UX jobs boring as shit

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  • mg336

    It's unfortunate some of you have had or are in bad situations. Just don't take your bad experiences and pretend they speak for all businesses and all UX roles. I wonder if some of you are dissatisfied because you have lofty expectations of the type of work you think you'll be doing, and in the end solving a boring problem leaves you frustrated and wanting more. I've had that feeling as well, and I see it often in younger newer people who think all the work they'll get is sky's the limit, no idea is too bold stuff. Never gonna happen. You've got to somehow find joy in solving problems and rely on that at times to tide you over when projects aren't that exciting. Otherwise you're setting yourself up for disappointment. Not everyone can get a job at a top agency that's doing world-changing work.

    When I've mentored people finishing UX boot camp type of programs, that's the first and last thing I talk to them about.

    If you're bored or dissatisfied, go through the motions, and pour yourself into a side project or some way of keeping your skills fresh. That's what keeps me OK with times that a project isn't that exciting.

    • well said. applies to any design gig. it's about problem solving.Gnash
    • the work is easy and fun, it's just the people i work with that makes the job boring and sucky...robotron3k
    • This is some great UX PRBonSeff
    • Because https://youtu.be/hER…rabattski
    • ^ x100. I'll be 40 in December. I am thrilled to be well into my career and don't suffer from this stuff.mg33
    • Sorry not buying the canned “adult” voice. It assumes a lot and is really just rhetoric.cannonball1978
    • Sorry... sorry to possess some pointed maturity on the topic.mg33
    • Not really. Because you are assuming that this all stems form having a bad experience.cannonball1978
    • OK, so you haven't had bad experiences, you just don't like the looks of the work out there as you see it in terms of challenge / enjoyment?mg33
    • Is that how I should read this?mg33
    • yescannonball1978

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