Earlier, when you used to ask kids what they wanted to be, they’d say pilot, doctor, or engineer. But now, if you ask, they say YouTuber, influencer, or blogger; hence, if not researchers, they want to be creators.
With so many creators in the making, the economy is also called as “creator economy”. And it is not just a new term.
Platforms that used to be just fast money but now it’s changing and becoming a more structured industry. To our elders, it might sound bad, and they can have concerns about the career choices of a generation. They will ask you if your creator’s gig is worth quitting your 9-5 job?
Well, is it?
First off, What is the Creator Economy?
More than 50 million people, platforms, and tools make up the Creator Economy, which assists regular creatives in transforming their passions into profitable careers. It enables self-employed artists to make a living doing what they love, however they see fit.
So the question is, what’s changed?
Everyone’s a Creator… But Who’s Actually Getting Paid?
Right now, people are getting more aware of the content creator thing, due to which there isn’t enough pie for everyone.
The reason?
So many platforms are flooded with content and their creators. So, competition is high. It’s like the internet is overflowing with it. Almost everyone is trying to make it work and taking a chance, and because of that, staying on top is harder than ever.
While you, a famous creator, brag about a million views, some creators struggle slightly more and often give up soon. So, there is one concerning point. But the ones getting paid are:
- Creating Quality Content
- Consistent with Content Making
- Engagement is Good.
- Affiliate Marketing
- PR’s and Collaborations
- Good platform choice.
What makes you second-guess becoming a creator?
When you think of quitting your job, know that you need to be ready for its drawbacks too:
- Fewer Brand Deals, More Competition
During the peak time, brands were offering a lot of money to influencers, but nowadays they demand results.
So, unless your content doesn’t turn out to be the one with good engagement and views, you won’t be able to land highly paid deals.
Now brands look for good followers and good reach in order to make an impression on maximum people also to land on more and more pages, as it will be converted into profit later.
- Creating Nonstop? Say Hello to Burnout
Let’s see the reality now, we all have an idea that creating content consistently can turn out to be very exhausting.
It’s not about travelling vlogs and cute coffee shops. It’s staying up late and editing a video at 2 a.m., managing a whole account, engaging with people and replying to their DMs, and analysing metrics.
Finding out a way to get good reach, struggle to land on as much pages as you can, to make a living out of it, to wake up everyday and choose to shot and edit, also to cancel some plans just to show up on social media everyday constantly, in short it’s alot of hard work.
Good News – It’s Not All Doom and Gloom
The creator economy isn’t dead. It’s just maturing. Jumping in without a plan isn’t as exciting as it used to be, but that’s not a bad thing.
Here’s the good news:
- Creating in a specific and defined niche can be very thriving, you don’t need a lot of followers, just stay loyal to the current one and engage with that community.
- You can generate multiple income sources from a social media platform, just like smart creators who make money from courses, products, coaching, memberships, and many more.
- Authenticity wins because viewers are tired of perfect, polished influencer lives. Showing real struggles and being more loyal
Why Gen Z Is Ditching 9–5s
Gen Z is stepping back from the usual 9–5 lifestyle in search of fulfilling their needs and a better life by making their own decision.
If you can earn from something you love on your own schedule, why surround yourself with something that doesn’t fulfill your wishes?
With the growth of the economy, many are turning to freelancing, online businesses, YouTube, and TikTok instead of traditional jobs. It’s not always easy, but their drive to build something of their own makes the freedom to do what they enjoy, whenever they want, totally worth it.
Reasons for quitting 9-to-5 jobs
Maybe no one has told you, but there are many smart reasons to quit your 9–5 job if you are not happy with it.
- Job security is dropping
You might have seen that your elders ‘ job had better security of job security than in this generation because of the advanced technology which is growing and growing day by day, many companies nowadays also prefer robots which has more skills.
So if we focus more on our skills, we can become our own boss.
- Stress is terrible for our bodies
Back in the day, people used to think that smoking cigarettes and eating unhealthy foodstuff was only bad for our health, but that’s not the only thing that is damaging our body stress is also destroying our body, which we don’t have time to notice because of all the stress given by our job.
So, consider finding a job that is suitable for you and stress-free.
- A 9–5 job won’t make you wealthy
Not in this economy. Your boss is building his own empire. You have to work for yours in a different way. If being a cat serves your purpose without breaking your resources, then maybe you can make it. Just know your goals and how you plan to achieve them. Grab the opportunities and turn them into your own gold mines.
- Your relationships are destroyed by work
Trying to end a meeting is making you tired. The fatigue never leaves. You have no idea what your friends are up to. Your family has to bear the neglect from you. In the end, you just wonder, was this hard work even worth it?
- You don’t enjoy your work
Money is important in everyone’s life as it can solve most of our problems, but the way we earn that money, we are not pleased to. We give all our time to it, but still feel miserable.
And then we think to ourselves Where did it all go wrong?
This makes us unhappy in every place or gathering by comparing ourselves to others, and we lose all the motivation we have, so by doing what makes you inspires you to reach your goal.
So make the best decision.
Conclusion
Yes, but with caution.
Success is not something flashy and overnight 1000 million views. With patience, you need to have more consistency, discipline, and long-term planning.
So, before you jump to the conclusion of quitting, ask yourself: Are you capable of doing something on your own? Can you have the patience to strategize your plan again and again? Besides, can you make a real difference and become a voice of something significant in the world?
Jumping in without preparation is risky, but strategic creators, those with a niche, consistency, and multiple income streams, can still thrive.
