A few years ago I moved from working in an agency to being the in-house CD for one of the Big 4 accountancy firms. That’s when I discovered that ad agencies are virtually kindergartens compared to the kind of toxicity you’ll find in the Big 4. I thought I understood politics but I was a lamb to the slaughter. Why the F do human beings do this shit to each other?

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Juicy examples, please.

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Well, go on..

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By chance are you a man?

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Brave soul

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But is the pay worth it?

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Low self esteem - sorry.

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