Sacrificing Quality
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I found the content I'm working with is a HUGE factor in how satisfying it is.
I was working for a little design factory doing mostly print. It was quantity over quality. It was formulaic. Cheap little men getting cheap work done for their cheap companies. If I had to look at istockphoto one more time I was going to slit my wrists. I was payed well but that didn't keep me happy. Luckily my dissatisfaction was noticed and I was fired. After almost four years, I was out of a job and had a portfolio full of embarrassing garbage.
Somehow I found part-time freelance doing web work involving entertainment, toys, etc. The content is usually amazing and it's exciting to be working in a new medium. Sometimes I have creative freedom and sometimes I don't. Since it's part-time, I'm barely paying my bills but I've never been more proud of my work.