設(shè)計(jì)師更高效

I lost my job a few times early on in my design career. In the process of getting back up after a job loss, it has made me a better designer not only in terms of hard skills but the soft skills required to be more resilient and empathetic, which is important to me for my career in UX/UI Design.

在設(shè)計(jì)生涯的初期，我?guī)状问I(yè)。 在失業(yè)之后恢復(fù)工作的過(guò)程中，這不僅使我成為一名更好的設(shè)計(jì)師，不僅在硬技能方面，而且在韌性和同情心方面需要的軟技能，這對(duì)我在UX / UI中的職業(yè)至關(guān)重要設(shè)計(jì)。

I find that not many my age, 1–2 years out of university, went through this kind of traumatic experience. Those who do go through it never want to talk about it. As much as we publicise success and achievements, I think it’s equally important to write about overcoming setbacks as success always comes with obstacles. I believe this is relevant especially during this time of economical uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and plenty of people losing their jobs.

我發(fā)現(xiàn)，我大學(xué)畢業(yè)的1至2歲年齡段經(jīng)歷過(guò)這種創(chuàng)傷經(jīng)歷的人并不多。 那些經(jīng)歷過(guò)它的人永遠(yuǎn)不想談?wù)撍?在宣傳成功和成就的過(guò)程中，我認(rèn)為撰寫(xiě)克服挫折同樣重要，因?yàn)槌晒偸前殡S著障礙。 我認(rèn)為這是特別重要的，因?yàn)镃OVID-19大流行和許多人失業(yè)導(dǎo)致經(jīng)濟(jì)不確定。

Depending on your circumstances, losing your job and stability can be scary. My intention of this article is to show the positive sides on the situation and turning a setback into an opportunity.

根據(jù)您的情況，失去工作和穩(wěn)定可能會(huì)令人恐懼。 我的這篇文章的目的是向形勢(shì)表明積極的一面，并將挫折變成機(jī)會(huì)。

Disclaimer: I am writing this article from my perspective and experience. I define “l(fā)osing your job” as getting dismissed by a company regardless of your work performance and ability.

免責(zé)聲明：我是從我的觀點(diǎn)和經(jīng)驗(yàn)寫(xiě)這篇文章的。 我將“失去工作”定義為被公司解雇的原因，無(wú)論您的工作表現(xiàn)和能力如何。

了解企業(yè)就是企業(yè) (Learning that business is business)

It’s easy to be angry or upset at the company for their decision to let you go especially if you’ve made a massive contribution to the company. However, the hard reality is that a company is a business and their purpose is to generate revenue to keep them running at the end of the day.

他們決定讓您離開(kāi)公司很容易生氣或不高興，特別是如果您對(duì)公司做出了巨大的貢獻(xiàn)。 但是，現(xiàn)實(shí)是公司是一家企業(yè)，其目的是產(chǎn)生收入以使它們?cè)谝惶旖Y(jié)束時(shí)保持運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)。

Friedman concludes that “there is one and only one social responsibility of business — to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits.

弗里德曼總結(jié)說(shuō)：“ 企業(yè)只有一種社會(huì)責(zé)任 ，即利用企業(yè)的資源并從事旨在增加其利潤(rùn)的活動(dòng)。

If the company is facing financial issues, they would have to revaluate and action on things to keep the business afloat. Unfortunately, one of the options for the business to take it to cut people from the payroll.

如果公司面臨財(cái)務(wù)問(wèn)題，他們將不得不重新評(píng)估并采取行動(dòng)以保持業(yè)務(wù)的持續(xù)發(fā)展。 不幸的是，企業(yè)選擇它來(lái)削減薪水的人之一。

Consider a different perspective. In truth, redundancy effects existing employees as well. There will be a decrease in team morale and they will fear if they’re next in line to be made redundant. In addition, if the decision-makers were genuine about investing in their employees before the redundancy occurred, making a decision would be a hard process for them too.

