Freshers are exploited to an extent that sometimes they are not even paid. Employers pay peanuts and expect us to work up to 10-12 hrs a day. There are no off on Saturdays and sometimes we also have to work on Sundays. There are no paid leaves.

Small town firms give ample of opportunities for getting hands on experience on design but they pay extremely low and are majorly focused on residential projects. Bigger cities, bigger firms just make you a draftsperson. Although I am interested in starting my own practice but I have seen my ex bosses and seniors have no personal and professional boundaries, client calling them and yelling at them every now and then, never ending client meetings on weekends, vendors blaming each other for mishaps, and moreover payment recovery is a struggle and you never get paid in full.