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    Company won't follow standards

    MikeHalloran, you are exactly correct. Most companies are not at all interested in improving their working environment. I once worked for a company with massive safety program. They did their best to convince employees that they did it all for the sole benefit of the workers, but their safety...
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    Company won't follow standards

    My boss is the OWNER. There are three of us, and I am the only one NOT self-taught. DiamondJim and thalon, you are correct and I accepted another job Friday with an Architectural Drafting firm. Thanks for all the input, you guys are super! JStephen, I don't think they truly understand what...
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    Company won't follow standards

    It's considered a cardinal sin here to allow anyone outside the company to see anything but the printed result. We wear no uniforms, and I wouldn't know about the facial hair (never having had any). I did get a phone call from a gentleman interested in hiring me to learn architectural drafting...
  4. shezacat

    Company won't follow standards

    Yep, one layer. I just don't know how long they'll let me stay. My boss is complaining that he has no problem teaching me steel detailing, but he shouldn't have to teach me AutoCAD. There is no problem with my AutoCAD work, except that they went looney-tunes because I used different layers. If...
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    RE: Keys To Success - Microstation V8 from AutoCAD

    --ref thread565-117855-- Sorry to be so late in replying to this post, but you should go to http://www.micro-press.com/ and order their training manuals. I thought they were excellent!
  6. shezacat

    Company won't follow standards

    Yeah, I thought about that. I'll keep looking. I'm entry-level, and I desperatly want to work for someone who'll teach me correctly. I don't want to end up with a lot of useless experience.
  7. shezacat

    Company won't follow standards

    My boss constantly complains about 'standards', but he's really talking about the ones he made up. He insists that we do all drawings on one level! Should I stay here or find a better job?

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