/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2713759
>Being urked by working for the rich - design
I can't say it hasn't bothered me. I just finished a job where I had to tape off sections of the house and they wanted some pieces dull, some pieces polished, some with color enhancing sealer some not, tolerances between slabs was less than 1/16th. It was a nightmare. I had to consciously figure out how to feel good about this nasty ass design, so I shifted my thinking to my own skills, and how it was an opportunity to really push myself to produce my best work even if I didn't like it. I walked away knowing not many of my competitors (we all know each other) could have come close to the quality I produced, I feel extremely proud of what I accomplished there and it paid well.

>Being urked by the waste
On that same job they tossed $200k of material because the homeowner made an adjustment to the design that would leave a one inch gap in a section of the house and the precut material past that point was rendered unusable. It's absurd, it got under my skin. But, these same people have 200milliom dollar yachts, pilots and jets etc. so really their whole existence just bothers me. At the same time, they feed me, my family, my kids etc. many of them grew up in so much opulence their relationship to money is vastly different than ours. I suppose to some Chinese peasant, we are that person, whether we waste food or throw away easily repairable cars, electronics etc, we aren't so different in the big picture.

Many of these super rich folk are extremely nice, classy and mentally healthy people who are a pleasure to deal with, many made it on their own too and know the hustle and reward you for going the extra mile (I get a lot of tips). The hard ones are the mobsters, criminals etc. biker dudes are chill, Italian mbsters are scary but harmless, Russian mobsters/oligarchs are the most terrifying humans I've ever worked for. I'm motivated by producing excellent work and charging enough to have the time to do it.