Actually, any creative career has this same rule of thumb apply. The difference is that while a painter and a writer are legitimate artists, you are not. You are a white collar executive that is allowed to always dress casual in exchange for producing material that is designed to sell more of a good or service. The thing is how shockingly common it is to see hypochondriacs, egomaniacs, sociopaths and would be learned erudite hacks that have developed a chip on their shoulder and since they won an account (exec) or an award (creative), they have decided they have carte blanche to be complete and utter assholes.
True, other industries have heathen higher ups that truly showcase the worse of humanity, but I know of people who champion doucheness. If you don’t believe this, then by all means, take this as hearsay but remember that you were warned that this does happen. The fun part is that since you’re in advertising, the words prick, stubborn, asshole and megalomaniac easily get replaced by eccentric. So by all means, pile on the drama because some place will truly welcome you.
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