Job Security
This post doesn't have much to do with LA although I have had some new experiences here that I need to write about in a later post.
This post is mostly a complaint. While I am fortunate to have a job my job has digressed into doing things I've never wanted to do. Most recently I've been tasked with starting a line of soap for my boss. Yes, soap. It's the whole reason I went to school for architecture, worked in an architecture firm, taught drafting and architecture at a community college and built up an entire portfolio of work based on architecture. Soap.
I guess it's my fault for never doing anything but a great job with everything I've ever been asked to do here.
"Dominic, help design a walkout basement extension for that famous super model, make sure it passes code even though she's not allowed to build another square foot of habitable space on her property and model it in 3D for a presentation to her next week."
"Consider it done."
"Dominic, here are 15 pictures of pieces of furniture that I want to have built and delivered before for my showroom opening in three weeks. Make sure it gets done."
"You got it."
"Dominic, I want to add an interactive furniture section to my website in addition to updating the candle and fabric photos and their descriptions. Make it happen."
"Of course."
"Dominic, here's a picture of me dressed in a Santa suit. I want this to be the company christmas card. Get 200 of them printed for less than $300 by the end of the week and have shipped to me in London."
"I'll do it right now."
"Dominic, type up the invitation for my birthday party with Elton as I dictate it to you and wait while I find every celebrity contact in my blackberry." (I didn't get invited)
"Ready when you are."
"Dominic, pick this up for me because it's too heavy." (This one my boss isn't guilty of. Only other coworkers).
"Where shall I put it?"
Architecture seems to be getting further and further away... Or maybe I just really don't want to deal with soap today.



