Comment by protocolture

Back in the day I found significant career advancement because something that I haven't been able to identify (lack of on the job training i believe) had removed all the mid level IT talent in my local market. For a while I was able to ask for whatever I wanted because there just was not anyone else available. I had a week where a recruitment agency had an extremely attractive young woman escort me around a tech conference, buying me drinks and dinner and then refer me out to a bespoke MSP for a job interview (which I turned down which is funny) The market did eventually respond but it benefited me greatly. I imagine, this is what it will be like for a decade or so as a trained senior animator. No competition coming up, and plenty of money to be made. Until businesses sort their shit out, which like you say will happen eventually.