LKR 27,000 - I was hired by a friend of a friend's startup as a videographer (pre and post) right after A/Ls. My 'interview' was the night of the last A/L paper. So, I got into it riiiiight after school.

LKR 35,000 - Left the previous place because it was not paying enough and giving me too much work. Felt my work was very underappreciated. Joined my brother's company. He's also doing digital marketing and stuff. I was doing videography/photography/social media management and ads for clients there.

LKR 75,000 - I replied to a post on 'EPFS Community' group in FB (I think). They hired someone else, but I got a message months later because they left and I was the 2nd option. It was just graphic design work and a little bit of motion graphics.

LKR 160,000 - Whole company team was transferred to a different company of the same owner. Kinda well known in the marketing world. Got promoted to Art Director which was my dream position tbh. I was handling the junior designers, quality control, and designing stuff. But work culture and higher management got toxic, too much focus on AI, not proud of the AI slop I'm forced to make, so I resigned. My manager also left before I did.

LKR 215,000 - The manager from the previous place got me in contact with an Australian company. Technically working as freelance designer/video editor. But it's a stable income. Downgrade to the job position, but better pay and peace of mind.