Let's say you worked somewhere that turned out to be home of the hacks and the hamfisted. And you were let go for being miserable because of it. How do you avoid shitting on that place in interviews?

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Just blame it on client loss. No one in this industry questions that.

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Just be professional.

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Fair enough. I shouldn't be making advertising.

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You're both right. But at some point the conversation will head into the direction of what I did/didn't like about my last job. I guess what I'm asking is, is there a best practice for discussing your dislikes? Or is that considered taboo, and you're just supposed to say you loved your last job and hope the same things you didn't like about the last place don't hold true in the new place?

Never talk crap about your prior gigs. This industry eats its own tail. I guarantee that someone you used to work with will eventually have a say in whether you get hired someplace. Be nice and diplomatic. Always.

There are plenty of ways to describe "challenges" at a previous workplace without shitting on it. And if you can't figure out a way to carve a few positives to talk about then you probably shouldn't be making advertising.

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