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I wprked for an architecture firm in seattle in 1994. It was owned and ran by two brothers, the Yuans. I was making $9 per hour. One would come to me and task

I wprked for an architecture firm in seattle in 1994. It was owned and ran by two brothers, the Yuans. I was making $9 per hour. One would come to me and task me with something. Then later, the other would come tell me to stop doing what i was doing and do his task. Then the prior would come see me not doing his task and yell at me for not doing his task. Then the other would do the same! Super shitty managers. I designed the entire (at the time) fred Hutchinson cancer research center by myself, while dealing with the above dynamic for $9 fucking dollars an hour.

ErikVandeWater 7y ago
I'm sure the people undergoing therapy there appreciate your grit to complete the project :)
univalent 7y ago
There's this beautiful scene in the movie 'Margin Call' that I liked about engineering and building things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNX7u_8KL7g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNX7u_8KL7g Yes, I have also been in shitty situations working with idiots. But the saving grace is, at the end of it all, you have built something that hopefully helps people. In your case, you clearly did and you should be proud of that.
- samstave 7y ago
  So many of us in the community of HN can have that same feeling. Its the engineering way of saying in rage: "DO YOU KNOW ~~WHO I AM~~ (What I have CREATED)??"
  - samstave 7y ago
    I designe an entire fucking cancer fesearch center for $18,000 a year. Do you know long it took me? 3 fucking months. Lets look at some other ENTIRE hospitals i have designed; 1. El camino hosptal (tech implementation designer and lea 2. Zuckerberg SF general (he hadnt bought the naming right yet) but i was primary tech designer to that new tower - funny story about hout the cfo fucked that building for being earthquake compliant/resistant Nome alaska hospital Sequioa hospital (was only on the ips team) UCSF.... And many others So fuck! Off! With! Your! Downvotes! Design me a fucking hospital. And then opertionalize it. Ever had three surgens and ten nurses intabate a patient in a space 10x10 with all equip? Yeah thats fun.
    - samstave 7y ago
      Oh guess what, i was also tech designer on FBs menlo HQ. Dont ever drive by it. (Sorry i am drunk and angry right now) ((so dont get offended)) (((im just going throu shit))) ((((Anyone hiring any people who occasionally get drunk and build amazing shit but also post angry messages online but also manage amazing ops feams))))?

ErikVandeWater 7y ago

I'm sure the people undergoing therapy there appreciate your grit to complete the project :)

univalent 7y ago

There's this beautiful scene in the movie 'Margin Call' that I liked about engineering and building things. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNX7u_8KL7g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNX7u_8KL7g Yes, I have also been in shitty situations working with idiots. But the saving grace is, at the end of it all, you have built something that hopefully helps people. In your case, you clearly did and you should be proud of that.

samstave 7y ago
So many of us in the community of HN can have that same feeling. Its the engineering way of saying in rage: "DO YOU KNOW ~~WHO I AM~~ (What I have CREATED)??"
- samstave 7y ago
  I designe an entire fucking cancer fesearch center for $18,000 a year. Do you know long it took me? 3 fucking months. Lets look at some other ENTIRE hospitals i have designed; 1. El camino hosptal (tech implementation designer and lea 2. Zuckerberg SF general (he hadnt bought the naming right yet) but i was primary tech designer to that new tower - funny story about hout the cfo fucked that building for being earthquake compliant/resistant Nome alaska hospital Sequioa hospital (was only on the ips team) UCSF.... And many others So fuck! Off! With! Your! Downvotes! Design me a fucking hospital. And then opertionalize it. Ever had three surgens and ten nurses intabate a patient in a space 10x10 with all equip? Yeah thats fun.
  - samstave 7y ago
    Oh guess what, i was also tech designer on FBs menlo HQ. Dont ever drive by it. (Sorry i am drunk and angry right now) ((so dont get offended)) (((im just going throu shit))) ((((Anyone hiring any people who occasionally get drunk and build amazing shit but also post angry messages online but also manage amazing ops feams))))?