I met a few real jerks in this business. Like horrible people. I was thinking back to when I started 20 years ago and was shocking myself with how bad it was.

That said, I have been very fortunate to work with very kind and talented people the past few years. People I still call friends. Even I feel like a better person to work with due to them.

Hoping that you are in the latter category rather than the former right now. It is tough out there, and people are hurting.

Best to you all!

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I met far more jerkoffs than cool people, unfortunately. Especially those above me. Juniors were always cool, tho.

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I used to work for some of the more talented, famous, but absolutely crazy people on this industry. Now I just work for people who are nice boring and not so talented. Not sure which is better but I definitely have better work and better stories from the first batch.

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I’ve met crazy narcissistic people who THINK they are talented and the sh$t! Absolutely not fun to work with at all. And I’ve met genuinely nice talented people who get the shaft because they are too nice - doing all the work for lazy narcissists who then take credit for the work.

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I used to have a boss who supported me and laughed with me. Now I can’t even go to my boss out of fear that whatever I say will be held against me. Waiting for things to turn around again 🙏

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We should compare notes ; )

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I've actually found my team to be surprisingly warm, friendly, and helpful. Sharp contrast to other places I've worked.

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