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Shoutout to that random Tuesday shift at the coffee shop in Portland that made me stop doubting my choice to leave school
A regular, a graphic designer who never went to college, looked at my sketchbook during a slow hour and offered me a freelance logo job for $200, which was the first real proof I could make a living from my art.
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nina_butler4d ago
Sometimes the best connections happen when you're just doing your job, not trying to network.
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xena8864d ago
Totally agree with @nina_butler. Forced networking feels fake. The real good stuff comes from just helping someone fix a problem at work. Like that time I stayed late to help a coworker with a report, and a year later they put in a word for me at their new company. You just do good work for people and they remember.
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