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[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I went from trucking to video production. I’m a freelancer now, which is weird to me. I’m still starting out, which is tough at 40 but hey… I’m doin’ it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

quite the changeup, what made you decide on video production?

[–] stembolts@programming.dev 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

You can infer from their previous comment that it is because it makes them happier.

Trucking business sucks and is massively exploitative, well, I guess that makes it similar to every other business.

[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Floating goals, really 🤷🏻‍♂️

Since puberty people have told I have a voice for radio, so the original idea was “I bet I could get on the radio to tell fart jokes and try to push my taste in music on the world” but the radio class was full. So I accepted the spot in TV and liked the technical side of things, so I stuck with it.

I was driving a school bus for 3 years to keep myself available for opportunities that came up. I’m now working an entry-level position for a big broadcaster, making more per-hour than I ever did trucking. I have some other freelance work as well, so I quit the school bus last month. So, the change is complete? I dunno, doesn’t feel like I’m there yet, but I’m feeling good about it.

[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Back up a little. I thought that their new choice in profession was genuinely interesting and wanted to hear them talk more about it. Obviously they chose a different route because trucking wasn't making them happy.

Don't be so presumptive in saying that I should just infer things rather than asking questions. This is supposed to be a place for meaningful discussions.

[–] stembolts@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

True, I hope my comment didn't come across as me shutting you down, I was intending to add not subtract.

Sorry about that.

[–] technomad@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago

Thank you for being respectful, and I appreciate you saying that. Consider it nothing.