Is there a really an agency out there that doesn’t exaggerate or undersell a role? I feel like everywhere I have worked the position has not been what I was told it was going to be

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Is it possible the common element in all these misunderstandings is the interpreter rather than the content?

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My experience is that roles are exaggerated. In fact, when I worked in Vegas, the agency had this very question on their exit interview. Clearly, lots of hiring managers lied. I know mine did.

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I was definitely duped at my last agency. No one knew wtf they were doing and I joined a giant sinking ship. Glad I was able to get out. Never again.

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Had the same experience. Way happier where I am now!

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It gets more realistic as you get older and more pro

I was definitely lied to

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