I want to get out of advertising or at least the creative side. I don’t even think I want to do art direction anymore. What can I pivot to? That ideally pays the same (or more).

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Are you tired of having a stable income and predictable weekends? Do you look at your bank account and think, "This is great, but I wish it were more... confusing and tied to how many high school acquaintances I can annoy"?

Then babe, I have the "opportunity" for you! 💅✨
Why You’ll Love It:

• Be Your Own Boss: (Meaning you’ll work 24/7 and yell at your reflection in the mirror for not meeting sales quotas).

• Financial Freedom: Specifically, the freedom from having extra money in your savings after buying your mandatory $500 "Starter Glow Kit."

• Exclusive Products: Our signature "Existential Dread" Highlighter gives you that perfect "I haven't slept because I'm cold-DMing strangers" shimmer! 💖

• The Community: Surround yourself with 400 other women named Kaylee who all use the same three butterfly filters! 🦋

The Perks:
1. Work from Anywhere: The beach! The grocery store! Your child’s piano recital! (Actually, you must work from these places or the algorithm will find you).

2. Earn a Free Car:* > *Disclaimer: The "car" is a 2014 leased sedan in a very specific shade of burnt poop orange that you have to pay for yourself if your sales drop for more than 15 minutes.

How to Start:

Just comment "I HATE RETIREMENT PLANS" below or send me a DM that starts with "Hey girlie, long time no see!" even though we haven't spoken since 10th-grade geometry.

Let’s get this bread! (And by bread, I mean 3% commission in the form of store credit). 🥂💸 #BossBabe #GaslightGatekeepGlowUp #NotAPyramidSchemeItsAnUpsideDownTriangle

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Teaching. I have a family member who went from Art Direction to teaching. He has a lot more free time and finds it rewarding. Yiy can certainly do that 60 plus.

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He's at Leeds Arts University. Photographic art direction. There were other disciplines, but he chose the one he saw himself working in until retirement.

What happened?

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In house is even more subjective, designed by community.

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HVAC, Plumber, Electrician

It’s really hard to get apprenticeship.

You can always work for the county doing corrections. Probation officers make about 60k a year. The defendants and offenders are plenty creative and colorful for the two of you.

This sounds great

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