Career Change
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- ian000
i know right? who would have thought it.
- roundabout0
I am thinking about training as a car mechanic at the moment, I love cars more then I do Design. I only wish I took that road when i was younger.
- BattleAxe0
become a lawyer for the sake of just being a lawyer , but don't go into practice
- ian000
funny you mention that cause it had crossed my mind.
- madirish0
just do whatever you want to do as best as you can. anything else is satisfying some other/ones goals.
- ukit0
Move to a third world country. Then do one freelance gig a month to pay your dirt cheap cost of living and spend the rest of the time sipping Martinis on the beach.
- Complexfruit0
Do something different from your norm.
Volunteer.
Make art/work you've been putting off for years.
- visualplane_0
Maybe invest in a career counselor to spot what's right for you.
- killerqueen0
If you want more control over creative projects, you have to prove you have good ideas.
This doesn't mean get an MBA.
This means do self-initiated work. Shoot a music video. Come up with unsolicited spec-work and campaigns on your own time. Be a "self-starter"
- ismith0
Invest all your cash and take a year long leave of absence in a poor country where you can get by with a few bucks and an easy going job.
- designerror0
MBA is not a bad move, but mark my words!
Once you have been working with Excel for a week, you will start to color the cells to make a nice little patterns, next you try to a draw blocky typeface in Excel in your lunch break, and finally you will start up Paint to draw shitty logos because thats all your computer have installed that can draw.
When you hit the Paint stage, quit your Excel job and go beg your old boss to give you your job back.
- set0
I felt the exact same way a few years ago. I quit my job and became a postman for 2 months, now I'm back to freelancing heh
- tkmeister0
An MBA degree would be good if you want to do more of brand management and strategy especially with a real hands-on creative experience. It's extremely difficult for a creative person to switch over to a business/marketing side in major corporations. They just don't take our credential seriously even though we might know a lot more experience and knowledge than, say, a client side marketing manager.
But i wouldn't expect an MBA as a solution to all and make you rich instantly. I just met way too many Harvard MBA grads who are nothing more than a hack with tons connections.
- Josev0
I read in a newspaper that Rolex sales are booming but there are only 4400 repair people for them in the world (compared to 44000 in the 60s). They're trying to find people to train.
- blankeyecue0
I feel you dude...I feel the same way...eversince younger designers are coming in at work and getting higher pay..what I do is I put up a business my designed shirts...that way I do monotonous projects..
do graffitti...try something for a change...but dont quit your job unless your financially capable...- YOUNGER but on HIGHER pay? Seriously? Thats Fucked up.Spookytim
- Josev0
it's interesting to read about how many others have the same thought about leaving the design profession. I'm kind of getting tired of it too. Actually, Im not tired of design it's that I rarely get to do what I think is best for the project. Rush timeframes have become so common with my clients lately that it's becoming the norm as far as turnaround. Does anyone even have the time to properly think things through anymore? Or have the time to veg on ideas and refine them? Maybe the problem is my own expectations.
I know so many people that have or are getting MBAs that I think it's no longer going have the value that it once did. Especially the 1 year MBA's that so many school's are offering.
- morilla0
I am soooo there.
- Iggyboo0
I dont know man everyone gets burnt out. We're all going to be
there at that same point at some point in time. Just try to do
what makes you happy whatever it is. And get rest while you need it.
- skelly_b0
I went through this and still do from time to time. How old are you? I caution against expecting any job or career choice to satisfy you on some deeper level. I now freelance and live by my own rules and schedule and feel pretty lucky. Am I passionate about design? Not really, but it's not a bad way to make a living.
Why an MBA? If you want to go into business, start one. Much more lucrative.