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Frustrated Mumblings


Ta-metru_defender

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Warning: More Grownup Cyprinidae Coming:

 

It's not that being an artist assistant is bad, it's just that it's kinda taxing, and the pay-by-hours isn't enough. But if I get this other gig, do I want that even though the pay is less, it's harder work, but maybe more hours? Do I want to do both? Hold out for something better? Can I hold out for something better? Am I selling myself short? But I need work.

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Totally understand the conundrum.

 

What's the nature of this other work? From what you've said, it seems purely worse:

  • Lower pay
  • Harder
  • More hours
Trying to figure out what's making you consider it. Does it further your career in other ways? Does it pay higher in the end because there are that many more hours?

 

And are you still living in the financial deathtrap that is NYC? Haha.

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Totally understand the conundrum.

 

What's the nature of this other work? From what you've said, it seems purely worse:

  • Lower pay
  • Harder
  • More hours
Trying to figure out what's making you consider it. Does it further your career in other ways? Does it pay higher in the end because there are that many more hours?

 

And are you still living in the financial deathtrap that is NYC? Haha.

 

I work hourly (wooo...) so the less pay/more hours thing was, eh. I ended up turning it down (I turned down a job, wut), so, time to find more money paying things.

 

And yep. Financial deathtrap like you wouldn't believe. Where dollar taco nights, Trader Joe's, and happy hour are your friends.

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Makes sense. There's definitely value in turning down "make ends meet" money for the opportunity to find a good gig. Money itself is pretty common, though money you'd necessarily like to earn is more difficult, ha.

 

Recommend giving the middle of the country a try sometime. 1600 sq. ft. house, new construction, <$1k/mo easy, haha.

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Makes sense. There's definitely value in turning down "make ends meet" money for the opportunity to find a good gig. Money itself is pretty common, though money you'd necessarily like to earn is more difficult, ha.

 

Recommend giving the middle of the country a try sometime. 1600 sq. ft. house, new construction, <$1k/mo easy, haha.

Jebediah Futzenberg. I hate you. =P

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