Halp!

By salsera

Hi all

I hope there is someone out there who might be able to help me find some direction. It's almost 5 years since I graduated in Graphic Design and I have drifted quite far away from that path.

At the moment I am working as an Administrator within Education. It is extremely dull, and I have no opportunity to contribute apart from on what feels like a very basic level.

I have worked for the last 4 years mainly in professional services generating all their publishing output, i.e. books, brochures, web material. So it was kind of creative and specialist but in a more conventional environment.

I have never really been able to stick at my jobs before and I am not sure why. I was not good at coping with corporate and high stress environments, but now I do miss working in the big city.. the social life and money was great.

I do know that I am extremely individual and come alive when I am working on my own, using my own ideas and working autonomously.

I've been considering opportunities to write either fiction or for women's features in magazines but haven't done much research yet.

I also am dying to travel more, all I have seen is the big grey smoke of London and various soul crunching offices! But I wouldn't like to do teaching (hate public speaking).

Anyone else stuck in admin? I don't know whether it's worth sticking it out for a year or trying to move sooner rather than later. I am scared I have lost my opportunity for a more interesting career by settling for a menial office job. 

 

 

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