a month from now marks a full year that i've been in this job, my second job. and i can't help but feel restless.
truth is, i don't know why i'm here and not pursuing my art. maybe because i can't afford to leech off my family in the event that i become unemployed. maybe because i'm not exactly sure yet as to what to do with my life.
i don't know.
all i know is, me and the corporate world don't seem to mix that well.
i'm beginning to loathe my job. here i am, slacking way off while my officemates go about being as productive as can be.
first week into the new year and i haven't even made an iota of company-related work. god, i want to resign right this instant. not that easy, though. got bills to pay.
funny, just before i got off college, i thought i had it all figured out. i thought i had all my dreams, albiet roughly, roadmapped.
and here i am, one and a half years into the corporate world and i don't know where to go.
where are you headed?
Don't slack off until you have something else lined up. If you lose this job you will have to look for another one and you don't want to be fired for "Slacking off". You know the next job is going to check what you did at your last one.
Good luck.
i have to be an IT person but I still draw
to the point that my parents fear me having
a Wacom tablet because that means I
will not sleep...
let's abuse art...she loves it...
that's what i did.
oh, yeah and me being a father of three didn't make it any easier but i sort of pulled through.
what work do you do, anyway?
Then I have to draw this licensed material within 72 x 28 PIXELS, BLACK AND WHITE. Now this is insane.
I don't mean to brag; I'm just being honest when I say that I can do a hell of a lot more than that. I used to do a hell of a lot more than that.
I used to do game design and pixel art for our mobile phone games (which are in full color and maximize the entire cellphone screen). I even did concept art and posters for these mobile games. But now we're shifting down to inane MMS and picture messages (the kind of work I avoided when I left my previous job). It's like we turned from Jurassic dragonflies to the primordial soup in the blink of an eye.
Bilib nga ako sa 'yo e. Hitched and with 3 kids to boot. And you still have the power to juggle it all along with your art. I am totally amazed by that.
and, i don't have a social life and don't want one so, i can improve on my drawings which also answers how i'm able to juggle it all.
game design? far out, man! but how long has your company stopped doing that?
is it safe to say that you're a game developer more than an illustrator or graphic artist? if you are, then, man! you're illustrations and graphic design are sweet, eventhough it's not your first love.
on a lighter note, some things are coming up that might make me have what i want (for now) after all. not necessarily in this company, though...
i guess you have to set your priorities straight... i saw this on a jeep on the way here (school, i mean)-- sacrifice is the key to success. bullshit.
well, i'm taking up ECE... nothing to do with art. there were a lot of instances when i just want out, but the thought of supporting my family really stops me from taking that jump.
prioritize, man. sacrifice. even if it kills you. coz, yes, life's a bitch.