考慮不同的觀點(diǎn)。 實(shí)際上，裁員也會(huì)影響現(xiàn)有員工。 團(tuán)隊(duì)士氣會(huì)下降，他們會(huì)擔(dān)心自己是否排在下一個(gè)被裁員的位置。 此外，如果決策者在裁員之前真的對(duì)員工進(jìn)行投資，那么對(duì)他們而言，做出決定也是一個(gè)艱難的過(guò)程。

The consideration of a different perspective is definitely easier said than done. When my redundancy occurred, it took a hit to my self-esteem and I find myself questing my worth in what I do. However, redundancy doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re bad at your job or that you're not good enough. Depending on the situation, it is often about the business. Unfortunately, there are factors that are occasionally out of your control. Best to get up and move on. Trust me, from my experience, it is not healthy for you to hold on to any ill feelings or thought that arises from the redundancy.

說(shuō)一個(gè)不同的觀點(diǎn)絕對(duì)說(shuō)起來(lái)容易做起來(lái)難。 當(dāng)我裁員時(shí)，我的自尊心受到打擊，我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在做自己的事情時(shí)追求自己的價(jià)值。 但是，冗余并不一定意味著您在工作上很糟糕或不夠出色。 根據(jù)情況，通常與業(yè)務(wù)有關(guān)。 不幸的是，有些因素有時(shí)會(huì)失控。 最好起床并繼續(xù)前進(jìn)。 相信我，根據(jù)我的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，您會(huì)因冗余而保持任何不良感覺(jué)或思想，這是不健康的。

In the case where you redundancy was poorly handled due to poor communication, dodgy tactics or not given enough time to leave, see it as a blessing in disguise that you dodged a bullet for working at an unethical company and saved from a future headache.

如果您由于溝通不暢，策略不明智或沒(méi)有足夠的時(shí)間離開(kāi)而無(wú)法很好地處理冗余，則可以將您視為躲避在不道德的公司工作的一顆子彈并免于日后頭疼的掩飾，這是一種祝福。

“Your Passion Lifeline.”“您的激情生命線。”

重定向到我真正熱愛(ài)的工作 (A redirection to do work I’m actually passionate about)

According to research run by Deloitte Insights, 64% of the workforce are not passionate nor engaged in their work. Statistically, this could be you. I saw redundancy as a kick in the butt and a way to redirect myself to go towards something I truly want which my previous job couldn’t give me. From my experience, this could be an opportunity for you to also go on to do something you’ve always wanted to try or a new field of design to go into. This could also be an opportunity to start “future-proofing” your design skills and see where the industry is heading towards.

根據(jù)Deloitte Insights進(jìn)行的研究 ，64％的員工不熱衷，也不從事工作。 從統(tǒng)計(jì)上講，這可能是您。 我認(rèn)為冗余是踢屁股的一種方式，并且是使自己重定向到我真正想要的東西的一種方法，而以前的工作無(wú)法給我?guī)?lái)幫助。 根據(jù)我的經(jīng)驗(yàn)，這可能會(huì)為您提供一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)，讓您繼續(xù)做自己一直想嘗試的事情或進(jìn)入新的設(shè)計(jì)領(lǐng)域。 這也可能是一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)，可以使您的設(shè)計(jì)技能“面向未來(lái)”并了解行業(yè)的發(fā)展方向。

Some positive quotes to provide a new perspective:

一些積極的報(bào)價(jià)提供了新的視角：

• Redundancy is like a new lease of life.
  冗余就像新生的生命。
• Redundancy is a lifeline from the universe to go do something you actually like.
  冗余是從宇宙中去做您真正喜歡的事情的生命線。
• Old ways don’t open new doors.
  舊的方法不會(huì)打開(kāi)新的大門。

“Hello, my name is Work.”“你好，我叫Work。”

對(duì)我放置身份的評(píng)估 (An evaluation of where I place my identity)

Being young and new to the workforce, my career takes first priority because I believe that it will form a strong foundation for my career progression. Because of that, I would prioritise work and place my identity in the quality of design work I produce, believing that there will be a reward at the end of the tunnel. But what happens after giving your all in a job that chooses to let you go? A huge disappointment and a sense of displacement.

