Based on my experiences to date, I think I want to work in a full service firm environment. I know that I am not ready to work for myself. I appreciate the guidance of a boss-figure to direct the project, make tough calls and provide critical feedback. I also prefer a five day workweek schedule because I find that I am more calm and pleasant to be around. I entered the design department thinking of design as only a job, not a lifestyle. However, I have found that a more taxing and stressful schedule causes me to become more efficient and therefore more accomplished.
I am torn when it comes to coworkers. I like the idea of having a smaller setting where everyone knows each other, because it is really enjoyable and the office has a family feel, almost like what I have experienced here in our studio classes. In contrast, I find that there is a benefit in separating work time from personal time which might be easier to do in a larger, less personal office. Also, my desire to learn more about other design disciplines makes be believe that I would be happiest in a full service firm where I would interact with many different designers on various projects.
I currently have no answer to the most important question: "What type of work do you want to do?" Of my two majors, I am definitely more intrigued by Industrial Design however, I don't want to have wasted my time studying Human-Computer Interaction. I like dealing with the technology aspects of interface design and I love programming. I think I am currently best suited to be a product designer who knows enough about interface design to better inform physical interfaces. The problem is I'm not sure that is what I want to do.
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