Career Change
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- madirish0
as an aside to the above ^ i always wondered why someone did not create a mashup application combining the concept of torrents and meetup for pot transactions....
- ukit0
Use your design skills for something constructive. Start a porn site and watch the dollars flow in.
- I am laughing at this, but PORN is big business.roundabout
- kona0
try taking a full week off from work first. start a family band and tour the country. you sure you just don't need some time off to recharge?
- mtgentry0
Only start a design business if your heart is really in it. My issue with starting creating a design firm is the scalability factor. You can only make as much as you work. Whereas if you designed a cool widget you could make much more $.
- 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.
- 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.
- ian000
i know right? who would have thought it.
- Mojo0
Wow, helpful replies.
*weeps softly with joy*
- skelly_b0
At least in the US, I have a hard time considering higher education a wise route to a career change. Saddling yourself with all that debt seems like a bad start. That is assuming you aren't trying to move into a profession that has specific education requirements.
Ask yourself are you looking for a job? Or are you looking to carve your own path? Jobs like degrees. Those making things up as they go along can find that knowledge on their own.
- morilla0
Because my studio will be on that boat !
- morilla0
I have been kicking around the idea of going back to school as well. Have been thinking about going to Full Sail for Audio Engineering / Producing.
- designasaurus0
I'm in the same boat. I just started a few personal projects and cut back on my freelance load, it really helps to make time for yourself. I've thought about the MBA also but I had a teacher in design school that used to tell me to "make it easy to follow, so easy that even an MBA could get it."
- morilla0
I am soooo there.
- 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
- 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.
- mild0
- formed0
MBA - the general knowledge is super useful. I've been running a business for about 5 years now, but wish I would have finished my MBA (2 degrees in arch and a minor in biz seemed like plenty!..plenty of debt too) and have considered going back many times.
Sure, you learn by fire running your own show, but as things become more complex and you are juggling budgets, payment, marketing, etc., it becomes more stressful and you waste time with inefficiencies.
I need a bookkeeper, too ;-)