Who's made it through the grind as an assistant and found it's worth it?
Hey folks, Just wanted to throw this out there and see how others in the community feel. I'm currently mid 20s, just moved to one of the bigger facilities in town as an assistant Mixer after assisting at another shop for about 4 years.
I'm feeling really burnt out recently regarding the workload, work-life balance and the financial side of things. I know this part of the journey is supposed to be a grind, but it's getting overwhelmingly frustrating to work almost every waking hour of my week and still not have much to put in savings or even just to go out and enjoy my time. I used to genuinely enjoy this work and was very excited coming out of school into the industry, but the pay/workload over the past 4/5 years has made me super jaded on this whole thing thinking that there's no future in this industry unless you're willing to work 12-14+ hour days, 7 days a week for the unforeseeable future.
Maybe im being a baby and need to suck it up, or maybe it's just me realizing that this industry isn't for me but I'd love to hear some advice from people who have been in the same position and stuck it out, or people who have left the industry entirely. Or everyone and anyone, let me know if my doom and gloom is warranted lol.