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 11:54:21 +0000 Yeah, doing punch lists on a new construction job is always interesting. In the five years i’ve been working, only ONCE have i encountered another female on site. Sometimes the superintendent listens to me and takes my comments seriously and responds, sometimes they don’t. I’ve never experienced any blatantly obvious discrimination- no one has…[Read more]

]]> 0 516f1e8532dbfc461fad0c7f3d54eb5d https://land8.com/forums/topic/who-deserves-jobs/#post-167495 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:39:59 +0000 in terms of job protection (i.e. not being laid off), i feel like the ‘married with kids’ crowd have an upper hand, at least in offices that claim to be ‘family friendly.’ I can relate to maui bob’s experience though, in that the ‘married with kids’ coworkers are the last ones in the office in the morning, first ones out in the afternoon, and…[Read more]

]]> 0 620e72a7063434006049c5f8693daf01 https://land8.com/forums/topic/does-our-profession-need-a-union/#post-164738 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:43:46 +0000 Are you hiring?? I want a boss like you!!!!!

]]> 0 990a7608a8197ffa64707684da512720 https://land8.com/forums/topic/does-our-profession-need-a-union/page/7/#post-164824 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:45:17 +0000 i’m digging your proposal #6. I have been telling my husband for months now that my right shoulder hurts by the end of the day, and i’m quite sure it’s b/c my ergonomics are out of whack. The office of course went to Office Depot and bought the cheapest chairs possible, which do not adequately accomodate different body types. My husband, who works…[Read more]

]]> 0 184806bdfb6281591f9f64a8e57f8237 https://land8.com/forums/topic/a-crappy-job-is-better-than-no-job-at-all-right-how-low-would-you-go/page/2/#post-165202 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:15:00 +0000 Pardon me for accidentally seeing his paystub when i went to pick up my copy off the copier. That’s life in a small office. And no i did not tell everyone in the office what his salary is. I’m not on an ‘us against them’ tirade. I’m not trying to overthrow anyone, or stir the pot to gain allies on one side or the other. I haven’t been going to my…[Read more]

]]> 0 8979799a5360568273791e783b076cf5 https://land8.com/forums/topic/a-crappy-job-is-better-than-no-job-at-all-right-how-low-would-you-go/page/2/#post-165213 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:03:02 +0000 Why is it a bad thing that they hired someone else? The hiring of another person should be a sign that the company is growing, which is what you want is it not?
 
That was the whole point of my outrage. The company is NOT growing, the demand for our services has NOT increased, they just hired this guy out of the wild blue yonder. They told us ‘…[Read more]

]]> 0 b824823408e535a644ce731eddc6046e https://land8.com/forums/topic/a-crappy-job-is-better-than-no-job-at-all-right-how-low-would-you-go/page/3/#post-165226 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 02:35:23 +0000 I have to say i am somewhere in the middle between mauibob and thomas. I have lived in both worlds and see the benefits of both. I actually did live in Hawaii for 2 summers, in a tiny ass apartment not much bigger than my current bathroom now, working at the old $8 an hour job with no benefits…and i can’t remember a happier time in my life.…[Read more]

]]> 0 37545d53a6be9009d8a62321dd5c05aa https://land8.com/forums/topic/a-crappy-job-is-better-than-no-job-at-all-right-how-low-would-you-go/page/4/#post-165234 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:44:26 +0000 thanks mauibob! i fully acknowledge that my disgruntled attitude is discoloring my perception of why they hired this new guy. At this point, i probably wouldn’t care WHY they hired him. Just the fact that they hired him, fully knowing that the majority of the firm members- lowly peons AND principals- were against it, totally chaps my rear. It just…[Read more]

]]> 0 52e97f2ba2781f2ca42a0b4aac89e3ad https://land8.com/forums/topic/a-crappy-job-is-better-than-no-job-at-all-right-how-low-would-you-go/page/4/#post-165242 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 03:04:51 +0000 All very good points Andrew. I realize that there’s no way i’ll be able to go up against larger, more established firms. But i don’t want to go up against them. The types of jobs all the firms in town are going for is not what i’m interested in. I have a specialty/niche (not residential!) that i’m interested in that i know all the other firms…[Read more]

]]> 0 e43815b4b08336623f66bd7b6a7b7990 https://land8.com/forums/topic/a-crappy-job-is-better-than-no-job-at-all-right-how-low-would-you-go/page/4/#post-165245 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:07:48 +0000 I’ll be your first member if you start it tanya!! i would love to hear how others have started their own businesses, ups and downs, advice etc.

]]> 0 395d7387c7f05b9e172f2d5f3caa474e https://land8.com/activity/p/19004/ Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:03:43 +0000 so, since we’re sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly here’s my contribution.
 
Last summer we had a pretty significant weather event. EVERYTHING in the city government shut down, schools closed, highways closed, the mayor declared a weather emergency. On the news they kept telling people STAY OFF THE ROADS; it’s not safe. On the morning of the…[Read more]

]]> 0 488b9422fdb1e52aae6303632d79adfe https://land8.com/forums/topic/a-crappy-job-is-better-than-no-job-at-all-right-how-low-would-you-go/page/5/#post-165249 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:45:02 +0000 The thought of going out on my own is absolutely tantalizing at this point. Truth be told, i’ve been dreaming about it for well over a year now. I took a small business management course at a local college to learn about writing a business plan, how much start up capital i would need (not a terribly whole lot, compared to other types of…[Read more]

]]> 0 4cedb0cead848f54fa18520ed5e848a3 https://land8.com/forums/topic/a-crappy-job-is-better-than-no-job-at-all-right-how-low-would-you-go/page/6/#post-165262 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:59:52 +0000 Mandy, I think your logic is spot on. I needed some good reasons to hang in there. This helps. Wish i could print out your list and tape it to my computer monitor…
 
thanks everyone for all the comments. Hearing all the different perspectives is what makes this forum valuable.

]]> 0 f5148d301243a7852cce2fe739e42ec0 https://land8.com/forums/topic/a-crappy-job-is-better-than-no-job-at-all-right-how-low-would-you-go/page/6/#post-165271 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:59:34 +0000 Tanya- you ask some very reasonable, very good questions. Questions i too have pondered. Questions i wondered why your management is not held accountable to answer.
What have you done to open communication with the partner(s)? Do they know that everyone is disgruntled?  Our office has 4 principals/partners. I talked to one of them and shared my…[Read more]

]]> 0 3709f0143cd1bbdab66b556d9730c126 https://land8.com/forums/topic/employee-incentives-and-bonuses/#post-165404 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:29:08 +0000 I like Nick’s summary- “If an office has work, you should be compensated. If you bring a set of skills or level of dedication to a firm that leads to their success, you should be rewarded in some form”
 
That pretty much sums up the general notion of what a bonus SHOULD be for. But every employer is different. I worked at one office where…[Read more]

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