我的職業(yè)生涯年輕而又年輕，因?yàn)槲蚁嘈胚@將為我的職業(yè)發(fā)展奠定堅(jiān)實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)，因此我的職業(yè)是當(dāng)務(wù)之急。 因此，我會(huì)優(yōu)先考慮工作，并將自己的身份放在我制作的設(shè)計(jì)工作的質(zhì)量中，因?yàn)槲蚁嘈旁谒淼辣M頭會(huì)有回報(bào)。 但是在全力以赴地選擇讓您離開(kāi)之后，會(huì)發(fā)生什么呢？ 巨大的失望和流離失所的感覺(jué)。

Over the years, I learned not to place my identity and sense of worth in my 9 to 5 job, but rather in my life mission and purpose.

多年以來(lái)，我學(xué)會(huì)了不要將自己的身份和價(jià)值觀念放在9到5份工作中，而要放在我的人生使命和目標(biāo)中。

In Mark Mason’s book of ‘Everything is F*cked’, he mentioned that the more you place values on things, the more you’re afraid of losing them and thus being unhappy and anxious most of the time. However, attach yourself to your character and own life because that will always be yours no matter what.

在馬克·梅森(Mark Mason)的著作《一切都糟透了》中，他提到，對(duì)事物的重視程度越高，就越害怕失去價(jià)值，從而在大多數(shù)時(shí)候不快樂(lè)和焦慮。 但是，請(qǐng)始終堅(jiān)持自己的性格和生活，因?yàn)闊o(wú)論如何，這永遠(yuǎn)都是你的。

“Better things out there”“更好的東西”

相信美好的事情發(fā)生在您的舒適區(qū)之外 (Believing that good things happen outside your comfort zone)

Being unemployed is outside everyone’s comfort zone, but why is being outside your comfort zone a good thing? It can force you to think out of the box for new and innovative solutions rather than using conventional ones.

失業(yè)在每個(gè)人的舒適區(qū)之外，但是為什么不在舒適區(qū)是件好事呢？ 它可能會(huì)迫使您跳出框框思考新的創(chuàng)新解決方案，而不是使用傳統(tǒng)的解決方案。

This could be beneficial especially for creatives to think outside the box and coming up with new ways to solve the problem, adapt or develop yourself. If you don’t take risks and challenge yourself, you’ll find yourself playing it safe most of the time and not reach your full potential.

這可能對(duì)創(chuàng)意者特別有益，他們可以跳出思路，提出解決問(wèn)題，適應(yīng)或發(fā)展自己的新方法。 如果您不冒險(xiǎn)并挑戰(zhàn)自己，那么您會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在大多數(shù)時(shí)間都在安全地玩游戲，而無(wú)法充分發(fā)揮自己的潛力。

Design is also a powerful tool to evoke emotions, solve a problem and communicate a message, often drawn from personal experiences. Being outside of your comfort zone might help you emphasise with your audience better and help push you to experiment with new ways of design.

設(shè)計(jì)還是一種激發(fā)情感，解決問(wèn)題和傳達(dá)信息的強(qiáng)大工具，通常是根據(jù)個(gè)人經(jīng)驗(yàn)得出的。 在舒適區(qū)之外可能會(huì)幫助您更好地向聽(tīng)眾強(qiáng)調(diào)，并幫助您嘗試新的設(shè)計(jì)方式。

“Sometimes it is good to be in uncomfortable situations because it is in finding our way out of such difficulties that we learn valuable lessons.” Idowu Koyenikan

“有時(shí)候處于不舒服的狀況是件好事，因?yàn)檫@是在擺脫困境的過(guò)程中我們學(xué)到了寶貴的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。” 伊多烏·科耶尼坎

“You’re going to be okay.”“你會(huì)沒(méi)事的。”

采取可行的步驟 (Actionable steps to take)

If you’re experiencing a job loss, here are some ideas on actionable steps to get back up again.

