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erikiri.bsky.social
21+ | Freelance Artist/Designer | Business Inquiries: [email protected] linktr.ee/erikiri
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Thanks, really. I like being aware of my life but idk if I can always do smth about it
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At some point I really wanted to go into UI/UX since that's both relevant and something of interest but finding a job for that is so hard that eventually i had to find something you know haha
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This is just my vent acc at this point, apologies if it's unprofessional, but I would appreciate any advice from people on the grind like... What keeps you going. What gets you through it?
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There's moments here and there of course but I can't remember last when I was genuinely fully satisfied with the state of my life... I don't want to always feel like I'm catching up from falling behind...
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Its cuz it's commonly butchered as "Newjen" so they thought they were being funny w "Newj" A coworker did eventually pull me aside saying "hey I was just gonna rolling with it but if you're offended please tell us and we'll stop calling you that" like, if you already know then stop lol
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Yeah I think dad quit shortly after me and my brother were born, too. Idk when he started smoking but it's left him with like permanent damage to his like, spit glands lol never touch that shit
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I pronounced it for them and they gave me the "fuck that" face and decided to nickname me "Nooj" lmao
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They can't say Eri, can't say Nguyen, sorry my name isn't John Johnson man
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He has been spitting for 20 minutes I don't even wanna go in that shower after him man
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From coworkers experience and my own manager, it seems people often get promoted as early as 4 months to a year. I'm not sure if this is my endgame career but it's stable and chill enough to let me think about my future
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Every day lately has been work, come home, nap, eat, cry, then sleep. I hope one day though all of it will be worth it!
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Sometimes you need to hit rock bottom before climbing up ❤️
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Is just steps towards that dream. Maybe one day I'll have the opportunity to fulfill it, so for now I wanna push through and get this work done 🤝
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It's not about being perfect, it's being courageous enough to be bad at something while you're learning it at first
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This is just my tough shit opinion but if you lack confidence in art you are gonna hit a massive wall that no amount of skill or practice will break because you're mentally holding yourself back
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It's the bad apples of the bunch, for sure, that get attention. Keep liking it if it's your thing but mmmmaybe lay low for idk a week or something lol
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like i myself have drawn Mika w/ the burger king crown before but at least i keep that shit on the internet, just dont be a fucking weirdo to strangers idk lol
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i dont really expect these unemployed, friendless, miserable people to have a lick of social etiquette but im kinda just embarrassed lol i still genuinely like BA for what it is but it enables the worst outta some people i s2g
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There are still horseback riders despite cars being invented lol. Idk what kinda superiority they're trying to defend when we all stand on the shoulders of giants
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Like we never left
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Mhm, like how I learned really quickly I'm not cut out for the medical field despite my initial interest in it. Life is about trying things, so I hate it when people quit before they've truly given it a chance
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mhm, some people are too obsessed with the validation of others that they forget why they started in the first place
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Maybe I'm just tough about it but I legitimately think if you quit, it simply wasn't for you. There's no shame in that, but don't use someone else's prowess and dedication as your reason for quitting
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That's my point, I don't like AI taking artists/creators jobs away, but I appreciate the advancements in tech and hope it can be put to more helpful purposes whatever they are
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Yeah fr its so .. institutional idk? Also thanks she's actually looking a lot better today!
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Stuff I don't wanna voice on Twitter lest I be swarmed by blue checkmarks
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(it's for my grandma, not me btw
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HELL no it aint
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Obviously there's problems like any country has, but at least from my humble tourist opinion I had a great time haha
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Pls do