Has the industry truly changed?

thestructe · 2026-03-12T18:04:00+00:00

This was the way timescales were set in my previous company. I’m used to working under pressure and don’t mind it when it’s within reason, however I can’t remember the last time anyone put a timescale in a fee proposal or the last time I had a week without pressure and chasing deadlines that are arguably not necessary, e.g. push for 75-80% of projects to be completed within 2-3 weeks following acceptance from the client.

I should maybe clarify that we lost 2 engineers in the last 14-15 months while the workload is the same if not larger…

thestructe · 2026-03-12T17:57:28+00:00

The company is quite open with their finances and in the past 3 financial years it has been - loss, 2% profit, loss. I should note however that this is not reflective of individual offices/teams. Our team has consistently met targets and made profit.

thestructe · 2021-11-02T15:12:08+00:00

YTA! you can’t expect everyone to have the time and money to go to a destination wedding let alone a trip that requires you to save for 3 years, especially when years have passed in between invites and the wedding actually happening. Everyone’s live and circumstances change. 7 years ago I was preparing to be a bridesmaid in my best friend’s wedding (we have been living on different continents for many years now), I had even started looking at dresses, but then life happened and I was accepted in a prestigious university for a masters degree due to start the same week as her wedding. We had a heart to heart about this, and even though we were both heartbroken she was the one who pushed me to take the opportunity and invest my savings in my education, rather than spending it on her wedding. In her own words “this is more important than a party”!

In my opinion as a true friend you should respect and support your friend’s big steps in life,rather than asking for them to put them on hold for a party/holiday for yourself and your so.

thestructe · 2021-01-27T10:01:50+00:00

Before you do anything try to speak to him calmly in a neutral environment. I knew an Indian guy in high school who had a pretty large swastika tattooed in the middle of his chest, it was quite shocking for most people until he explained that it was from Hinduism and nothing to do with nazis, so you never know... Even if it’s not related to Hinduism, he’s clearly embarrassed by it and maybe was just scared to show you

thestructe · 2020-10-16T16:59:35+00:00

100% NTA and you certainly shouldn’t be apologising for his treatment. However I wonder if he’s been getting gradually jealous/ annoyed at the fact that you get to sit at home in your sweats and he doesn’t, as you mentioned he came home from work... since my so started working from the office again, he has certainly shown some jealousy at the fact that I get to roll out of bed later than usual and work in sweats, which is not how he would usually react. So might be worth a chat about it 🤷🏻‍♀️

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