如果您正在失業(yè)，這里有一些可行的步驟可幫助您重新恢復(fù)工作的想法。

1.安排時(shí)間表 (1. Keeping a schedule)

I forced myself to continue my days as if I was still working full time — waking up in the morning and relaxing in the evening. I worked on job applications or attended interviews during the day and take the rest of the evening off binging shows and doing things to relax. I do this so that I feel I still have my life in order, reducing my level of stress so that I can stop worrying about my next job. It is so tempting to wake up late but one plus point of waking up early is you’ll feel happier too! According to Healthline, exposure to sunlight is thought to increase the brain’s release of a hormone called serotonin. Serotonin is associated with boosting mood and helping a person feel calm and focused.

我強(qiáng)迫自己繼續(xù)工作，仿佛我仍在全職工作-早上醒來(lái)，晚上放松。 白天，我從事求職工作或參加面試，而其余時(shí)間則不參加必應(yīng)表演和做些放松的事情。 我這樣做是為了讓我感到自己的生活仍然井井有條，減輕了壓力，使我不再為下一份工作擔(dān)心。 這么晚醒來(lái)很誘人，但是早起的一個(gè)多點(diǎn)是，您也會(huì)感到更加幸福！ 根據(jù)Healthline的說(shuō)法，暴露在陽(yáng)光下會(huì)增加大腦釋放的一種稱為5-羥色胺的激素。 5-羥色胺與改善情緒，幫助人感到鎮(zhèn)定和專注有關(guān)。

2.有機(jī)會(huì)探索您真正想做的事 (2. A chance to explore what you really want to do)

Free time is a luxury when you are a working adult and a break don’t come often. With the free time you have, you can take the time to explore things you never had time to do while you were working. Who knows? You might find something you’re passionate about from taking a different path than your previous job.

在工作的成年人中，空閑時(shí)間是一種奢侈，而休息時(shí)間很少出現(xiàn)。 有了空閑時(shí)間，您就可以花時(shí)間探索工作中從未有過(guò)的事情。 誰(shuí)知道？ 您可能會(huì)從與以前的工作不同的途徑中找到自己感興趣的東西。

Some ideas to explore:

一些想法探索：

• Take up a short online course to complement your existing skills like Coursera and EdX.

  參加簡(jiǎn)短的在線課程以補(bǔ)充您現(xiàn)有的技能，例如Coursera和EdX 。

• Start on that personal design project you’ve always wanted to do or explore!
  從您一直想做或探索的個(gè)人設(shè)計(jì)項(xiàng)目開(kāi)始！

• Learn a new skill from Youtube. (eg. crafts, lettering, coding, a different area of design etc.)

  從Youtube學(xué)習(xí)一項(xiàng)新技能。 (例如Craft.io品，刻字，編碼，不同的設(shè)計(jì)領(lǐng)域等)

• Read books that you’ve always wanted to read.
  閱讀您一直想閱讀的書(shū)。
• Try a new workout routine or exercise.
  嘗試新的鍛煉程序或鍛煉。

Be open and you’ll never know where these random skills might take you in the future! During my redundancy period, I dabbled in 3D modelling and ended up doing a commission for my dream client. This is the time to try, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain if it succeeds!

開(kāi)放，您永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)知道這些隨機(jī)技能將來(lái)會(huì)帶您到哪里去！ 在冗余期間，我涉足3D建模并最終為夢(mèng)想中的客戶做委托。 現(xiàn)在是時(shí)候嘗試了，如果成功了，您將不會(huì)失去任何東西，也將收獲一切！

Turning my negative experience into an opportunity, I designed a series of quotes that helped me change my outlook on the situation.

將負(fù)面的經(jīng)歷轉(zhuǎn)化為機(jī)會(huì)，我設(shè)計(jì)了一系列引文，幫助我改變了對(duì)形勢(shì)的看法。

It is okay if you don’t feel like being productive or doing anything at all, take this time to rest from a challenging experience. Look forward to a bright future ahead rather than a bleak past.

如果您不想要生產(chǎn)力或做任何事情，也可以，請(qǐng)花點(diǎn)時(shí)間從充滿挑戰(zhàn)的經(jīng)歷中休息。 期待著光明的未來(lái)，而不是黯淡的過(guò)去。

3.不要害怕變得脆弱 (3. Don’t be afraid to be vulnerable)

I was embarrassed to tell people I lost my job because of my pride. Especially coming from an Asian culture, being unemployed or having no job security is frowned upon. Slowly, I realised that redundancy is something pretty common but people don’t talk about it often enough. Thus, when others go through it, they don’t know where to get support from. It’ll be good to lean on your support group to go through this challenging time.

