Backstage update - May 2021

Hey!

There's some important things going on in my life right now, that I thought you guys should be aware of.

Yesterday I've been laid off from my day job. Also in a particularly nasty way and agaisnt my expectations. Maybe some of you have seen me sharing this information on my community chat - you can read more details there if you want - but that's not important.

I'd like to tackle some questions you might have about this.

Q: What does this mean for your FOSS audio-related work?
A: Not much so far. I may have a bit more time to make videos in the following months before I get another full-time job.And once I do, I may have a little less, as I'll probably need to focus on adapting to a new workplace and making sure my new employers are happy.

Q: Why don't you start making videos full-time now?
The community support is amazing and I am very grateful for it, though as it stands now, it's at 50% of an absolute bare minimum that'd enable me do that. And at 20% of something that'd actually be reasonable. I would absolutely love to do that, but I it'd be a very risky long - term investment that me and my family can't go for at this point. I am very much looking forward to this becoming a possibility in the future though.

Q: So you want me to give you more money now?
A: No. I'm not in any trouble and I don't want to use this as an emotional leverage to make people donate more. If you want to donate - do so because you value my work and want me to do more, not because I told you a sad story.

Q: How can I help then?
A: If you would like to help, I think possibly the best way is to share my videos with people who may find them useful. This will lead to more people learning about me, some and of them will feel it's a good idea to support me and we're gonna get a little closer to me doing videos instead of seeking other employment. Of course please don't spam my content in places that are not going to like that though.

Q: What kind of jobs you're looking for?
A: I'm qualified as a 3D artist, though I've been doing a lot of mixed creative work including music and SFX production, voice acting, video editing and visual effects, writing and 2D design as well. If you know of any companies looking for a general artist for remote work (preferably with FOSS) I'd love to learn more. If you have any leads - please get in touch.

Thank you all for your support and I'll see you soon in the net video :)
- unfa