Did any of you hate your first job in advertising or the one you had in your early 20s?

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After working in restaurants and scattershot freelancing for most of my 20s, my first job in advertising seemed like a dream!

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Not saying that Iā€™m not thankful for my job but itā€™s not what I thought it would be and itā€™s more disappointing because now Iā€™ve had a college education (didnā€™t when I worked at Subway) and expected it to be a better experience.

Yes. Bad work. Abusive bosses.

Then I left and itā€™s been much better.

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My first job was my best by far. An amazing team that still keeps in touch to this day. Unfortunately nothing has really compared to it since then.

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Loved it at first! Then the agency fell apart. A story I think many share.

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Yes but mostly because I didnā€™t know my worth...

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Yes

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Was actually my favorite of all time. šŸ“ā€ā˜ ļø

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Yeah, my senior was so hard on me and hated EVERYTHING I wrote. Took a new job and have so much more responsibility and am appreciated and respected.

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Nope. Loved it!! But, i have hated many jobs since then.

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Yup.

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Also yes. Worst boss.

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Haha Iā€™ve hated it every year

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