First full-time "desk job" in a decade
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- Al_dizzle0
Good luck guy.
- Thanks for the sentiment! I'm being paid for two weeks as a "prove yourself" contract, then on to salary negotiations.freakpelican
- Could definitely use some luck right about now.freakpelican
- you'll be alright.Al_dizzle
- ew. don't like the sound of, prove yourself. but best of luck :)Gnash
- Well so far its a market leading company thats in 25mil+ annual revenue, projected to double next year...freakpelican
- and they have almost no marketing materials, social media presence or any strategies therein.freakpelican
- So i kinda have to present to the CEO who brought me in that he was right thinking he needed full time over a consultant...freakpelican
- I'm stoked to be able to lead a large company into new directions after so many years of flakey small businesses.freakpelican
- freakpelican
Typing this from my VERY OWN huge wooden desk and its in a room with a DOOR, Whiteboard and extra chair for someone to come in and meet with me.
It's day two and the shock is still pretty fresh. I have been working for myself/starting companies/consulting/freelance/f... art/etc for the last decade. I am at an age where i can no longer handle the ups and downs of "funemployment". It's honestly a surprisingly great feeling to be in an office where people can drop in at any time and interrupt my eyes being glued to the screen.
I'm in a market that i know absolutely nothing about, i'm trying to bring a whole new marketing/branding strategy to a very large company compared to who i have been working with in my freelance/studio ownership. It's a lot of pressure but it's exciting to be bringing a whole new department to an existing company that is finally realizing they need a better presence online thru social interaction, new video content and overall overhaul of their very sparse marketing materials.
Don't know how many of you how gone back to the corporate structure/desk job after years of trying it as your own boss.... but it feels really nice to know i'm going to have a "paycheck" for the first time in a decade.