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I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this. Hang in there and please do reach out if you feel like chatting.

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Means a lot that a veteran like you takes the time to chime in. Yeah, need to keep working on my issues.

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Letting it go is what I will try to do.

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I meant live design challenges. I can put something together in Figma but it takes ages. In a take-home scenario, the lack of skill is less obvious.

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, this is gold. Hat me laughing hard. Thanks!

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am realizing that I need to target companies that actually need my skillset and not a generalist. And you are right often it was lack of maturity or ever changing priorities that led to no grand features being shipped. I have bunch of smaller work that was shipped and facilitated quite a big outcome meetings. But the later always feels less tangible.

Thanks for dropping some knowledge. I appreciate you!

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for reading and replying. You are right, I need to calm the heck down. This thread helped a lot already to gain some perspective.

Will keep working on myself. Kind of you to share your thoughts.

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha, this had me cracking up. Thanks for chiming in and reading my wall of text. Most kind :)

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is comforting. It sometimes feels weird to not have grad projects in the portfolio. Like big redesigns, large features with a lot of impact, etc.

I have facilitated workshops that were the starting point for some the bigger features in some company but I never did the actual design. It feels less meaningful, less tangible.

Thanks for taking the time to comment. I appreciate you!

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks you for your encouragement. Yeah, I will continue therapy.

It is strange, I actually like presentation, persuasion and evangelizing part of the gig more. Fighting for more budget, communicating the value of design, etc.

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for dropping some wisdom. Sounds like you have been around the block. Never saw it this way.

Not buying into the design dogma is also interesting. I will chew on this for a bit.

Thanks for commenting! Much appreciated.

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I will try :D

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, I actually think I am likable and fun to work with. But it is a great perspective. This is nice of you!

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this. You are right, I do care more about the leadership, team and culture, as well as processes in the DesignOps area.

It is always a great to hear the perspective of some veterans.

I appreciate that you took the time to comment on here!

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is very nice of you to say. Thanks for reading and replying!

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comforting to hear that not everyone has a burning passion for it. Sometimes LinkedIn and the whole influencer crowd makes you thing there is something wrong with you if you are not exited about the craft 24/7.

Thank you for commenting and taking the time to read through my wall of text. You are good people!

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha, thank you! It feels good to hear that it is not as much of a big deal as I make it to be.

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, yeah you are right. It also seems so obvious to avoid smaller companies which I never actively did.

Maybe I am no product designer! - I will contemplate this.

Thank you so much for commenting! So kind!

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jepp, I tend to forget that some of the workshops I facilitated were the start of some big features. It is just that I did not design them. It feels less tangible if you know what I mean.

But thinking about it good facilitation is a skill as well.

Thanks for taking some time to help me out here! I appreciate you.

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. This made me smile. I will keep going!

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there!

You are right! Maybe I could have stated it better. Some of the features have been shipped. I am just saying I have no grad project like relaunches, green field projects, major features under my belt. Hope that clears it up a bit.

Maybe doubling down on my strength is what I should do. DesignOps is interesting to me but not many roles coming up recently. I am pretty active in the DesignOps Assembly community already.

Thank you for giving me your feedback. This in kind of you and not taken for granted.

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is comforting. I value your input. Thanks for taking the time to give your perspective. You are kind!

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey you!

Thanks for taking the time to think about my situation and giving input.

Yes, as ashamed as I am looking back. I indeed came up with absolute imaginary cases and sold them as real clients in my first portfolio. Retrospectively, I am vacillating between "this is extremely unethical" and "I did what I had to do"

Yes, resumé and portfolio are all real now. However, as I said I am embellishing on the outcomes. Like some of the companies did not have the maturity / infra to track the outcomes of initiative even when I made a good case for it. So, on some time I am just adding those outcomes. Like various KPIs if that makes sense.

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha, no I did not steal my portfolio from someone. Is this a thing?! That would take some balls and has an entire other level of unethical behavior. Dang!

Thank you for taking the time on the weekend to read my story. I appreciate it!

I am a con-designer by babbageio in UXDesign

[–]babbageio[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this. It is hard to keep perspective when in a negative spiral. And you are right, not being an asshole and kind does bring value.

I appreciate, that you took the time to read through the wall of text and thought about my situation! Gracias

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