Insults and their handling.....
Thursday, May 11, 2006 by Jafo | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
As many know, I've been a Building Designer [Architect] for over 30 years.....there's 'one or two' buildings [mostly domestic] scattered all over the countryside...from Beauty Point [near where those miners were trapped] to Alice...[near the big rock thingie] to Brisbane [where everyone goes to retire, yet wears bikinis...like Florida - [eek]], but mostly in good old Victoria.
Yesterday I was on a building site....bunch of chippies were cleverly finding the hard way to frame an extension [one of mine]....and one of them said "Geez these are shitty plans".
A few wandered off and the young apprentice was still there with me...so I said "Oh, it's always nice to see the drawings are appreciated"
Bit of a pause then the penny dropped. "Are these yours?"
"Yep...I've been doing these crappy drawings now for thirty years....strangely they all got built...and none fell down".
Interesting thing was.....I 'noticed' the insult...but it didn't actually bother me at all.
Sometimes the severity of the 'slight' is dependent on the qualification of the critic.
Well....probably that's ALWAYS.
When people insult or attack your professional reputation it is often through ignorance [their own] or simply intended to get a rise out of you.
If/when you react they win.
If you do not - they lose.
Technically I didn't react.....and considering I'd been in the 'game' as long os their 3 careers combined it wasn't all that hard to discount them.
Maybe it's from looking out for all you guys here....that my skin is now much thicker....but there's possibly something to learn from this....
Don't be baited/goaded into a 'flame war'...
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Reply #21 Monday, May 15, 2006 5:13 PM
That really is an "unknowlegable" statement.
Ahhh Yes, Plumbers & Electricians are a favorite target of Carpenters, and vice-versa..There is a just a bit of a "rivalry" there, you wouldnt understand unless you actually were in the "trades".
Since each trade is also a "Contracted" trade..we are all "contractors"
And it is a *Fact* that all the different trades do tend to point blame at the plans/prints/drawings..etc..etc.. Some cases it's valid, some cases it isnt..
A few inches in most cases, is no small mistake..
Usually though I find "finger pointing" and throwing the blame around is unproductive and really left best for those to deal with that it really pertains to. *Fixing the mistake and moving on with production at an acceptible pace is much more gratifying, and makes for a larger paycheck, LoL.."Muy Importante" Bonus's are awesome too!