never was in it

go not for profits!

but i did do it for a little while and that shit stinks

GO BBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i did it at the beginning of this year and am never looking back.

no one with a soul ever stays in suit land.

Did it years ago and will never go back

that's what I think Peter. There's no soul here.

ow my soul

Um, havent you been working in advertising and recruitment for years? It took you how long to find out?

I prefer colleagues that leave the ego at the door on the way in

no one with a soul ever stays in suit land.

Sounds like just the place for BBS then, the evil heartless wraith.

Are you gonna settle down and raise a family, straps?

remember, the pay is better than in the land of art

Huh? Always knew it - but had to do it. Might be out soon though without having to leave the country. And what is the relevancy of this, ''I prefer colleagues that leave the ego at the door on the way in''?

Modi said 31 seconds ago: Are you gonna settle down and raise a family, straps?

Haha! No way - just getting back on the right path and unsettling everything which seems infinitely more exciting. And Eastside - right now I don't care for money now! I've got nearly everything I ever wanted - rad friends, love and some acrylics. WOO!

''I prefer colleagues that leave the ego at the door on the way in''

Well that is a huge element of corporate work being so soul destroying, not only are the practices of the organsisations contrary to basic human decency they are perpetuated by jack offs whos egos motivate them to do such things.

whoa what will you do instead?

I've always worked in a supposedly corporate environment, but have somehow avoided having to wear a tie.

Or pants for that matter. Free and easy, kids.

I'm not going to be out of it for at least the next year but I plan to propose coffee table book ideas to publishers and get illustrating. I also thought about joining an abseiling company to do some skyscraper window cleaning as well. I kid you not.

god that sounds exciting!!

that's great anecdote

i work in a corporate environment and make it a matter of policy not to wear a tie.

I know!! It's wierd but I have options now (or will do in a year realistically) where I had none before. I HAD to do this job to stay here and that may nearly be over. WOO!

i have two weeks as of tomorrow. I CANNOT WAIT.

hello littlesmoke!

as you know, I will be joining you in corporate-quitting... well in stages. last week was my first week part-time (3 days a week) in the old job and working from home on my new business. already got a couple of clients who I am helping with mortgages, it's been great so far.

good luck handing in your resignation, I hope they take it well

and double good luck for your next endeavour/s

Excellent mrslooch! I'm sure you're just as excited as I am about it.

Work will be fine...my boss will panic a little (they've had a few departures lately), but it's a massive company...they can live without me.

I quit! FREEDOM!

So I haven't quit yet but amidst the man unleashing a bit of restructuring pre Christmas fury, someone has shat right back in the mans face.

It's like survivor and this bloke just won hands down.

A rage quit? bravo!

Far too classy for that. Fucked off to a competitor for gazillions more $ and with all the IP.

I take my hat off!

I dream of witnessing a rage quit juice.

A topic of daily chat and regular threat in our office hhh.

I'm giving my notice tomorrow!!!!!!!!!! No more stuffy media cunce

I swore during my studies that I've never do the corporate slog (I supported my studies for years working as a PA, in Property Development mostly) but learnt the hard way that 'creative' industries are no better (film/TV in my case). Combine a general insecurity shared by everyone in the industry (because most jobs are contract/freelance), everyone crying poor, widespread delusions of grandeur, ridiculous levels of bitchiness and backstabbing (amongst both men and women) and relentless competitiveness... you might as well do a corporate gig.

The final straw came after 6 months earlier this year, when I worked on two productions in Sydney. The ruthlessness and bullying I witnessed disgusted me, the content was complete shit (at least in one case) and I worked round the clock for no overtime or extra perks (which is normal in this business, but this time it was at ridiculous levels). I was exhausted, I had no time for eating let alone seeing friends or doing anything else, I was resentful, I was in tears on a regular basis... and I worked my arse off. Subsequently, I was offered positions from about 4 of the major production companies in Sydney and I was adored by the company I was with. It was safe to say, had I stayed I would have regular work. I was past trying to get 'a foot in the door'. I had friends in high places, so no more having to approach companies offering to work or endlessly searching for opportunities. I also made a shitload of money, which I managed to save (as I had no time to do anything with it!)

But I hated myself. I wondered what the fuck I was thinking getting into this bullshit. I wouldn't even watch the drivel I'd worked so hard on (and didn't watch it). I looked at the middle aged Producers around me (the vacuous cunts that they were) and feared I'd become one of them, eventually. My family feared I'd have a nervous breakdown before then. My parents urged me to quit, my friends wondered what the hell I was doing.

So I took off backpacking to contemplate an alternate career :)

I haven't worked now in 6 months! It's been brilliant. I still don't know what the fuck I'm going to do exactly, but I did a lot of writing/thinking these past few months and I definitely know what I DON'T want to do. I guess if I'm going to rediscover what I loved in the first place about this business, I'll have to go back to doing it for the love of it (i.e. for no money). Or only doing content I believe in. Who knows?

But I've plenty of other skills I can rely upon to earn a living. And eventually I will be my own boss... but for now I'm enjoying being unemployed! And being back in Melbs ;)

The next 12 months I am devoting to rediscovering what it is I love doing. And learning the art of balance. Wish me luck!

This new lifestyle is great. Worked 2 days last week (6 hour days only), I'm only working 4 days this week (took yesterday off to go to the library and watch DVD's instead), I start when I want, leave when I want... And actually have time to do things of an evening.

I'm just worried I'm going to be bored soon. I'm a bit sick like that... Too much time/ not enough of a challenge makes me crazy.

I'll have to find some new projects in the new year I suppose. Or maybe I'll take some classes?

Oh Shazzat your story is so what I needed to hear right now. Thanks for sharing and good luck with what comes next.

Hey good luck with it all shazzat!!

I am still slogging it out in the corporate grind and wondering whether or not to jump ship when I get back to Melbs... I love hearing your positivity - it's inspiring!!

Thanks y'all... And if I needed further inspiration, one of the aforementioned projects that I worked so tirelessly on made this prestigious list.

Good to see that all my hard work was in vain :)

YOU WORKED ON HARDCORE PAWN!??!?!?!

svelteslacks said about 4 years ago: i did it at the beginning of this year and am never looking back.

oh how life can change. i must learn to never say never. am thinking of heading back to either corporate or government for a few years.

film/tv is sooooo like that. I know yr pain, Shaz.

YOU WORKED ON HARDCORE PAWN!??!?!?!

Alas, no

My housemate just got a scholarship to do his PHD on the Parsisi's in India. He gets to move there next year and like the fuckin' dream for a few years. He gets to kiss 9-5 and IT goodbye..