I have often came across friends/colleagues who crib about having a routine job or not having much creative space to do in their daily errands. So here's a newsflash for you - 'It's sometime difficult to have a creative job too!'. Not sure if I can call my job 'Creative' - as I am not a columnist, graphic designer, or a commercial jingle maker but writing research notes is far more creative than what I was before - a technology consultant/software engineer.
1. Monday blues - If your job profile is creative then it is up to you to drive your own projects, push the boundaries, create your work - yes! you heard it right! No one is going to log a defect and ask you work on it. You gotta come up with your own agenda.
Sometimes, this is difficult; Especially on a Monday or a bad hair day :( . Where it's difficult to get yourself started on an interesting yet abstract topic.
2. Deadlines - Don't think a creative profile won't have deadlines at work. Sometimes it even more stringent than usual.
3. Review - When you CREATE something (..and not an algorithm or program) it's quite difficult to accept peer review suggestions and change your thoughts. Also, don't assume you will escape the 'Performance appraisal' trap :) Your idea will be judged based on market acceptance- number readers/number of clicks/number of feedback received.
Phew! End of rant. Anyway my point is, a job should have the ideal mix of creativity and routine. There are plenty of chances of you working on a presentation, writing a case study or a white paper.
1. Monday blues - If your job profile is creative then it is up to you to drive your own projects, push the boundaries, create your work - yes! you heard it right! No one is going to log a defect and ask you work on it. You gotta come up with your own agenda.
Sometimes, this is difficult; Especially on a Monday or a bad hair day :( . Where it's difficult to get yourself started on an interesting yet abstract topic.
2. Deadlines - Don't think a creative profile won't have deadlines at work. Sometimes it even more stringent than usual.
3. Review - When you CREATE something (..and not an algorithm or program) it's quite difficult to accept peer review suggestions and change your thoughts. Also, don't assume you will escape the 'Performance appraisal' trap :) Your idea will be judged based on market acceptance- number readers/number of clicks/number of feedback received.
Phew! End of rant. Anyway my point is, a job should have the ideal mix of creativity and routine. There are plenty of chances of you working on a presentation, writing a case study or a white paper.
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