It reminds me of when I saw some devs saying, "We hire passionate people! We've got guys here who are so passionate that they do volunteer for for 80 hour weeks non-stop." All I could think was, 'that's great guys, but surely you're not saying you knock back people who actually prefer a normal work-week?'
At times I wish the architecture industry would pull their heads out of their asses and figure this out as well. At the firm I work at, our interns work 70-80 hour weeks. In fact the newest intern's first week at work was a 95 hour week. When I ask the interns if they feel like they are being used and abused, they just…
I ran into this frequently in my time at school and also professionally, though I'm still not technically "in" the industry. People spending insane hours on projects, no sleep, bloodshot eyes, all in the guise of, "It's just part of the industry, gotta do what you gotta do." I think it's meant to make them look dedicated,…