Warning: ascending soap box - Architect

Arg!!!!!!

I am an Architect. And I don't mean one of those keyboard jockeys slinging code and developing software. I mean a real, Honest to God Architect. A t-square using, pencil sharpening, AutoCAD drafting, building designing, presentation drawing Mike Brady of an Architect. I have a 5 year bachelor of Architecture degree (incidentally, costing 10s of thousands of dollars). I completed a 3 year internship, sat through 9 exams (some 8 hours apiece) earned my license, paid the fees and the membership dues and 14 years worth of continuing education credits. With literally hundreds of thousands of square feet in construction under my belt and 4000+ hours of site planning and thousands more of design and presentation; with thousands of hours of site time under my belt, by golly, I have earned the right to wear the mantle of Architect. And I wear it proudly. However. . .

Do me a favor? Just for grins and giggles? Pretend for just a moment that you too are a "bricks and mortar" architect. Hop on the job search engine of your choosing. OK, now type in Architect and see what listings come up. I will be back in a few to check in with you. . .