#女程序员 ##辞职##自由职业者##兼职副业##人物故事#
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My name is Xiangyang, post-95, Anhui people, 28 years old this year, just in the prime of youth, the age of struggle, but forced to resign, unable to get back the salary, can not find the ideal job, I changed my thinking, with professional + self-media, 2 months to earn 70,000 yuan, equivalent to other people's half a year's salary.
I was born in an ordinary family, the only daughter in the family, my parents have little education, and I have been diligent all my life.
When I was a child, in order to provide me with better material conditions, my parents sent me to my grandmother's house, where there were lakes, lotuses, small fish, dragonflies and butterflies, straws, and friends and I walked around the village, playing at home, and colorful childhood anecdotes enriched my childhood and let me spend a happy childhood.
It wasn't until I was in elementary school that my parents took me to Jiangsu to study.
(How I work hard)
Coming back to my parents, I didn't communicate much with them, but I knew that their love and care for me was never less, they just weren't good at expressing it.
Being born in such an ordinary and ordinary family made me grow up happy and healthy.
When I was in junior high school, I started to live on campus, maybe because I lived in school too early, which caused me to be very independent in junior high school, not only did I have my own thinking and clear goals, but I also enjoyed my time alone.
This kind of free-range education has allowed me to grow up very well, and my parents have more trust and support me, believing that I can be responsible for my own life and will not interfere too much in my affairs.
Although my goal is clear, I aspire to get into an ideal university. However, in this area of study, I really can't compare with others, and my grades have always been above average. The university was admitted as an art student, and the major was assigned by the school, and there was no candidate for a product design major.
Now it seems that being assigned to this major is simply stepping on shit luck.
(That's me)
Although this major was not popular at that time, many people looked down on it, but when I graduated, it was the initial stage of Internet development, and the major I studied happened to be Internet product software design, which was in great demand and needed many talents.
Therefore, before I graduated, I found an internship unit and entered a unit that matched my major, engaged in the internship UI designer position, and the main job was to design various APPs and small programs that we usually use.
It needs to go through product prototyping, UI design, development, and testing before it can be launched and used by the majority of users.
For example, a customer needs to design a shopping app. We will connect with the customer's needs, help him sort out the functions, come up with an overall plan, and then reach a cooperation, design specific pages, develop and test, and deliver after the customer is satisfied.
In this company, I learned a lot of practical experience that I couldn't learn in school, and I really fell in love with this profession.
(After leaving the job, I developed a side business while volunteering)
I am especially grateful to my leader at the time, who was particularly strict and harsh on me. At that time, I had just graduated and had no social experience, and every time he asked me to write a design plan and edit the design page, he repeatedly typed me back three to five times before I barely qualified.
At that time, I was a little afraid of him, because I was young and unconvinced, and I still fought with him.
Under his tempering and strictness, I made rapid progress. In just one year, I have gone from a novice designer who doesn't know anything to being able to connect with customers independently, and design the products that customers need according to their needs, I am extremely proud and happy.
Therefore, I have shaped my work style, I am more strict with the requirements of the work, I do not complete the work plan every day, I do not get off work, and the products I design pursue perfection in details, and I do not allow myself to make mistakes.
At the same time, it also made me understand that if you want to continue to develop in this industry, you must constantly improve your work ability and professional skills. I enjoyed the sense of accomplishment that came with the project and made me feel very meaningful.
(Play and work after leaving the job)
As the saying goes, "A strict teacher makes a high apprentice." "It is precisely because of this internship that I met such a strict leader, and under his guidance, I was able to accumulate the most abundant industry experience in the fastest time, successfully enter the design industry, and avoid many detours, which also made my next career path develop very smoothly.
After graduating from the internship, coupled with the fact that I am very assertive, I like to co-ordinate, and my personality is also very cheerful and lively, I successfully joined a company as a product manager and independently connected with customers.
As an account manager, I have to learn to connect with customers, negotiate, design products that satisfy customers, and manage my own team.
Every time I design a piece of software, I take great pride in it.
I like my career very much, and I have always had a clear plan for my promotion and salary increase, and I will sort out my goals for promotion and salary increase every year, and ask myself to continue to improve, and take the initiative to strive for more opportunities for promotion and salary increase.
Although all the promotion and salary increase plans were basically realized, they were disrupted by a sudden mask incident.
(After leaving the job, I went to Sanya to pick up shells, which was very pleasant)
I could never have imagined that one day I would be forced to leave my job and not find my dream job.
Perhaps, life is like this, God gives you a good beginning, not necessarily a good end.
Although the epidemic is over, the general environment is not good, resulting in the closure of many units, and those who do not go bankrupt are also half-dead and insolvent.
