Don’t let rejection from companies mess with your confidence in your qualifications and talent. I finally got a job at an agency I’ve been trying to break into since college, and I honestly expected the creatives and creative work to be top-tier because of how competitive it seemed. But I was shocked by how mediocre a lot of it was. I honestly don’t know how they’re still in business!! 🫢

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Thanks for saying this, I’ve also always found something oddly comforting about having this realization at various places over the years. “This small little indie shop I think is so cool must run like a well-oiled machine,” “That big name acronym with all the Lions must be so too-tier.” Nope. We’re all just making it up. We’re all flawed and a bit screwed up and ultimately just a collection of folks, most of us pretty decent, just trying to figure it out and piece it together as a team. For me it was a relief as well. “Oh, they’re figuring it out as they go too, so I guess if I’m doing the same that’s ok.”

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