Considering switching out of design. Any suggestions?
Quick timeline: interned at a big tech company + a few startups, got a UX Design return offer for 2024… which then got rescinded. Decided to pivot into a Master’s in design to level up. Finished the program completely burned out, and I’ve now been job hunting for close to a year with zero offers. Currently surviving on a few contract gigs to stay afloat.
With the current tech landscape, I've been also questioning the value that UX designers / tech could bring... I've been getting more and more disappointed at how so many "successful" tech companies were grabbing user attention in unethical ways, mistreating user data, and adding AI fluff to everything. I entered the UX design / tech field because I enjoy creating and solving problems for people. But from my work experience, it's so hard to see such impact, and a lot of times we're just making variations of pages to maximize clicks for the businesses.
I've been thinking about doing a career change. Ideally, it is creative, has positive social impact & has decent pay. Would love to learn how people navigate through that!