What was a misconception you had about another role and was surprised to find out it wasn't true?

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I thought Accounts had an actual job to do.

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I thought Account Teams existed to make my life hell. Then I had a succession of great Account Teams and came to realize what a team can accomplish when it works together. Don't get me wrong, Account still occasionally gets under my skin-I'm just better prepared to help them help me.

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Lots of other roles get under my skin too, LOL:) It's exactly what FCB said - if great and competent people and team work who cares about each other's roles, then it's the best. I've sat with all folks on my teams to understand what they do, I've had art folks be shocked I want to see how some things work in Photoshop, I've had others in team thank heavens they don't have to do what I do because they couldn't deal with it, etc. It's about humility and also not discounting other people's job just because you don't understand what they do or where they're coming from and it's about genuinely caring to help solve a situation or issue

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