What weren’t you prepared for when you started working in the entertainment industry?

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Having to start packing everything up immediately after a weeklong festival at two in the morning and working until well after the sun has come up

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The crazy hours.

Yes, I came out of school a long time ago, and times were different / I would do anything to be in the industry. But I worked 18 hours a day for three years, and with commuting, sleeping for roughly three hours a night.

Different times, and it is a means of “thinning the heard”, but hours are still nutz.

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Difficult to make personal plans outside of work ahead of time, due to the ever changing schedule. Sometimes there can be long hiatus & you can either take the rest or find something else while your tv show is taking a break. Hours can be 8 - 18 hour days if you working on a movie/tv set. From PA - Grips department.

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Super long hours. Just keep busy. Sleep when you can.

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Sometimes people who have risen by experience and ability I doing the job will be put in a 'manager' lead position and they have poor skills in actually directing coaching and/,or correcting support staff. Ego can get in the way of common sense and mutual respect.

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How unpredictable your salary can be.

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