When my parents want me to find a more suitable career because they think advertising is too “edgy”🤦🏼‍♀️

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I wouldn't say that it being, "too edgy" is the reason that you shouldn't do it. "Soul sucking" is probably a more appropriate reason. In about 10 years you'll probably end up deciding that your parents were on to something.

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Mine keep asking if I want to teach “Media Studies” (aka, Yearbook, Microsoft Office, and Broadcasting classes) since the position is open at the same high school I went to.

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Assure them that in 20 years you'll age out and will be only able to get pharma work, the antithesis of edgy.

We do have tattoos.

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