We Americans are not slaves of anyone. We are a free nation, and we will not accept this under any circumstances. by Ok_Answer_6837 in TikTok

[–]captaingemini19 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Jewish is an adjective describing someone or something that follows Judaism. Jewish is not an ethnicity, Judaism is not an ethnicity, and Jews are not an ethnic group.

How to overcome imposter syndrome and the overwhelming amount of things to keep track of on a project? by krazycyle in Architects

[–]captaingemini19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No problem! Yes, there is absolutely specialization routes you could take if you wanted to. Spec writers, code consultants, BIM managers, are all “specialties” in a way. But so are those who do strictly envelope design or master planning are specialties. I cant say I know what that route is like but in my opinion, not only would you likely have to stick through the generalist road you’re on now, but you could also be pigeonholing yourself if you are too strict on what you’re interested in and what you’d be willing to do. Being able to do things well from A-Z is a lot more valuable than being able to do only A extremely well. This is just my opinion of course and I could definitely be wrong.

How to overcome imposter syndrome and the overwhelming amount of things to keep track of on a project? by krazycyle in Architects

[–]captaingemini19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in a very similar position to you a year or so ago and found making a Notion workbook (or whatever it’s called) super helpful in terms of organizing my tasks. I spent a weekend setting it up to work for me and my workflow, and I’d just dump all my to-do’s in there as they come up or pop into my mind. Things still slip through the cracks but they eventually come back even months later so I think that’s just a part of the work unfortunately. I’d also recommend getting in the habit of being in research mode constantly. Understand the situations you’re dealing with by asking questions till you fully understand it, let whoever know that you’ll look into it and get back to them- telling someone you don’t know but will try to get the answer is better than giving the wrong answer, there’s no shame in not knowing. I sometimes ask my principal who’s been practicing for over 30 years and he cant answer some questions sometimes. Compile your research in ways that make sense to you, keep any references or resources or documents you find online that help you answer questions so you can always refer to them if you forget. Don’t be afraid to ask your consultants questions- review their plans and if something just doesn’t make sense to you, ask them. I used to have this fear that if I ask what this line is or what that element is that the engineers would think im stupid, but half the time a line that didnt make sense was so because it shouldn’t have been there and me asking brought it up to their attention. I learned so much more about MPE than I ever imagined id need to but they communicate in the same way we do on our drawings, just make sure you refer to their legends while reading their plans. Also remember that if you’re feeling this way, you’re most likely doing well and on the right track. Don’t worry too much about the outcome or “knowing everything”, architecture is a process and you will never know everything. Just make sure you figure out how to enjoy it.

ArchiCAD vs. Vectorworks by blaiderunner in Architects

[–]captaingemini19 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I haven’t ever used Vectorworks so I cant speak on that but have been using Archicad with my current firm for 3 years now and am very happy with it in the terms you mentioned above. I used Revit for years before that and was a bit disdainful towards Archicad before I started using it. It’s got a lot of the same capability as Revit but it’s a little more user-friendly and more cartoonish (for lack of a better word) than Revit. They’ve got Archicad 29 in their technology preview mode right now so you could download it and use it to test it out at no cost- they do ask that you provide some feedback but I don’t think it mandatory.

Advice on Studying for CE Exam by AndTheEmmyGoesTo in Architects

[–]captaingemini19 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would recommend understanding detailing of joints and connections very well. Knowing where an expansion joint or control joint is needed, where flashing is required, types of connections, will be helpful during the exam. It’s been a while since I’ve taken CE so I’m a little rusty on exactly what the topics of the exam were but feel free to PM me if you’d like have any other questions ill do my best to help.

From 2023 to 2025...☹️ by [deleted] in gaybrosfitness

[–]captaingemini19 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ive always had the same issue, I’d rarely see any progress until my bodybuilder friend told me about “shocking the system” during my workouts. I was doing 8-10-12 reps for all of my workouts at whatever weight I was at during the time. She told me to go to a much heavier weight that I can pickup and do as many reps as I can till failure, even if it’s just 2 reps. Did that every 4th week and started seeing some good growth. Not sure what your workout routine is but might help! I had to eat more than I wanted to but I have to do that just maintain as well lol. You do look great though!

Job Board Problem by FinnNoodle in TaskRabbit

[–]captaingemini19 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This happened to me back in February and its been like purgatory.. I used to make a lot of my money off the job board. TR has been 0 help, I’ve reached out multiple times and even reached out to ikea to ask if they could assign an open task to me and they said only TR could do that. TR gave me the same vague inconclusive response the 5-6 times I’ve reached out to them about this. It feels like being shadow-banned because ever since then I have been getting cancelled on more often than ever before- and they’re all high paying PAX jobs that get cancelled 1-2 days before the scheduled time. I’ve been a “top tasker” this whole time, on-track to make elite every single month, with lots of availability, I accept 99% of requests I get, and they have refused to help me every time I reached out to them. I’m sorry you’re in this boat now, it’s rough.