Please raise your hand if you have it all: great salary, work/life balance, AND doing solid work/creative. Somebody please raise a hand. We need to know it happens.

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2 out of 3 ain't bad

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For how long?

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👋🏻 For a junior. Especially after reading what some other entry level 🐠 make!

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Impossible: you can't have both!

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You can't really have it all but I have it pretty good. It's also the end of day on Friday. I'll let you know if my attitude changes by next Tuesday when the tornado starts again.

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Having it all I'd a fallacy! Let go of that ASAP and you'll free yourself

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This too shall pass

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Not always but definitely more than 50% of the time. "Great" work is super subjective and personal. Not winning at Cannes but I am well compensated, I bring steady revenue stream to the agency and thoughtful, solid work for my clients. I also get to have a life (most) nights and weekends. In my book that is not shabby. So ya, it's possible.

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🙋‍♂️ Dollar Shave Club!

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*is*

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Me! For a junior - yes. I only work 45 hours a week, make 30K more than some of my friends at other agencies too in the same level. And @ 72 the work is wayyyy better.

2 out of 3 for me. Not the best work of my career, but not the worst by a long shot, either.

I'm not a creative but have those things you mentioned. My added bonus is the ability to be leader and shape the direction of my team.

2.5/3 🙋🏻🙋🏻💁🏻

@LB1 - that's the answer - don't be in creative! 😉

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