What do you see yourself doing after leaving the industry? / When do you see yourself leaving?

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Leaving as I’m typing this. Almost at the lobby. I can see the trees

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I want to spend like 15 years in NYC hustling and building a stellar portfolio then dip out and get a cushy, less stressful gig somewhere like Minneapolis.

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I hope I can cash in and live a modest life in the desert somewhere. Kinda funny how pushing capitalism and consumerism full time leaves you yearning for the exact opposite.

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I want to teach at a university. I love it too much to completely leave it behind

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Part of me wants to move to teaching high school something at 40, teaching for 20 years and then living on a modest retirement.

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All these people wanting to teach makes me wonder: Does teaching at ad school pay well?

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Salaries at the Brandcenter are public record - full time professors make over 100k

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Scrubbing bathrooms at a high school.

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