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Last post: 12 months ago | Thread started: May 29, 12, 3:07 p.m.

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  • bigbaby53

    ...and I'm freaking out a little. I don't do web design and everything out there is for a web designer. Does anyone just hire for print anymore?

    May 29, 12, 3:07 p.m. – Permalink
  • HAYZ1LLLA

    Sorry to hear. You can do web design it's easy!

    • < Not this.meffid1/2
      Hey if i can do it, any print designer can. It's layout on a screen! He didn't say anything about coding.HAYZ1LLLA2/2
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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:10 p.m. – Permalink
  • meffid

    Fired or 'let go' due to lack of work?

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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:10 p.m. – Permalink
  • bigbaby53

    Fired. I cost the company a client.

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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:12 p.m. – Permalink
  • lvl_13

    you were there 3 years and they fired you for losing 1 client?

    • can happen easily, if i lost AMD or Micorsoft for Y&R they would have probably had me killed.moldero1/4
      right, i guess it depends on who the client was and how influential($$) they are to your businesslvl_132/4
      and how influential you are so you could make them drop your agencydigdre3/4
      of course.lvl_134/4
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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:15 p.m. – Permalink
  • meffid

    The story is far more interesting than your lack of web design knowledge. Please elaborate.

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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:17 p.m. – Permalink
  • fooler

    stop being such a big baby

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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:20 p.m. – Permalink
  • monospaced

    Don't freak out. There are plenty of regular design positions out there.

    • Lots of jobs out theredesmo
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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:22 p.m. – Permalink
  • CALLES

    sorry for that

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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:22 p.m. – Permalink
  • prophetone

    it might not seem like it today, but you'll be fine. you'll figure it out.

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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:25 p.m. – Permalink
  • Miesfan

    I want to believe that you have had an affair with the client's couple.

    • –and web design issue is a good excuse, :P
      sorry for that...
      Miesfan
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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:26 p.m. – Permalink
  • bigbaby53

    I've only been there 6-8 months. What I did wasn't design related. I was a "digital printer". We basically put together spec books for engineers, etc. Part f this job was shipping. I had mad some mistakes early on that I blame on lack of concentration. Shipping to the wrong person. Not shipping enough, things like that. They gave me a warning that one more mistake and I'm out. I understood. I improved my work ethic, etc. Then today I hear that one of the packages I sent arrived damaged. I thought it may be a FedEx issue but apparently not. It was the last straw according to my boss. So here I am not at all impressed with my portfolio and out of work with the rent due in a few days.

    • You got fired for screwing up an EA's job. Now you want a design position?monospaced1/4
      ouch, sign up for unemployment immediately!fooler2/4
      Design is what I do. This job was what was availablebigbaby533/4
      sorry, i was saying 3 years because that is what your current krop thing says as your last job was in '09lvl_134/4
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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:32 p.m. – Permalink
  • CanHasQBN

    ^ That's odd responsibility (shipping/packaging) for a design position.

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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:36 p.m. – Permalink
  • bigbaby53

    Wasn't a design position. Design is what I do but I didn't do it here.

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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:37 p.m. – Permalink
  • ukit2

    So wouldn't you rather do design? Maybe it's a sign that you should move on to better things.

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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:40 p.m. – Permalink
  • omg

    follow your heart, and see where that takes you.

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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:40 p.m. – Permalink
  • BonSeff

    "You got fired for screwing up an EA's job."

    Count yourself lucky you aren't working for an ahole boss that puts logistical AE shit on designers. Onward and upward.

    • actually, I do have to do EA stuff once in awhillemonospaced
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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:43 p.m. – Permalink
  • albums

    Pay rent & sort food with your current money.
    Stay home.
    Use this downtime to prepare your portfolio.
    Write a passionate personal cover letter.
    Have qbn review your portfolio for the search engine bump.
    Hit up krop & authentic jobs in a week or two.

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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:46 p.m. – Permalink
  • bjladams

    you're in nashville? or memphis? krop and your qbn profile say 2 different cities-

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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 3:52 p.m. – Permalink
  • marychain

    Shit man...i feel you. About to quit myself

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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 4 p.m. – Permalink
  • i_monk

    Use this time to bring your portfolio up to date and improve your skills (web and other) and freelance until something permanent is available. You definitely can't pay the rent with worry and fear.

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    Dog-earMay 29, 12, 4:08 p.m. – Permalink

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