What's a personality trait in this industry people brag about, but it's actually a red flag? I’ll share from my experience: bragging about not taking any vacation days

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Bragging about their awards.

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Yuuuup 100%

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Texting the client

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Omg they do and it’s so annoying

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Maybe I’m wrong with this one but account managers thinking they’re great by letting creative work get slaughtered more than it needs to because they’re ’making the client happy’.

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Bragging about not taking a lunch break.

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I block time on my calendar now as my boss also loves scheduling meetings during a typical lunch hour.

Bragging about being humble.

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True

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Bragging about how fast you can be without any regard for craft or quality. Just overheard another AD in the office discussing with studio how annoying it is when someone cares about the work and wants revisions until it’s up to standard.

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Name-dropping where they've worked.

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Being quirky

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lol. True. Pick me vibes

Obsession.

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Why is that a bad thing?

Bragging/looking down on people who have an MBA

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Wdym?

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