Negotiating your salary can be an overwhelming proposition for anyone looking to increase their compensation, but it can be especially daunting for creatives who put their heart and soul into their work. You may feel as if you’re negotiating the worth of your art. Specifically, it can feel hard because ...more +
6 years ago
Why paint murals outside? It’s fun, challenging, activates your problem solving brain, and gives you the kind of public interaction, instant feedback, and visibility that painting by yourself in your garage can’t. I’ve been painting a bunch at what has become a favorite construction walkway in Austin and have picked ...more +
6 years ago
“I hate your industry.” That’s what you want to hear at a networking event attended by other business owners. And I heard it not just once, but twice in two days. The staffing/recruitment industry has that effect on people. It comes down to profit over people, profit over service, and ...more +
6 years ago
Years ago, I was an in-house designer at a company and I was tasked with redesigning a service overview sheet for an arm of the company. Under the direction of a Creative Director, I made something real cool. We were both excited about it. When we showed it to the ...more +
6 years ago
Here at Mathys+Potestio, we enjoy the wonderful tradition of Summer Fridays. Every other week between Memorial Day and Labor Day, each of us get a three day weekend to relax, enjoy the weather, and, if we’re honest, probably work from home a little bit (we know, but c’mon! we like ...more +
6 years ago
Calling the office Pictionary games “team-building exercises” was akin to referring to carpet-bombing as “delivering new landscaping opportunities.” The games might have increased camaraderie if they occasionally resembled a scene from a Milton-Bradley TV spot, full of laughter and lightness, but this was never the scene in Marketing. The matches ...more +
6 years ago
Creatives aren’t guaranteed a tidy 40 hour work week. Inspiration (or a client request, for that matter) doesn’t always come between 9 and 5. We wanted to hear about those “off” hours, and what creatives are doing with them. So, we pulled together a few of our favorites to talk ...more +
6 years ago
How does an employer define their culture? Every company has one and every company looks for "cultural fit," but what does that mean? Hint: It's not foosball and it's not that everyone likes each other. It's much more than that. Yes, having fun and having perks play a role in ...more +
6 years ago
