I'm 20 and at the age of 19 had supposedly "made it", working a pretty decent salary office job for an exciting educational sports multimedia software development company. I had acquired my car, and plans to move out and do that whole "grown-up" thing were in full swing. Then, we got our fiscal asses kicked, all got layed off, and now I'm back serving pancakes in the local IHOP. The thing is, I hated that job (the office one). In an odd way, back with my old buddies at the restaurant, I feel far more comfortable, even though the job itself sucks (although I can make surprisingly decent money at a fair amount less than 40 hours a week, which is pretty nice). But, I know I can (and will) not be there for long - I must satisfy my supposed potential. However, the high-tech industry is in danger and noone is hiring... I'm keeping myself occupied and my skills sharp designing album covers and Ultimatemetal.com splash pages. So I'm at a bit of an impasse - I'm not sure where to go from here - and in the meantime, I'm just making my car payments, keeping busy creatively, and trying to learn... everything I can.
Do I go back to school in a new career direction? What would that be? Do I go back for additional study in the multimedia field and try again? How long can I stay like I am now - not pushing towards any big kind of goal?
As by sense of being rests right now - I'd want to make enough money in my many and varied creative projects to live a decently fiscally sound and secure life, although pretty much entirely on my terms ...I don't think it works that way, tho.