Currently work as a designer at an ad agency for the last few years. It is also my first UX design role. I work in pharma and am getting pretty burnt out. There is variety is projects but I feel limited in the work I do. Basically just get the brief, create the wireframes and UI and ship. Does anyone have any insight on what it’s like being an in house designer?

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Haven't done UX but I've been both in house and pharma agency designer.
In-house pros:
timelines are way chiller, work life balance is better, you can talk directly to the "client" without having to jump thru a ton of hoops. Sometimes no timesheets!

In-house cons:
At least the places I worked, creative isn't taken very seriously. 1 place always reminded us we're seen as a "cost center". Also can be a con you're dealing directly with the "clients" - no buffer of a CS person getting them to figure out wtf they actually want. Less structure. Not the same awards and ambition as agency.

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this seems accurate. but if you ever have kids... in house is where its at and where i am trying to be now

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I WFH and back to office only twice a month.

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