我很尷尬地告訴人們我因?yàn)轵湴炼I(yè)。 尤其是來(lái)自亞洲文化，失業(yè)或沒(méi)有工作保障的人對(duì)此感到厭倦。 慢慢地，我意識(shí)到冗余是很普遍的事情，但是人們對(duì)此的討論并不多。 因此，當(dāng)其他人經(jīng)歷時(shí)，他們不知道從哪里獲得支持。 依靠您的支持小組來(lái)度過(guò)這個(gè)充滿挑戰(zhàn)的時(shí)光是很好的。

Vulnerability is not about winning or losing. It’s having the courage to show up even when you can’t control the outcome.Brené Brown

脆弱性不是贏或輸。 即使您無(wú)法控制結(jié)果，它也有勇氣出現(xiàn)。 布蘭妮·布朗(BrenéBrown)

Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 situation, many people have lost their jobs but some found the courage to post on social media platforms, such as Linkedin, asking for help. In the end, due to their plea, most of them managed secured a job despite the tough environment. We often dislike talking about our weaknesses but it could be very relatable to a majority of people and, for the majority of the time, people are always willing to help others when they are at their lowest.

不幸的是，由于COVID-19的情況，許多人失去了工作，但有些人發(fā)現(xiàn)有勇氣在Linkedin等社交媒體平臺(tái)上發(fā)帖尋求幫助。 最后，盡管環(huán)境艱難，但由于他們的請(qǐng)求，他們中的大多數(shù)人還是設(shè)法找到了工作。 我們經(jīng)常不喜歡談?wù)撟约旱娜觞c(diǎn)，但這可能與大多數(shù)人非常相關(guān)，而且在大多數(shù)情況下，人們總是愿意在處于最低點(diǎn)時(shí)幫助他人。

4.積極主動(dòng)，不被動(dòng) (4. Be proactive, not reactive)

This was inspired by the book, ‘7 Habits of Highly Efficient People’ by Stephan R. Covey. In the first habit, he talked about proactive people being able to recognise their ability to choose their response and not blame circumstances for their behaviours. Reactive people, on the other hand, are affected by their physical environment and build their emotions based on the behaviours of others. I think the quote below sums up why we need to be proactive instead of reactive:

這是受到斯蒂芬·R·科維(Stephan R. Covey)的著作《高效率人士的七個(gè)習(xí)慣》的啟發(fā)。 在第一個(gè)習(xí)慣中，他談到了積極進(jìn)取的人能夠認(rèn)識(shí)到自己選擇React的能力，而不是為自己的行為而怪罪環(huán)境。 另一方面，React靈敏的人會(huì)受到其周圍環(huán)境的影響，并會(huì)根據(jù)他人的行為來(lái)建立自己的情感。 我認(rèn)為以下引言總結(jié)了為什么我們需要主動(dòng)而不是被動(dòng)：

It’s not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us. Most of our difficult experiences become the crucibles that forge our character and develop the internal powers, the freedom to handle difficult circumstances in the future and to inspired others to do so as well.Stephan R. Covey

這不是我們發(fā)生的事情，而是我們對(duì)我們發(fā)生的事情的React傷害了我們。 我們大多數(shù)艱難的經(jīng)歷變成了塑造我們的性格和發(fā)展內(nèi)在力量的坩堝，這些自由是將來(lái)處理困難情況的自由，也可以激勵(lì)他人也這樣做。 斯蒂芬·科維

“ A smooth sea never made a skilful sailor.”“風(fēng)平浪靜的水手從來(lái)都不是熟練的水手。”

現(xiàn)在會(huì)發(fā)生什么？ (What happens now?)

I can’t promise you that life will be sunshine and rainbows after going through a challenging experience but the next time it happens (if it does), you are equipped with the knowledge and resilience to overcome it as you did before. There will always be setbacks in life but hey, life is learning how to dance in the rain.

