The Scapegoat

Do you ever think to yourself: “I can’t win for losing”? Unfortunately this thought crosses my mind too frequently on the job. As the least experienced designer in the office I feel like I am the scapegoat for any and everyone. Something modeled wrong? The intern probably did it. Something was noted incorrectly? The intern probably did it. Somebody said the wrong thing at the wrong time? Intern.

I get it. The odds are in my favor…or should I say not in my favor that I would be the one to make mistakes due to my lack of experience. However that’s not always the case. I feel like because of my inexperience I am more thorough in my work in fear of incompetence. Hence, you can’t win for losing. I’m beginning to think that my real lack of experience is in bullshit (pardon my French). Sometimes it seems like the more experienced designers and architects have just mastered the art of bullshit (pardon). They know more than me in general, yes, but how much? I’m starting to believe that they just have a better poker face than me.Should I practice poker in order to further my career?