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I have an amazing job. With the same woman for ten years, she’s incredibly talented, etc. she does all of the design and I do EVERYTHING else. Basically I run the business, every aspect. After ten years, I really want to break free so I can design as well. I have learned so much for her and it makes sense to move forward. A few of my friends, including my xboyfriend know I want to design, etc. but they still come to me to make connections with my boss. when they look at me for ideas they ask me if I can ask my boss. This is so humiliating. I understand that she is a celebrity but they KNOW that I want the opportunity to show what I can do. Obviously I need to start something on my own but because my work is so diversified I am finding this so hard. I have been at home drawing ideas for jewelry collections, taking pictures….I just don’t know what to with myself. I feel so lost. I am over my position with this celebrity, it’s very hard work and very little creative outlet for me. I just want to be an artist and I feel like a fake…I know what i love to do and I know I can run a business, certainly my own, but I just cannot figure out how to get to the next step. I don’t feel strong in any particular field, I’ve been trained so broadly….i am in tears every week because i am so tired of being the ssistant.. I was once told by my landlord that I was an asisstant wishing I was an artist, cruel words but they resonate with me and make me feel even worse..he read me….my whole family are artists, a lot of my friends…they never put so much pressure on themselves to produce anything…whats wrong with me? What do I do? I need to move on from this position….however fabulous the status….

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2Hazel offline Verified User (9 months) Long Term User Shouts: 8 #
An Undisclosed Location | 3 months ago (9 minutes after post)

Have you told your wife or girlfriend that you would like to design. Maybe you can hire someone else to do your job, and supervise them a little and claim some branch of your business for your designs.That’s just my common sense answer, I don’t know how your business works though.

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Times' gone mad offline Verified User (1 year, 6 months) Long Term User Shouts: 15 #
Silver Spring, MD, US | 2 months, 3 weeks ago (3 days, 19 hours after post)

Have you tried talking to your boss? If you’ve been working with them for a while, it seems pretty silly not to try and talk about it and see if you can’t take part on some work…maybe start putting together a portfolio.

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