Sounds like a poor employer more than anything.?ÿ If you suspect they do sloppy work sometimes then I would maybe move to either a government agency, or one of the larger design firms that works on the bigger public works projects.?ÿ Those places will do jobs the right way, should have some sort of training budget, and might be a good fit for someone with a detail orientated personality like you seem to have.
@alyosha There are as many models out there as there are firms. I've run 13 crews where I did 40 hour weeks and two where there weren't enough hours in the day. They all had some elements of what you describe. I believe that is a function of business ignorance in general rather than our profession.?ÿ
The most concerning statement you made is the apparent disconnect between the LS and field crew. That is a recipe for disaster for all involved. Take mental note never to emulate that style of mismanagement.?ÿ
The lack of mentoring is another serious problem. Are they at least supporting your education? You cannot learn boundary law through repetition without some combination of mentoring, education, and self-study. If you remove any of those from the equation you'll probably end up really good at doing things the wrong way. We all need differing amounts of these but zero in any category shows up sooner or later in your work.
This conversation needs to happen with your supervisor/LS. It doesn't need to be a negative experience but it has to happen. Approach it as 'I can be more efficient with help on a few things' or some such..
Best of luck..