Is this a toxic work environment for a fresh architect?
(Excuse my grammar) i graduated with Bsc in
Architecture about 11 months ago. After long,
tiresome and sometimes hopeless search for a
job i finally got a job about 3 months ago in my
current firm. Things seemed to be going well
at first .. but not so long into the jouney my
boss's behaviour started to change. He
does not take my ideas even though i try my
best to keep in terms of what our client
requires. I don`t like the designs my boss
produces. Small office of three so it gets
boring. Office is disorganized, there is no
schedule. 12 working hours a day , 7 days a
week. I don't get paid for working
overtime. Sometimes salary is delayed by a
month. Repercussions: I don`t like going to
the office , because the idea of going there
depresses me. I don`t feel valued or motivated
to do any work.
I just work like a bot for 12
hours producing drawings on my computer.
New things come up, so i learn but i don`t get
excited. And most important , i`m not feeling
fulfilled in terms of growing as a designer.
Other things that bother me is uncertainty in
work-life balance. So, i read a few other posts
quiting job (non architectural) without
a backup plan. And mostly people say no, even
my parents agree. I`m applying at other
aboutplaces , waiting for few replies. Came close to
getting few freelance projects. So far have no
backup plan.
My boss prefers other coliques to
me. Eventhough my work and GPA is way better than the rest of them. He
ALWAYS belittles my work. As a result i can
actually feel my selfesteem dropping day by
day. I do want to quit because i`m not happy
at this firm. But Architecture jobs here (Ethiopia) are EXTREMELY hard to find. Can someone relate to this? And
what do you suggest?