The unit I am engaged in has not escaped this catastrophe, there is no new business, the old project has not been paid in time, although it has survived the winter, but there is no extra operating funds to continue to maintain the operation, and even the basic salary of employees can not be paid.
As a last resort, my colleague and I were forced to leave our jobs and embark on the road of labor arbitration, although the arbitration result was won, but unfortunately the boss still could not pay the salary.
And just like that, I lost my job and fell into anxiety and confusion.
I started throwing resumes like crazy, eager to find my dream job as quickly as possible. What I didn't expect was that I worked hard to submit my resume, but it was also a failure.
(If you can't find a suitable job, you can look everywhere)
Not to mention finding my dream job, there are very few companies that notify me to go for an interview.
As the only child in the family, although my parents advised me not to be in a hurry and look for it slowly, I was independent since I was a child, and I hope that I can shoulder the responsibility and obligation of supporting my parents, how can I accept that I have nothing to do all day.
I thought, since I can't find a full-time job, why don't I try to find a part-time job?
As a doer, I think of it and act immediately.
I started to sort out my work experience, design my own personal profile, and after I finished designing, I posted the profile to various part-time platforms. Unexpectedly, two days later, a boss came to me to consult software design, and let me make a small profit of 2,000 yuan.
There was business within two days of opening. I was excited and excited, it turned out that it was so cool to be out of the organization and have an income.
(Work from home)
In order to develop more business, I started to post my work resume and part-time experience to my friend Q and a certain book.
Unexpectedly, I soon ushered in my second business, which is still a big customer. The customer asked me to design a software, from design to development to online, one-stop service, fully entrusted to me to be responsible, it took a long time, about 2 months, and the contract price we signed was 68,000 yuan.
When I signed the contract, I couldn't believe it would go so well. In just 2 months, I earned 70,000 yuan with my professional skills, and the self-media account I operated also unexpectedly gained good data.
This made me even more determined to become a freelancer.
In fact, I know that the reason why I was able to transition from full-time to freelancing in such a short period of time and successfully realize it was not only luck, but also the original accumulation of my work in the past few years.
Without the accumulation of these 6 years of work experience, it is impossible to successfully transform all at once.
At the same time, it also made me understand a truth, only by constantly improving my profession can I continue to rely on my professional skills to make a living.
(Happy working from home)
In order to make the freelance path a little longer, I started to form a small team with my friends.
The field of product design involves a wide range, there are parts that I am good at, and there are also things that I am not good at, after having a team, I receive some projects, not my field of expertise, I can let the team's friends be responsible.
The difference is that we don't need to get together, most of them work from home, save commuting time, don't need to punch in, only require high-quality completion of work tasks, how to arrange their work and life, all rely on consciousness, no one cares and there is no interference.
The biggest difference between freelancing and going to work is that freelancers are their own bosses, which are risky and have unlimited possibilities. How much ability to take on how much business, you must learn to promote yourself, build influence, learn to negotiate with customers, there is no unit for you, all the risks are borne by yourself.
(Walks around on weekends)
Although the time to work is not free, but you only need to do your own work, and the monthly salary and social security will arrive on time, which brings people a great sense of security.
There is no good or bad, only the choice that suits you at the moment is the best choice.
I was forced to leave the workforce and frustrated in my job search, but it also made me brave enough to try to move from full-time to part-time and try to become a freelancer. This change is a fork in my life, and if I do it well, it is very likely to change my fate as a worker. If I don't do well, I'll consider returning to the workplace.
There is just one thing I can be sure of, whether I return to the workplace or not, I will try my best to do my existing job, and continue to accumulate industry resources, constantly improve my profession, and take the route of professional + self-media.
Promote yourself through self-media, create your own personal IP, and constantly expand your influence, so that you can rely on your professional skills to live the life you want regardless of whether you have a unit or not.
(The joy of freelancing, you can watch the sea at any time)
As a product manager who has worked the front line of the Internet, I want to say to you, if you are like me, facing being fired and unable to find a job, it may be that God is reminding you that it is time to go the other way.
Don't worry and panic, trust God to close one door for you and open another for you at the same time.
I'm no longer obsessed with setting career goals, salary goals. I use my professional skills and combine with the trend of the times to strive to find a career path that is more suitable for the moment, and strive to achieve only work and not work, and truly realize for myself.
This way of working makes me feel more energetic, and it also allows me to enjoy the freedom that I have never had before, which is a very comfortable way of life.
At the same time, I pay more attention to my mental state. The current employment environment is really not good, we can't be nervous, we have the opportunity to do something that we are good at or are interested in, and I believe that love can overcome all difficulties.
Life is rare, don't be entangled in a state that can't get out, live a relaxed life, you are successful.
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[Dictation: Xiangyang]
[Editor: Weimei]
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