designerwoe

Right? That's what I keep coming back to—the net negative thing.

I know there are great projects out there, but they're few and far between, and regardless of how I feel about my own work and abilities, I seem to struggle to impress the right hirers (where I have an easier time getting in at companies I dislike :/).

Thanks for reading my longggg post, and thanks for the vote!

This is something I've been considering. I think it will take a fair amount of portfolio reworking to present myself right for an established company, but that's something I need to tackle in any case.

A concern I have with this route, though, is finding a role with enough impact. I'm under no delusion that I could jump to the top of the pile and lead design at any of those companies, given my résumé, and I've found I get pretty frustrated following another designer's lead. Which I think is less an ego thing and more to do with the fundamentally differing design approaches I mentioned.

Thanks for reading my post—I appreciate the suggestion!