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Too good to stay
O ne of the hidden reasons talented designers leave firms where they seem relatively happy – and where they are doing a great job – is work satisfaction. When you become so good at something that it’s the only thing you do, burnout and lack of advancement could set in. When your best junior associate ‘unexpectedly’ leaves, the decision was probably in the works for a long time, you just never saw it coming.
it takes to create a project. Unfortunately, they are still drifting from project to project, helping their superiors plug in the widgets. They have no commitment, and nothing vested in the Talented people are hard to find. Do your best to keep the talent you have!” “If someone decides to leave, make sure it’s not due to boredom or an insurmountable feeling of stagnation.
Hank Thomas
With the ever-expanding technology sector, senior designers will often lean on the best young talent or technology specialist to help them out with things they don’t have time to learn. These talented women and men are great at it. They take to the ever-changing projects and the adjustments of day-to-day activities as a new adventure. This is exactly what they wanted from their exciting new career. As the relationship between the senior and junior designer grows, the elder knows that they can count on them to do exactly what they need, and at any time they need it. They become the right hand. As the junior designer starts to mature, they gain a deeper appreciation of what
See HANK THOMAS, page 12
THE ZWEIG LETTER May 13, 2019, ISSUE 1296
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