Motivation, according to the theory, comes from criteria such as the nature of the work itself, achievements, recognition, and advancement. That means it doesn’t do that much to encourage employees to perform better or work harder, but if employees don’t feel adequately paid, they become increasingly dissatisfied. In human resources circles pay is often regarded as a ‘hygiene factor’ as distinct from a ‘motivator’. Is the discontent among architects justified? Is the architectural profession that much less valued and remunerated than in the past? Are they doing worse than other professionals as is often said?īefore delving into the facts and figures, it’s worth bearing in mind some nuances surrounding the issue of pay.
This raises multiple questions about the profession of architecture in 2023. In the 1970s, when industrial strife peaked, it would have been unthinkable to envisage bewigged barristers picketing with placards. Lately, strikes by nurses, teachers, university lecturers, doctors and lawyers have overshadowed the blue-collar strikes that were more familiar in the past. That sense of being underappreciated seems set to deepen and spread as below-inflation pay rises and the cost-of-living crisis heighten anxiety and discontent over earnings.Ĭlearly, architects are not alone among professionals in their growing discontent. It is not hard to find an architect these days who feels their profession is undervalued and under-rewarded.
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