Let’s Be More Grateful

I’m getting a little tired of seeing this: 

"I’m excited to announce that today I quit my job! Those fools weren’t supportive of my Sonic the Hedgehog finger paintings so eff them, I’m out! I’ll tweet you all in a few weeks when I’m on a beach in Bali living the dream! #YOLO"

I’m not saying you shouldn’t quit your job, if it’s not working out for you quit, but don’t act like your salaried position with great health insurance and a 401k was the worst thing that ever happened to you.

I spent the first couple years of my “professional career” installing built in closet units and working a split shift at a call center. Those jobs leggitimately sucked and at the time I would have traded my left arm for one of those tech jobs everyone seems to be bitching about.

Anytime I start to complain about something work related I take a deep breath and remember that I’m in a really good position right now and have so much to be grateful for. I wish more people in the design/web industry did the same.

The Great Discontent Magazine

Two Brooklyn Beta’s ago I met Tina and Ryan Essmaker at the Invisible Dog while they were filming people for a video project they were working on. They were wicked nice to talk to and really down to earth. I could tell they were genuinely interested in what people had to say and that’s why they are doing what they do. 

I backed the TGD Kickstarter because the Essmakers are nice people and I respect their ambition, plus TGD is one of the best things the design and web industry has going on. They’ve got eight days left to get the magazine funded, as a community we can’t let them down.

Give what you can, go back them.