I’m freelancing at a pharma agency and it blows my mind how excited these 28 year old creatives get about some of this stuff which will amount to nothing really.

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The fact their spirit isn’t broken by that age is impressive.

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Not everyone chooses to be miserable at their job 🤷🏼‍♀️ a glass half empty mentality gets you no where

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And I’m 26 almost 4 years in so I guess I can’t relate to someone 10+ years in the industry by any means but I am happy I can still have some optimism about my future and only hope that I don’t lost that

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If I had a pharma salary at 28 I would be excited too…

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Oh to be young and filled with hope and possibilities. Good for them… let them have this moment before the curtain is pulled back

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I like pharma

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(Also if it helps I’m not in a creative role like art and copy)

Good for them.

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You just had to learn that it’s useless to give up this much of your life for a place and lose the blind/foolish optimism.

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I mean those days “just being nominated is truly an honor” and exciting when it is your idea or work that gets picked by clients or makes it to market research. Builds the confidence that gets chipped away later…

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We’re faking it lol

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