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    After 7 months looking and around 50 applications sent I finally managed to get a job.

    I'm not going to design or do anything creative. It will be digitalizing archives. From city halls to law firms, from construction companies to museums.

    It can be boring but it also can be really interesting especially when the documents are from the 19th century and written in old German style or DDR logos from the 20th century.

    Still need to sign the contract but I'm pretty excited.
    It doesn't pay much but I work only 20 hours a week and have time for my own projects and for my family.

    I have a lot of benefits, I tell you guys about it later after signing the contract, and I have the chance to improve my skills by participating in workshops and making professional training courses in different areas.

    I will also follow the recommendation from fellow QBN members and take a year to build a relevant portfolio.

    So no more client work from now on, especially no websites.

    Let's see what happens.

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    • I was really getting desperate and the mood at home was really shitty when it came to financial issues.oey_oey
    • Congrats! No websites!monospaced
    • That sounds great. Archiving tech can be super interesting. Stay positiveGnash
    • Congrats dude!PhanLo
    • Congrats!Continuity
    • nice oneFax_Benson
    • Sweet!scarabin
    • hell yeah!YakuZoku
    • That sounds awesome. Congrats.Ramanisky2
    • Congrats oey! All the best man, good luck :)OBBTKN
    • Good news!palimpsest
    • My dream job in 10 years from now.
      Make a thread to post your findings      drgs
    • Congrats, sounds good and interesting to me. Especially the part with "time for own projects and family".Longcopylover
    • Those jobs are actually super satisfy. Sure pay may not be great, but low stress, high satisfaction.shapesalad
    • Well done, you have done well.shapesalad
    • yo! Thanks everybody, I really appreciate it! I received great support and advice here.oey_oey
    • I'm a sucker for archives too, just love historical photos of familiar places. Bonus is that you get to do something important instead of web design for shitty_niko
    • ...clients or for brands you just don't give a shit about. I think it's a great pivot :)_niko
    • Sounds great to me!Beeswax
    • tbh, the thought of a cut and dry gig sounds relieving w/o so much subjective back and forth w/ clients and leadership! Congrats!whatthefunk
    • Amazing news, congrats!SimonFFM
    • thank you guys, for real! so much positivity!oey_oey
    • ParabĂ©ns! 20h/week sounds perfect!dmay
    • Good for you Oey! I wish you much success with your new gig.utopian
    • Great news and hope it leads to more good stuffSquiddy
    • It's a great Job! Congrats!
      Don't forget to post some graph and type gems you encounter:)      uan
    • congrats!plash
    • thanks again!oey_oey
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