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Might Have to Open Commissions Again Soon + Vent
2 years ago
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So my current employer, who I've been working 4 day weeks for, has recently decided to (TEMPORARILY) lower my amount of working days a week down to 1-2 days because they don't really have much illustration work for me to do at the moment. While part of me feels this could be a blessing in disguise since this current job has been burning me out and I could finally have the time to work on portfolio stuff to finally land me my dream job, I'm also worried about staying afloat financially, which is why I'm considering taking commissions while this is happening. They did say this is temporary but I am unsure for how long exactly.
It doesn't help that I don't really have the heart to tell my family about any of this because they might get worried sick. On the same day that my boss made this decision, my mother decided to have yet ANOTHER conversation with me about trying to change to a job that is "recession proof" like law, medicine, or engineering (she's a doctor, for the record) and that she's incredibly worried about my future especially with all this bullshit going on with AI... But I've been a creative person my whole life, and the idea of pursuing anything like law or medicine seems so alien to me.
I dunno... I just feel so fucking helpless right now. I just wanna make SOME sort of breakthrough and finally get a damn job in animation. Finally get my foot in the door. But with the current state of things and all this fucking AI garbage planting seeds of doubt in my family, especially my older brother who is a graphic artist, I don't know how much longer it will be before I finally can. I've been trying for YEARS now, too. Ever since I graduated in 2017. I've been stuck at this same job for so long now. I just want to make a change. I want all this AI bullshit to go away.
Anyhoo... that's enough venting.
I'll see how things play out in the coming weeks and, if needed, I'll be announcing Commission openings through Journals.
My prices, if any of y'all are interested, can be found here- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47412419/
Take care, and thanks for reading.
It doesn't help that I don't really have the heart to tell my family about any of this because they might get worried sick. On the same day that my boss made this decision, my mother decided to have yet ANOTHER conversation with me about trying to change to a job that is "recession proof" like law, medicine, or engineering (she's a doctor, for the record) and that she's incredibly worried about my future especially with all this bullshit going on with AI... But I've been a creative person my whole life, and the idea of pursuing anything like law or medicine seems so alien to me.
I dunno... I just feel so fucking helpless right now. I just wanna make SOME sort of breakthrough and finally get a damn job in animation. Finally get my foot in the door. But with the current state of things and all this fucking AI garbage planting seeds of doubt in my family, especially my older brother who is a graphic artist, I don't know how much longer it will be before I finally can. I've been trying for YEARS now, too. Ever since I graduated in 2017. I've been stuck at this same job for so long now. I just want to make a change. I want all this AI bullshit to go away.
Anyhoo... that's enough venting.
I'll see how things play out in the coming weeks and, if needed, I'll be announcing Commission openings through Journals.
My prices, if any of y'all are interested, can be found here- https://www.furaffinity.net/view/47412419/
Take care, and thanks for reading.
>recession proof
I'm sorry where does she think insurance premiums come from
Keep us posted and if you need to further vent or talk to someone, just give me a private message, yeah? Take care and know you're not alone with this.
I probably SHOULD set up a ko-fi. I have been using it to donate to my favorite artists, but I wasn't sure about setting one up for myself considering my Patreon was kinda a flop. ;w;
Had I known, I'd be first in line to sign up. And if it's still being run by you, best give me the link so I can put my money where my mouth is.
In the meantime I think a Ko-fi might be the better idea. :o