I Hate Corporate Design

I work a corporate gig (second one) and I HATE it. There isn’t any actual care for branding or creative campaigns.

I don’t want to be in an office for 8 hours to hear ppl drink coffee and laugh at CEOs cringy jokes, while stuck in meetings and being told we’re not working hard enough.

Frankly most corporate work (in my experience) is marketing collateral, social media coordination, web design, & product photography. Everyday I’m told to do the most creative things with a very limited budget and understaffed team (currently 1 of 2 designer for a company with like 5 brands)

If I’m not busy outside of work I’m just SO unmotivated to actually play with tools or create, that I get stuck in a loop of video games and work to avoid being creative.

Maybe it’s me not doing enough outreach in my city to find creatives and community but like…where? When? How do yall stay motivated through this feeling?

At this point I feel like I should switch careers and give up on making design a full 9-5 and start freelancing for projects I want.

TLDR: Hate corporate design work and culture, how do y’all stay motivated and should I quit and peruse it on my own accord?