I’m a bit of a different case. I didn’t have my first “proper desk job” until my 30s. I worked in the film industry for about 15 years prior in camera departments.
The biggest thing was just getting used to all the various software and processes that companies tend to have. Slack, CMS’s, just various project management tools and tracking. Also, I had to tighten up the way I talk and act a little bit. I’m a pretty conscientious person, but film sets are more “trench life“ in that we all get a little too close and definitely push past boundaries. Drinking and hooking up is pretty common right after a job, for instance. You build strong bonds, but there are definitely pitfalls that emerge as a result.
The upside to my “corporate” work is that boundaries are a lot clearer, which I actually kind of like. I don’t want have to think about the nuances of all my interactions, there are just certain things you don’t talk about or do at work. There are boundaries you maintain. And as a result, I see a lot less low-key borderline harassment towards women in particular.
I like that when I go to work or leave work, I’m generally no longer at work. The film industry is not like that. You have to be on social media actively showing you work so people remember to call you, you have to maintain any gear that you own and constantly be ready for shoots, you have to answer your phone anytime of day no matter where you are, every vacation you take is a potential massive job you miss out on - you just don’t know it until it happens in realtime. After all, you only eat what you kill. You don’t work, you don’t get paid.
Also, I fucking love having healthcare lol ACA was fine but not for a family as a dude in the industry.
I’m a bit of a different case. I didn’t have my first “proper desk job” until my 30s. I worked in the film industry for about 15 years prior in camera departments.
The biggest thing was just getting used to all the various software and processes that companies tend to have. Slack, CMS’s, just various project management tools and tracking. Also, I had to tighten up the way I talk and act a little bit. I’m a pretty conscientious person, but film sets are more “trench life“ in that we all get a little too close and definitely push past boundaries. Drinking and hooking up is pretty common right after a job, for instance. You build strong bonds, but there are definitely pitfalls that emerge as a result.
The upside to my “corporate” work is that boundaries are a lot clearer, which I actually kind of like. I don’t want have to think about the nuances of all my interactions, there are just certain things you don’t talk about or do at work. There are boundaries you maintain. And as a result, I see a lot less low-key borderline harassment towards women in particular.
I like that when I go to work or leave work, I’m generally no longer at work. The film industry is not like that. You have to be on social media actively showing you work so people remember to call you, you have to maintain any gear that you own and constantly be ready for shoots, you have to answer your phone anytime of day no matter where you are, every vacation you take is a potential massive job you miss out on - you just don’t know it until it happens in realtime. After all, you only eat what you kill. You don’t work, you don’t get paid.
Also, I fucking love having healthcare lol ACA was fine but not for a family as a dude in the industry.