Topic: Career Dilemma
Hey Guys....
This might be too off topic but I need to make a big decision and this is a great place to discuss the dilemma I'm in. Also, this is a longish post. Sorry about that
I am currently a permanent employee at an animation studio working on an animated film that is being outsourced by a major US studio. I joined the studio as a fresher about 2 years back, so my pay is lower than the average pay at the studio and won't be incremented anytime soon. The project I'm working on is of high quality but it's not offering any creative challenges and so my learning curve has gone flat.
A friend of mine has opened up a small animation studio and he's asking me to come on-board as an animator and also to be a junior lead of the team. He's offered to pay more than my current salary. But the project he's got lined up is a TV series of pretty low quality and needs to be delivered at a much faster rate. It would be creatively challenging and much more taxing too. But it's not a long term thing and if he doesn't acquire another project, the studio might shut down.
I hope that makes the 2 scenarios clear. Any piece of advice regarding which option I could choose would be of great help to me. Some of you might have faced similar crossroads too. How did you deal with them?
Thanks in advance!!