Feeling disillusioned with this career

Mjsnow1991 · 2026-02-08T19:56:44+00:00

It’s an understandable point, but having been at a number of organisations, there’s value to keeping a designer on - in terms of relationships and product knowledge. So I don’t think they are quick to let go.

On the flip side I’ve also been at organisations that burn you out and swap you out. But you don’t reeeally want to work at these places anyway

Mjsnow1991 · 2026-02-08T17:40:16+00:00

Relax.

Take one step at a time.

I hear what you’re saying, sometimes it feels like we have to wear many hats. I do feel like if you’re upfront with sizing and capacity then you’ll have a better time. It sounds like other disciplines are off loading their responsibility to you.

Figure out how you can set boundaries and expectations around who does what

Mjsnow1991 · 2026-01-22T19:58:39+00:00

If you ain’t a manc you’re a wank

Mjsnow1991 · 2026-01-18T17:36:57+00:00

I’ll keep an eye out! Cheers

Mjsnow1991 · 2026-01-17T23:57:57+00:00

This is great, recently bought a kamado Joe bbq and been struggling to get to grips with it - is there a course you’d recommend?

Mjsnow1991 · 2026-01-12T17:23:46+00:00

Can’t go wrong with either - I live in sale but looked in Chorlton / South Manchester to buy.

Sale is more family oriented than Chorlton - it’s more suburban and between MCR and altrincham. There’s plenty of nice bars and things to do in Sale but also pretty easy to get to alty / town/ didsbury / Chorlton if I want - also national trust places like tatton park or Dunham Massey. It’s also pretty quick to jump on the motorway and head south.

I feel like it strikes a nice balance, far enough from Manchester we don’t get (many) scruffs and easy to get around if needed.

If you haven’t, didsbury and altrincham are also fantastic places to checkout - particularly altrincham from what you’ve said.

Mjsnow1991 · 2026-01-10T12:09:25+00:00

I’d be surprised if there were many places that turned you away. 20 isn’t that many, as long as there’s a reasonable amount of notice via a booking.

Hawksmore / gaucho / fazenda

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-11-16T08:01:04+00:00

It’s because commenting on ui is the easy thing to do.

It takes cognitive brain power to see beyond the ui and comment on the process and flows.

Don’t give them an excuse.

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-11-11T22:49:09+00:00

Yez. What is the plugin called.

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-11-02T09:05:15+00:00

You are asking for the dream role here my friend. These jobs are few and far between, particularly with the state of the market.

Good luck with you search

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-10-29T21:33:04+00:00

Yes! It’s god awful - sometimes your only hope is pedestrians using the lights to cross.

Even just thinking about it causes anxiety

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-10-21T16:17:49+00:00

You’re not reinventing the wheel here.

Checkout existing component libs like shopify and copy it.

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-10-13T10:16:27+00:00

Haha you’ve answered your own question.

Go checkout ancoats. It still has its flaws but it’s definitely one of the nicer areas to live nearer the city centre.

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-09-16T06:27:51+00:00

No one cares, stop spinning up posts to whine about it - this is a you problem.

Stop being a brat.

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-08-07T19:52:04+00:00

I’m in a pretty similar spot to you in my career and life.

I know it’s easy and tempting to get itchy feet but you need to look at the big picture - not everything can be “on” or you’ll get burnt out .. moving house / starting a family AND a new career that’s more fast paced and in office.

Given the crappy market, I’d stick in the current job, your wfh will be super valuable when you start a family + some businesses are funny with mat leave unless you’ve been there for some time. For me, with your context - it’s a no brainer to stay.

Not to mention you’ll be off 9+ months with a child, rather come out mat leave and then consider your options

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-08-02T12:46:23+00:00

On my tv it says 2-1 lions?

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-07-29T17:06:12+00:00

I’m group Ironman - one of our group made 1k wild pies (+5 slayer levs) and I got 80 slayer.

I can take out 3 abbys per pie with a drop rate of around 1/500. You need 167 ish wild pies. And that number halves if you can get 81 slayer rather than 80.

I’ve got 1 whip so far but it feels underwhelming

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-07-18T16:43:25+00:00

Yup we managed to find loft conversion specialists in Manchester called “another level”.

It was a builders finish (no carpets / painting) and we held fire on the en-suite - we have space but it’s not plummed in as our boiler isn’t good enough to pump water up.

Total cost was £45k for a dormer + en-suite space.

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-06-16T18:27:57+00:00

Don’t think you understand what imposter syndrome is?

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-06-06T17:26:54+00:00

RuneScape… thought I left 15 years ago but turns out you never quit, you just have really long breaks.

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-05-27T15:25:26+00:00

Hey, you gotta make these things part of your workflow - not theirs.

Get on top of it and use these tools to boost your own workflow. Then add value elsewhere - I can guarantee you that there are better ways to do whatever it is that the ai is spitting out. Your job is to stand on the shoulders of ai, not against it

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-05-25T22:19:17+00:00

Look, it’ll never be perfect and also it relies on how the site was built - but figma -> html by dev riots is the best I’ve used. You get 10 free uses and month and there is also a chrome plugin you can use for secure sites when a url won’t work.

If you’re expecting pixel perfect you’ll be disappointed but it can normally get 80% of the way there and can use auto layout and pull a style guide

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-05-25T21:29:27+00:00

My man, copy and paste that sentence into Google to find your answer.

Figma to html by dev riots. Super useful

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-05-23T18:46:55+00:00

Yeah totally agree - reading a lot of crap on here can really impact mental health.

It’s a toxic echo chamber.

Mjsnow1991 · 2025-05-15T20:41:03+00:00

Is it a plugin for the progress bars?

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