Mandy

I think it’s really important for A/E students to be exposed and be trained on how the real world works.  I’ve been on several projects where the project manager thinks as long as the drawings are out on time and the project is under budget, he/she did a good job.  Project management isn’t as simple as that and neither is running a business.  Yo…[Read more]

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Ah yes…the dilemma of having a crappy job or no job at all…I’ve pondered the exact same question for the past 1.5 yr. coming very close to quitting multiple times.  In the end, the pros of staying at a crappy job outweighed the cons.  The logic goes something like this:

1. Crappy pay is better than no pay.  I would never quit a job unless I ha…

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ditto

Dude, take a chill pill.  No need for the hostility.

I agree with Mike, define reasonable.  Is someone who’s doing project management work but still getting paid a drafter’s wage reasonable (victim of an invisible promotion)?  Especially in this economy, employers have their pick of a very large pool of applicant and everyone is desperate for a foot in the door.  Are you willing to put your job on…[Read more]

I’m Garden Green…and I’ll have to agree with Thomas…creepily accurate…

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Ah yes, of course, cause everyone knows everyone…just love updating my resume, reaffirms the fact that I am indeed overworked and underpaid, but who isn’t???  On top of that I don’t even get a cool title, what’s up with that?(My rant for the day).  Thanks for the advice and Happy Holidays everyone!

Thanks for the pointers.  How much do these titles count anyways?  My title, if anything, would be landscape designer, but as a designer I have managed projects.  My office doesn’t really give out titles, at least not for me, so if a hiring manager looks at my resume and see landscape designer instead of PM or associate or whatever, would he…[Read more]

Hi Jason, I recently came across your article.  Very insightful!  Too bad it’s placed at the very end of the magazine…

sounds super delicious and economical.

I think…how will this meet ADA in SF.

In the heavily political/red tape environment we live in today…that would be quite a superhuman feat to accomplish.

Take classes at your local junior/city college.

Jeff,

How committed are you to this MLA thing? Have you thought about environmental engineering?

Don’t drink the kool-aid!

I agree, but how does one become the “rainmaker”?

Really good advice!

Congrats Tim!