I have been working in automotive design for the past 15 years. With the position I have now, there is no need to be creative. Just make the changes that the engineer thinks he wants and then do a detail drawing of the part.
I drive an hour each way to work and home ( if the traffic is good ), and I keep thinking that this is two plus hours I will never get back. There has to be a better way. Graduated with a degree in Industrial Design but now I am looking into Graphic Design and publishing ebooks. It is my goal at least.