Day #3 OOOOOOOO SHYT!!!!!!!!!

"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
07/30/2015 at 09:11 • Filed to: None

i got an offer. its a bit of a change from what I’ve been doing but its about a 10% raise and then commission (5% of profit). Better health coverage too which puts another $3k/yr back in my pocket. He also offered $10k if I get my Arch licence. FUCK YEA LETS DRINK SOME BEERS. here is a screen shot from his youtube video. Apparently he is very generous with bringing people down there ‘11 zo7

DISCUSSION (15)

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > OPPOsaurus WRX
07/30/2015 at 09:13

This is the guy with the Z06?

OPPOsaurus WRX > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
07/30/2015 at 09:15

z07 shit i’ll edit

pip bip - choose Corrour > OPPOsaurus WRX
07/30/2015 at 09:16

accept it!

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > OPPOsaurus WRX
07/30/2015 at 09:20

Take iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

OPPOsaurus WRX > pip bip - choose Corrour
07/30/2015 at 09:21

i’m 99% there. Its going to hard to leave this place. My boss is gunna be pissed. Hes also screwed cuz no one else (the one other guy) uses the same drafting programs as I do here. Also there is no one else ion the office this week so thats gunna be a challenge too. I guess emailing my 2 weeks would work but it seems like a dick move

pip bip - choose Corrour > OPPOsaurus WRX
07/30/2015 at 09:32

just be honest with him.

i’m curious to see how long it takes for his reply and what his response is.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > OPPOsaurus WRX
07/30/2015 at 09:33

Seems like a no brainer, that Architect license is going to be a bitch, they are much harder than a Civil PE but you aren’t done studying yet right?

The Dummy Gummy > OPPOsaurus WRX
07/30/2015 at 09:42

What ever you do, do not take a counter offer. It never works out in the long run. Also, if you get a counter offer, do not use that counter offer to try to up the other guys hiring amount. You’ll likely piss the new employer off and then be up shits creek.

That being said, congrats!! Best of luck with your new adventure!

OPPOsaurus WRX > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
07/30/2015 at 09:47

nope, i’ve already got 1/7 tests done. Yes its a massive pain in the ass. I took the plumbing/hvac and did not pass...but 10k is going to be quite a motivator.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > OPPOsaurus WRX
07/30/2015 at 09:58

Congrats....just found out yesterday I didn’t get an interview at the place I applied to :(

OPPOsaurus WRX > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
07/30/2015 at 10:04

There was a truck shop I wanted to work at as a teen. I went in and the guy said not hiring try back in a couple months. After about a year of that, they guy got sick of it and hired me. I worked there for probably 4 yrs while in highschool and college.

Snuze: Needs another Swede > OPPOsaurus WRX
07/30/2015 at 10:27

Congratulations! That sounds like an awesome deal!

As far as leaving your current place, I would maybe wait until your boss comes back and tell him in person. E-mailing your notice while he’s away on vacation or whatever seems kind of tacky and unprofessional, at least in my opinion.

As far as the fallout, I wouldn’t worry too much about it, just do everything you can on your end to leave on good terms, and hopefully he will understand. You said before that he’s told you “you deserve a raise, but I can’t afford to give you one.” You brought it up again and he said no, still can’t afford to. If he’s any kind of remotely competent boss, well, he probably wouldn’t have said that in the first place, but he should realize that’s your cue to start looking elsewhere because you’ve hit the ceiling there. So he *should* be expecting this.

Anyways, best of luck to you!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > OPPOsaurus WRX
07/30/2015 at 10:42

7 tests? I feel for you bro.

TheRealBicycleBuck > OPPOsaurus WRX
07/30/2015 at 11:15

Are you sure you aren’t my wife? She also took one of the exams, passed, but failed the second one (she was babbling something about HVAC systems, so it was probably the same one). With pass rates hovering around 70% (+/-), everyone can rest assured that licensed architects know what they are doing.

That being said, this has to be one of the most under-appreciated professions. The laws let any bonehead “design” a building with less than 4,000 sq.ft. of floor space (it varies by state). For most residential construction, there are no guarantees that an architect had anything to do with the building or the site plan. Having problems with the sun pouring into your house in the afternoon? You can trace it back to someone building the wrong house on the site and placing it in the wrong orientation. Architects are supposed to take these things into account when designing a home and can be held accountable when they do it wrong - unless the bonehead owner INSISTS on doing it their way. Yep, that happens all the time.

It’s no wonder architects get fed up. They really are smarter than most of us.

CaptDale - is secretly British > OPPOsaurus WRX
07/30/2015 at 12:32

I need a new job...