Is it normal not being able to juggle multiple projects at the same time?
Hi! I’ve been in this company for almost a year and a half now and we recently get a lot of projects. For context, my main job role in my company is to design and estimate. And as a sole architect apprentice, I am the only who’s doing most of the 3ds, renders, and estimates. My mentor would help me sometimes but he would assign himself with minor tasks like doing the 3d and render of the most basic room from a project. I would also be in charge to purchase materials from suppliers and do permits for approval (all of these are done at the office btw). But sometimes due to deadlines and sudden requests, I would usually commit mistakes. Now, my question is whether that is normal for firms to assign u to multiple projects with multiple job roles and minimal guidance. Or am I not competitive enough to be in this profession.
For more context: i handle 3 projects from scratch (which means i do the 3d, render, and quotation for client approval and bidding) and we also have 2 on going construction projects where i handle most of the permits and material purchasing for office and residential renovation. I sometimes attend meetings and site visit which adds more design delays on my end but is manageable. So given those circumstances, do you think that I have too many things on my plate than other regular apprentices or is it normal? Is it justifiable that I still commit mistakes given the year I worked with them or am I being exploited? Help.