Feeling a bit stuck in hospitality
Hi hospitality friends. This post goes out to all the artists / musicians / writers out there who work in hotels.
I'm a pretty young guy (26) and I've been working in hospitality for over four years now. As far as jobs go, I really like my position here and I feel that I'm quite good at it (concierge). I get to tell people about all my favorite places in town, live music, outdoor activities, and how to have fun in general. It definitely suits me and I don't want this to come off as a complaint post. A lot of people are stuck with jobs that they dread and I'm truly grateful that's not the case for me.
But I'm also a musician and it's what I've always dreamed of doing professionally. My band has made some great progress this year, and my hotel management has supported us a lot. Which is huge, because most jobs like this will not work around a musician's schedule. And although I don't dislike my job by any means, I'm still dreaming about the day that I don't need it and can put all my focus into my band's music and starting to establish a larger fan base. I'm just getting to the point now where I feel like there's no end in sight, and I'm scared that I'll just be at the same hotel into my 30's or something. 203
I know I'm projecting here, maybe it's just a mid 20's crisis (if that's a thing).
There's nothing wrong with keeping my job and remaining a local act. But I just want more, and I'm scared that I'll still be sitting at this desk when I'm 40 wondering what I should have done differently. I've seen a lot of posts in this sub where people come to vent about this industry, and people dismissively saying "sounds like you're in the wrong line of work." We're just trying to work with what we've got here, there's no such thing as a "dream job" in the service industry if you ask me. There are good days and there are hard days, and the hard days make me scared that I'll never get out.
I'd love to hear from the artists among us about your experience working in hospitality with creative aspirations. And if you are an artist, musician, writer, whatever: don't stop. Keep going. I don't know you but I support you. Don't let anyone tell you that your job at the hotel is more important than your dreams.
I know there may not be much of a "tale" involved in this post, so apologies if this wasn't the best place to post this. Feel free to keep scrolling. Love you all and thank you for sharing your thoughts. Hang in there everybody 756