About 90% of Animators Quit Their Jobs Within 3 Years
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About 90% of Animators Quit Their Jobs Within 3 Years
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Re: About 90% of Animators Quit Their Jobs Within 3 Years
#2It's like all those jobs - game developer, film jobs, graphic artist, artist, musician - too many young people want to do it and there's a lot of money if you're successful so it attracts sharks up the top who keep all the money. Just don't is my advice, unless you have a trust fund, which a large number of those successful have, you can weather out the early years then until you make a name for yourself.
Re: About 90% of Animators Quit Their Jobs Within 3 Years
#3It's like all those jobs - game developer, film jobs, graphic artist, artist, musician - too many young people want to do it and there's a lot of money if you're successful so it attracts sharks up the top who keep all the money. Just don't is my advice, unless you have a trust fund, which a large number of those successful have, you can weather out the early years then until you make a name for yourself.
Yep, all the fun jobs have horrible work environments because people stick to it even if the job sucks. I'm a big fan of the boring jobs. If its not working out, you just leave and go somewhere else so employers have to compete by making the job more attractive in other ways.
There is even a wiki page for this concept https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compensating_differential
Re: About 90% of Animators Quit Their Jobs Within 3 Years
#4I'm curious what data is underlying the claim in the headline. Are these animators leaving the industry entirely, or just quitting one job and taking another?
Re: About 90% of Animators Quit Their Jobs Within 3 Years
#5I'm curious what data is underlying the claim in the headline. Are these animators leaving the industry entirely, or just quitting one job and taking another?
The few animators I have known personally said the hours were grueling, the pay was so so, and they all wanted to move up to "Technical Director" or "Lighting Director" as soon as possible. (And I think most of them did.) Though I'm not sure if they quit the industry entirely after that.
Re: About 90% of Animators Quit Their Jobs Within 3 Years
#6It's like all those jobs - game developer, film jobs, graphic artist, artist, musician - too many young people want to do it and there's a lot of money if you're successful so it attracts sharks up the top who keep all the money. Just don't is my advice, unless you have a trust fund, which a large number of those successful have, you can weather out the early years then until you make a name for yourself.
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Re: About 90% of Animators Quit Their Jobs Within 3 Years
#7$540 a month!
Re: About 90% of Animators Quit Their Jobs Within 3 Years
#8Most people are probably best off with good jobs that sound boring but are highly demanded. Could be plumber or software engineer or accountant or whatever.
People are happy to see you, happy when you do your job, and pay you well. People work as a team rather than compete. Don't underestimate the value of pleasantness in day to day interactions.
Cool sounding jobs are competitive and you are likely to be treated poorly unless you rise to the top (normally through brutal competition). All you get is a cool sounding job to mention at parties (when you have time to go).
Re: About 90% of Animators Quit Their Jobs Within 3 Years
#9I'm curious what data is underlying the claim in the headline. Are these animators leaving the industry entirely, or just quitting one job and taking another?
The few animators I have known personally said the hours were grueling, the pay was so so, and they all wanted to move up to "Technical Director" or "Lighting Director" as soon as possible. (And I think most of them did.) Though I'm not sure if they quit the industry entirely after that.
Neither Technical Director or Lighting Director are roles that would naturally progress from being an animator.
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#10Note that this is Japan; labor conditions for animators vary widely from place to place.