我無(wú)法保證您在經(jīng)歷了具有挑戰(zhàn)性的經(jīng)歷后，生活將是陽(yáng)光和彩虹，但是在下一次發(fā)生時(shí)(如果確實(shí)如此)，您將具備與以前一樣克服挑戰(zhàn)的知識(shí)和韌性。 生活中總會(huì)有挫折，但是嘿，生活正在學(xué)習(xí)如何在雨中跳舞。

放眼大局 (Looking at the big picture)

This will be a little setback in your long and rich story. This is where the importance of resilience comes in, to be able to pick yourself up and have the willpower to continue. Resilience could help you in other aspects of life too such as starting a business, accepting failure, saving a relationship or having the courage to do what makes you happy.

在您漫長(zhǎng)而豐富的故事中，這將是一個(gè)小小的挫折。 這就是恢復(fù)能力的重要性所在，它可以使自己振作起來(lái)并有繼續(xù)前進(jìn)的意志力。 韌性還可以在生活的其他方面為您提供幫助，例如開(kāi)辦企業(yè)，接受失敗，保存一段關(guān)系或有勇氣去做使自己快樂(lè)的事情。

From a terrible experience like losing your job, it can go both ways:

從失去工作之類的糟糕經(jīng)歷中，它有兩種可能：

Give up on your career goals, settle on what you can get and play it safe.

放棄自己的職業(yè)目標(biāo)，選擇可以得到的東西，安全地工作。

Learn from this experience and equip yourself for tougher situations to come to achieve your goals.

從這種經(jīng)驗(yàn)中學(xué)習(xí)，并為遇到困難的情況做好準(zhǔn)備，以實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的目標(biāo)。

Sometimes you need experiences like these to prepare you to be who you want to be in the future. Here is a video that inspired me to look at the big picture:

有時(shí)，您需要像這樣的經(jīng)歷，以使自己成為將來(lái)想要成為的人。 這是一個(gè)啟發(fā)我看大圖的視頻：

Motivate You激勵(lì)你

“Oprah got fired at 23 years old, imagine firing Oprah!”

“奧普拉(Oprah)在23歲時(shí)被解雇，想象一下解雇奧普拉(Oprah)！”

“Yeah but that was a mistake.”

“是的，但這是一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤。”

“No, it wasn’t, because she was not Oprah. She was a 23-year-old punk who needed to get fired to become Oprah.”

“不，不是，因?yàn)樗皇菉W普拉。 她是一個(gè)23歲的朋克，需要被解雇才能成為奧普拉。”

All the best and take care!

祝一切順利，保重！

Hi, I’m Sarah Tan and I am a Visual Designer based in Sydney, I mainly do product design, graphic design, illustration and AR experiments. Check out more about my work or connect with me on LinkedIn and Instagram. If you would like to support me, buy me a coffee!

嗨，我是Sarah Tan，我是悉尼的視覺(jué)設(shè)計(jì)師，主要從事產(chǎn)品設(shè)計(jì)，圖形設(shè)計(jì)，插圖和AR實(shí)驗(yàn)。 進(jìn)一步了解我的工作，或通過(guò)LinkedIn和Instagram與我聯(lián)系。 如果您想支持我，請(qǐng)給我買杯咖啡 ！

UX Para Minas Pretas (UX For Black Women), a Brazilian organization focused on promoting equity of Black women in the tech industry through initiatives of action, empowerment, and knowledge sharing. Silence against systemic racism is not an option. Build the design community you believe in.UX Para Minas Pretas (UX For Black Women)，這是一個(gè)巴西組織，致力于通過(guò)采取行動(dòng)，賦權(quán)和知識(shí)共享的舉措來(lái)促進(jìn)科技行業(yè)中的黑人女性平等。 對(duì)系統(tǒng)性種族主義保持沉默是不可行的。 建立您相信的設(shè)計(jì)社區(qū)。

翻譯自: https://uxdesign.cc/how-losing-my-job-made-me-a-better-designer-7f73dffcdf9f

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