What's something you wish someone would've told you about working in advertising? Would you still choose this career knowing all that you know now? If not this, then what?

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I wish someone would have told that despite the fact that I have a Master's Degree and over nine years of experience in this industry that somehow my job would be one of the first ones to be replaced by a robot (a.k.a AI). No, I probably would not have wasted all of that time building a career in advertising to just be replaced so easily.

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I suppose if someone had warned me how exasperating it could be at times with people wanting to revise things, or having way too many people having to sign off on things, I might have had second thoughts. But, I assume people in other fields have similar issues. There are times I dread the next day at work because I don't feel like dealing with a bunch of frustrating stuff, but it might be the same if I was doing something less interesting. So I get over it.

No. Pay and global companies suck right now. Cut your teeth for few years then go corporate (talking from account side here).

I'd tell my younger self to network like hell and learn how the agency works in terms of business operations.

Yes, I'd choose Advertising again. I started working at agencies in 2006, left in 2022..I had an awesome time working in advertising, it was one hell of a ride!

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