What does “making it” in your career look like for you? For me it used to be making award winning Super Bowl spot but I’m reevaluating that now

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Keep your goal. You’ll be proud of it down the road and can look back at some of the cool things done. There’s always time for reevaluation later the further you get into your career.

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Thank you :) do you feel like you’ve made it?

Earning enough money to not have to budget like crazy and use up all my spare time on freelance work and side hustles. In short, some degree of financial security. At this point, that's really all I care about. I don't need to be passionate about my job. I'll do the most soul draining work imaginable so long as it pays me well.

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There was a point where I did this when I started out as a designer. Left school for a semester and did design work for government sales company until I was stable. Sometimes you just need to do what pays the bills.

Making enough money where I don’t second guess my decision to drown in debt in my early career with the promise of better earning potential down the line. Right now salary progression has looked aggressively breakeven

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Breaking 6 figures would be a start, 120 I might be happy

Earning enough money to not have to do freelance work on the side. I have worked 2-3 jobs my entire life and I am over it. I am ready to just work 40 hours a week and be okay.

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Yes that was me until recently. What does enough $ look like to you? And, would you go in-house, assuming that you’re at an agency?

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