By Week 12 at Yellow, I had finally started feeling settled within the branding team. The workflow felt familiar, the pace felt manageable, and for the first time in a while, I genuinely felt like I had entered a productive phase creatively.

And then, change arrived again.

The HR Call That Instantly Raised My Heart Rate

This week started with something unexpectedly nerve-wracking — HR wanted to have a word with me.

Now maybe experienced professionals handle these things calmly, but being at my first job, an HR call instantly feels slightly terrifying. My brain immediately started overthinking every possible scenario before even entering the room.

At the same time, there was also a strange sense of relief attached to it — the kind where you know something is about to change, but you don’t yet know whether it’s good or bad.

And then came the update: I was being shifted to another new team again.

Feeling Happy & Disheartened at the Same Time

The announcement brought mixed emotions instantly.

A part of me felt excited because every new team brings a new environment, new learning experiences, and a different perspective towards work. But another part of me felt slightly disheartened too.

Branding had always felt like my thing. From the time I started designing, branding and identity-based work naturally became the space I enjoyed the most. So hearing about another sudden shift made me question myself for a moment.

Was I not meant for this work?
Was I not doing enough?
Was I still trying to find where I truly belong?

Those thoughts definitely crossed my mind.

But somewhere within that confusion came another realisation too — sometimes the paths we don’t plan for end up teaching us the most.

Learning That Growth Doesn’t Always Look Familiar

This week made me realise something important.

Sometimes we become so attached to one direction that we forget growth can also happen through unexpected reroutes. The things we think we’ll master immediately may not always become our strongest area right away — and that’s okay.

Trying different roles, workflows, and creative spaces builds a kind of experience that comfort zones never can.

And honestly, once I started looking at the transfer differently, the fear slowly started turning into curiosity.

Returning to the Feeling of Designing

Entering the new team brought back a feeling I had quietly missed.

For the first time in a while, I found myself focusing more on actively designing layouts and creatives again instead of only adapting, assisting, refining, or reworking existing files.

And that shift felt refreshing.

It reminded me why I entered design in the first place — the excitement of building visuals, arranging compositions, experimenting with layouts, and shaping something creatively from the ground up.

The work suddenly started feeling more hands-on again, and with that came a renewed sense of motivation.

A Week of Internal Shifts

This week wasn’t only about changing teams.

It was about mentally adjusting to uncertainty, questioning myself for a while, and then slowly learning to trust the process again. Every transition brings discomfort initially, but each one also reveals something new about what kind of creative professional you’re becoming.

And maybe that’s what agency life really is — constantly evolving, adapting, and rediscovering your strengths along the way.