Hey everyone! I am 26, I graduated when I was 23 with a Graphic Design and Digital Marketing degree. I used to work a restaurant job full time through college, and did freelance work on the side. I loved the money, the fun, but I told myself it was time to "get a big girl job" and find something in my field, ya know the 9-5, blah blah. Well, I have been at my current job as a Graphic Designer for a little over a year now, and I can say easily that I HATE getting up for work and coming here, some projects I just stare at and find myself not wanting to do at all just out of lack of motivation for the job. I feel truly burnt out but some days I sit here and wonder if I made the wrong career move? Maybe I shouldn't be designing things for 40 hours a week? I also find myself so exhausted even though I am sitting at a desk for 8 hours and just designing stuff. There are things I don't like about the company, and part of me feels that would help if the issues were fixed but at the same time, I just feel dead and lack any motivation anymore to design anything. I used to be so excited and full of creativity in college and doing freelance, now I just hate it and feel like I have no creativity. Some days I catch myself looking at restaurant jobs or wondering if I should just go back and work where I was for the rest of my life? I don't know what do. I just need to let this out and see if anyone has any advice for me.
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