the unspoken social chess game of this industry
not only is this job mentally and creatively draining, it’s also an elaborate social chess game filled with culture and people politics arguably more challenging than the work itself. whether it’s clients who can’t communicate, oversharing team members, personality clashes, underperforming team members, fake ass convos with clients, the never-ending pile of complex interpersonal dynamics sends my brain into a tizzy.
i know this isn‘t limited to the advertising sector, but the nature of agencies seems to really highlight these issues more so than others. some days, I’d really like to just do my work and get the fuck out but i have to give multiple rounds of feedback to my poor overworked creative teams or tell a client i agree with their dumb idea, and that’s not always fun.
anywho, happy monday friends. 🤍 hang in there