Wes Mantooth wrote:I hate my job but I need the money and it funds all of my creative endeavors.
But fuck today has been so stupid. I tell them a thousand times, "hey I can do video and photo work for you if you need it" while I sit at my desk literally doing no work. They always say we'll see and now they need another video and are scrambling to hire some free lancer who they'll probably give $500 just to edit existing youtube videos together. I'm sitting here knowing I could do it all in two hours. I hate working in places with people mostly over 40 because they'll never take you seriously if you're one of the only younger employees.
If this is my life for two more months I'm just going to go on the craziest drug bender I can pull together until I just OD and die because that sounds like a lot more fun.
Whether it's creative work or "creative" work, when it crosses paths with corporate anything..... it just sucks. I feel you man. Iv'e wanted to get into tattooing for a loooooooong time, and every time I find a new shop to check out, a good 80% of the art is child's play to me, and all I can think is "
you guys are getting payed MORE than me, just to do
THAT?!" A story that maybe relates to you more: A coworker of mine interviewed for a job at the company's home office, to make videos for them. He's a film geek, has baddass gear, tons of editing experience. When he got to the interview, they told him "see so-and-so over there, she just finished editing her very first video!" Like it was something awesome. Of course he didn't get the position
However, I will second everything Kaoscill8r said, and try to take his advice myself. It takes me all of my two days off to get in the "groove" of being creative and productive like I would like to be, only to have to go back to dumbass retail-land and have my soul raped for another five days.
