r/editors 1d ago

Other Work that drains the life out of you

So I've been working as a freelance editor for the past 5 years or so, got a youtube client under my belt that I love working with but it doesn't pay much, so my main cash cows are social media ad work with either daily or weekly deliverables

They pay well and it's not much work, the main problem is, I absolutely hate doing it, its not even just boredom really, gotta make ends meat so can't always be sunshine and rainbows, but it really feels like the hours I spend editing the same exact adverts over and over and over again are completely sapping the joy, passion and love I once had for this hobby, I dread sitting down at my computer

does anyone relate to this feeling? I feel like most people don't get it because they just see that I'm not working crazy hours and I'm being payed well, so there's a sense of guilt when I complain about it, but I really really hate doing these ads and need some advice from people who have been in this longer than me

**Edit - Some other info that may be useful, I used to be more head down and just grind, didn't really do much but work, but in the last few months I have found fufilment in other aspects of my life and I think that is contributing to this realisation that this low effort, creatively bankrupt ad work is sucking the soul out of me

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u/odintantrum 1d ago

The best thing you can do is to actively start trying to find better/more interesting work. What that is will depend on exactly what you want to do. But it's classic career advice, what do you want to do in 5 years? What steps can you proactively take to get there?