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I’m guessing most QBN are graphic designers. Any programmers?
Anyway I live in Honolulu worked for an outfit in Los Angeles..laid off back in September.
Did random stuff and currently shelve groceries. It's zen; different kind of stress, clearly less money. No dependents however. Anyway, the time and environment allowed me to constructively think about things.
At the same time, working a different timezone had trained me to wake up at 4am - or "signs your getting old" :-) - which due to these changes, turned into walks at the beach park. Which lead to a new path: I regularly saw the corner liquor store owner’s wife and his daughter out on walks/runs. And so are training to do the Honolulu Marathon in December. More paths in there I hope
The point is, like others said, stay positive. Small things. Different things. Change your point of view.
Hope there is some nugget of usefulness in there. Hope things go well for everyone.
- I'm in advertising, and the scene isn't all that much different than it is for designers and programmers. At least, not for those looking for FT work.Continuity
- My freelance practice pays rent, food, and bills, but it's clear the environment is unstable. At the same time, I've found opportunities to gradually shift itContinuity
- ... from servicing typical generalist advertising agencies and their clients, to starting to build up fandom marketing consulting services, too. Basically:Continuity
- advertising to otakus, nerds, and geeks, which brands are only now discovering also have money to spend. Plus it's way more enjoyable to me than helpingContinuity
- ... agencies hawk the usual suspects: sugary drinks, cars, clothes, frozen pizzas.
It's a hustle like doing outreach for FL clients, but thematically is where IContinuity - ... want to be.
*strokes his manga and Macross variable fighter toys while wearing a t-shirt that says "ラーメン" on it*Continuity - Point being: even though the economy and the market for creatives are extraordinarily shit right now, it shouldn't stop one from looking for interesting ways toContinuity
- ... enhancing one's career in ways that bring a bit more satisfaction.
So, like everyone has said so far: try to stay positive. I know it's tough.Continuity - I'm a freelance web developer, mainly doing Shopify dev work. It been inconsistent on work for the past year. Been looking for more contract before FT.BabySnakes
- @Continuity Thanks! BTW I am a programmer if it wasnt clear. Part of me wants to do stuff that doesn't involve computers if that makes sense.Squiddy
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Oh, I hear you loud and clear. A bit part of me wants to table-flip advertising and rage quit it, and then open a ramen shop somewhere not here.Continuity - *big partContinuity