Church Production Magazine: Over the past two years I’ve had many conversations with friends considering a job transition. Some of those were resigning and some were fired. Some of those were working in the secular workplace and some in the sacred. Below is the advice I’ve given those friends. The first section applies to any position. The second action is unique to careers in churches. I hope this advice helps you during your next transition.
Honestly I feel like this article was not super helpful because it was super general and not industry specific at all. I feel like a lot of theatre and the entertainment industry at large is very gig based and this feels more applicable to an office setting or for the corporate world. I feel like this article was trying to do a lot and trying to say a lot of things without actually doing any of that. Like maybe someone else will find this article super interesting and informative but I did not really think anything of it and I feel like this article really contradicts a lot of the things that are commonplace within our industry and not really in a good or helpful way. I will say there are definitely some things that are applicable such as the don’t burn bridges but also that’s kind of just common sense and not something that’s mind blowing
ReplyDeleteThis article kinda had me giggling. The first sentence talks about how people change jobs every five years on average and we are not good at it because we do not do that often. But for those of us in the entertainment industry our jobs are always changing and it can be as often as every 3-4 months or shorter. I think it is one of the things that scares me most. I think this article does a splendid job of pointing out how difficult and scary it can be to change jobs. Many studies claim that it takes an intense toll on mental health. So what about those of us that are doing it at all times. How do we protect ourselves? Do we eventually get used to it? Is that healthy? Is it less stressful because it is part of the job? I am not sure. I think some of the advice is good such as finding a mentor ship but other advice is not as good such as the advice to not let go of one rope before having another. That just is not reasonable for the entertainment industry.
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