Monday, 18 February 2008

Career Advice

Creative Director: So, I'm supposed to go talk to a group of university students and explain to these kids what it is I do all day so they can get a sense as to whether they want to be a CD when they graduate. But. Ugh. How can I explain genius?

Me: Seriously?

Creative Director: (unaware) ...I just don't know where to start!

Me: How about telling them how you got started in the industry... what you used to be responsible for and how that's shifted over the years... I mean, they're not all going to be graduating from school and becoming creative directors, right? They've got some time before that, so it's probably most imporatant that they get an understanding of what they'd really be responsible for if they were to join our agency today, at entry-level.

Creative Director: Right. Right. I like that. They're all shit anyways. I just have to put them in their place.

Me: Wait. What? No. That's not what I said...

Creative Director: No. I like it. Little pricks...

Me: (speechless, shaking my head)

Creative Director: Do you think I can make one of them make me coffee?

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