Is your job a career or just a job?
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Im wanting to treat mine as just a job, but I care too much about what my designs look like. If I didn't care I guess there would be more job opportunities.....no?
- pascii0
at the moment: job
- DavidFelt0
Whatever it is make sure you come first...
If youre happy with your designs the client is bound to be. Be content and know that some people have careers that will look after them for life, however some of those careers include wiping shit up from the arses of old men
- dave|bxcr0
above all make sure you have a life - start from there
no pun intended : )
- rasko40
I dont give a fuck about a 'career' at the moment, when a job with some decent creative input is required then I'm keen but otherwise I'm just ticking along... I'm more interested in doing my shit outside of work, get my folio sorted and move on to somewhere i WANT to work at... Though at the moment just the thought of working in a typical london 'agency' environment makes my stomach wretch heheh.. I have actually been offered a job without even asking at quite a well known company but its just really not my cup of tea, and its a bit of a trek, though the £ would be better. Sometimes it seems more tempting tho.
I just want to do my own thing and have loads of time to do what I want. I cant quite seem to make it happen though..
- Dancer0
I love what I do but dislike my job with a passion.
The only time I get to express my passion for design is when I get home, and even then I am too nakered to switch on my Mac.
I am looking for a career.....
- pascii0
rasko, so you're nor employed these days?
- rasko40
yeah I'm employed, I just dont care about it ;)
- pascii0
same here :) i love what u said above
- save0
rasko4, just out of curiosity are you a techy or a designer....or both???
- rasko40
I'm a designer, by no means a techy. I have taught myself some kinda web shit but I'm no techy.
- JamesEngage0
This probably doesn't help much... But I could never work for someone again... Perhaps you sohuld think about getting a folio together as a business rather than for presenting to another company to chew you up and spit you out.
Set yourself a target, and try and save some cash so if the first couple of months are a bit dodgy you have something to fall back on (also know as an overdraft in my case :) )
- Dita0
mines is just a job at the moment. I absolutely hate my role here but I like working in the design industry. But I'm working my ass off at home working on my portfolio so I should be able to get a new job and career and be a happy bunny!!!
- save0
Thanks for the advice, but I think in maybe 5 or 6yrs I'm going to end up teaching at degree level anyway. I reckon thats more for me than designing shit day in day out with people I have absolutely nothing in common with.
- rasko40
yeah James, I want to set up my own thing at some point but I think I need to get some more contacts on the client side before I feel confident about going for it.. I'm just not too sure about how to go about getting new business from the right clients. hmmm.
- JamesEngage0
Create a site that draws in the hits... if you're doing interactive work, create an interaction method that no-one has done before... you'll get plenty of contacts wanting 'one of those please'
- vespa0
i love what i'm doing! well some of it is boring and some of it is lots of fun. it's the variation of work and the people i work with that i like, also the seemingly limitless learning opportunities... plus it's not many late nights like previous agencies i've worked at so i have lots of time for music, just the way i like it :)
so career but not all consuming.
- uncle_helv0
Just a job at the moment, I totally echo rasko's thoughts.
I try to treat every job the same way and try get the best out of every brief, no matter how mundane the content.I want to move to a good agency [in terms of range of clients/creativity] that will to get me in a network where i will be able to make good contacts, so i can eventually reach out and work for myself.
- Dita0
yeah go for it save!!!
- uncle_helv0
What about Lovebulb?
- MX_OnD0
just a job just now but an interview tomorrow :)