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    I work as an in-house designer at a company. It's small (20 people) and comfortable. I'm good at my job and my boss and coworkers and I all get along.

    But I've been there 2+ years and it's starting to get repetitive and the days are long and I talk to the same people all the time.

    I've grown a lot here and think I could be making more money. I've only gotten a small inflation raise as I asked and also know we don't have a ton of money floating around. I don't want to look for another job, but that would be a good way to get more money maybe.

    How do I spice it up so things don't get boring in another year?

    The grass is always greener, but it would be exciting to work in a company with a lot more people to be friends with.

    • carve out a part of the job you can own? you may not make more money, but that time will be spent doing what you want.imbecile
    • Ask if you can work remote. Then sell all your stuff, end rental contract - book out airbnb's etc for 1 month each across europe/aisa.shapesalad
    • catpower spiced things up, but probably not best to go down that route.PhanLo
    • So I hear that you want to spice it up...get a side hustle, like becoming a sex tourism coordinator or knob cobbler associate and what not.utopian
    • lol phanloArchitectofFate
    • Phanlo lol my thoughts exactly!_niko
    • Pitch something to someone.i_monk
    • A buddy of mine has found some success searching Linkedin for jobs. Not applying but instead emailing asking if they need some help in the interim while theymisterhow
    • find someone full time. This had led to a bunch of long contracts. One company rewrote their job posting to include him as a team member.misterhow
    • misterflow, that's brilliant_niko

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