u/Akulatay

So i used to work as their senior designer, for four years i gave that place everything.

every late night, every difficult client, every project that actually mattered. I built brands that those clients are still using today, including logos and full identity work.

six months in, they hired this new guy, nice enough. He did the bare minimum, but he knew how to talk in meetings.

one day, the CEO stood up in front of the whole office and praised him for a campaign i built from scratch. He didn’t mention my name once.

i handed in my resignation the next morning.

I didn’t ragwe quit, on my way out the CEO said "you'll regret this."

im a logo and brand identity designer, i went solo and built my client base from nothing. slower money, but it's mine, so now he's calling and wants me back, he is offering the same salary i left on.

i make less right now if im being honest, but i dont think money is the only thing here.

what would you do.

i grew up in a house where we counted groceries. not like a figure of speech, actually counted. i taught myself design on a borrowed laptop because there was no other option.

got an internship at a design firm. stayed four years, the team lead was the CFO's son and he wasnt interested in doing much of anything so naturally everything fell on me.

entire companies, startups, all designed by me. clients used to call asking for me specifically. they thought i was the lead.

And when a position opened up. i didn't even get a chance to apply. CFO's second son just graduated. you can guess the rest.

i quit the same day. i'm a logo and brand identity designer and i know i'm good at what i do.

Yesterday i landed my first client on my own.

but here's my problem. a friend is telling me i need a proper physical office or clients wont take me seriously. i genuinely cannot afford that right now. So does the office actually matter at this point in time ? He runs a few successful businesses and i think he knows what he is talking about. What do you think ?