Scrupulous or good sense?

[ProdglArchitect]

To be fair, code compliance is important… we’ve seen what happens when your code is substandard (like that building in China a couple years ago where the entire facade caught fire in like twenty minutes or something…).

There is also room for beauty within the code, but most clients aren’t willing to put forward the money to really explore it, or the time to let us fully explore it. We do what we can, most architects would love to be able to explore the aesthetics of their projects more, but we’re just not given the time. That, and the sets of documents we have to put together now are ridiculous… I’ve seen older sets for huge skyscrapers that are like thirty, maybe forty sheets. Nowadays, that set would be something like five or six hundred sheets because we have to make sure we cover every last frikin detail… There is no trust, and we can’t assume our contractors are capable of anything without guidance… It’s infuriating

My younger brother wants to be an architect. Maybe there’s hope!

 

[Dougbro1]

Haha is it any wonder I’M not becoming an architect?

 

[HopkinsReb]

There is also room for beauty within the code, but most clients aren’t willing to put forward the money to really explore it, or the time to let us fully explore it.

This. It seems like every job I work on these days is a rush job.

I suppose that’s true. I’d better warn him, then. Although, knowing him, he’d likely pursue it anyway.

For the few who are willing and able to put in the time to stand out while paying their dues, it works out.

The world’s a little better over here in the structural engineering world.

 

[ProdglArchitect]

It is by far the most underpaid of the licensed professionals, apart from teachers. Depending on where you go, it might be the most underpaid. My wife’s a teacher and makes more than me.

If I could do it all over again I would not be an architect. I never get to design anything, the hours can be ridiculous (though I generally am only willing to put in my forty, and some more when it’s getting close to submission time.), the work can be monotonous and boring…

 

[ProdglArchitect]

This. It seems like every job I work on these days is a rush job.

Amen. It’s a nightmare. And the margins are so thin that we can’t hire enough people to cover all our projects…

 

[Dougbro1]

I will keep that in mind, although I guess this thread is traveling off-topic a bit

 

[HopkinsReb]

HopkinsReb:

This. It seems like every job I work on these days is a rush job.

Amen. It’s a nightmare. And the margins are so thin that we can’t hire enough people to cover all our projects…

Samesies. We only have three modelers for a 50+ person office.

 

[ProdglArchitect]

We only have three modelers for a 50+ person office.

If that’s normal then that explains a whole bunch about some of the models we’ve gotten XD.

I will keep that in mind, although I guess this thread is traveling off-topic a bit

Yeah, it is. I rarely have opportunity to vent about my profession >_>

 

[HopkinsReb]

If that’s normal then that explains a whole bunch about some of the models we’ve gotten XD.

In our defense, our models don’t require the level of detail that y’all’s do.

Yeah, it is. I rarely have opportunity to vent about my profession >_>

As the OP, you get to decide where it goes!

 

[phil19034]

Hey all, I was looking for some quick (name removed by moderator)ut.

I went to confession on Tuesday out of need. I am flying somewhere tomorrow, and generally want to go to confession before I fly.

My question is, is it scrupulous of me if I feel like I need to go again? I’ve not committed any mortal sins, and that makes me feel like I’m being scrupulous, which is a tendency I have I’m trying to avoid exacerbating.

What are your thoughts?

Objectively speaking, going to confession before flying is “good sense,” to use your wording.

But subjectively, it’s also possible to be scruples if you already went this week and haven’t committed any sins.

God Bless

 

[Vico]

…
Sadly, my primary motivator remains fear of Hell rather than love of God. I’m working on it, but genuinely do not believe I am capable of perfect contrition yet.

However, venial sin does not remove the state of sanctifying grace. Death in the state of sanctifying grace means heaven bound.

 

[HomeschoolDad]

Yeah, it sounds more like you have a fear of flying and going to confession is part of your pre-flight comfort ritual.

Go to confession if you want to, but it sounds like it is just a touch of scrupulosity. When you “feed it”, as you say, it can just make matters worse in the long run.

Statistically speaking, flying is far safer than driving. With so many drivers talking on cell phones, so many impaired drivers, so many distracted drivers, so many aggressive drivers, and so many people out there who are simply clueless, driving is an arduous task in many places. I much prefer air or train travel, but the latter is not feasible in most parts of the US.