I had to call a creative director today and when I hung up after three minutes -he promised to call me back tomorrow or the day after- all of me was screaming inside: ‘nooooooooooo…’
I seriously wonder why I had such a strong reaction; a reminder of what it was like to work in the advertising business? Did I -that very moment- realise again, about my reasons for leaving that business at the time, after working for these people for over a decade?
What is the matter with me? I need to have a serious one-to-one with myself… Excuse me for a moment…
I’ve seemed to have a serious one to one issue lately myself. I hope it turns out okay for you!
I’m still thinking about it
But thanks Mo!
Hope your issue will solve soon! *hugs*
Sometimes, life has a funny way of putting you through a neverending cycle where you find yourself just in front of the thing that you ran away from in the first place. I hope you and you will manage to sort it out in that one-on-one convo
I hear you but in this case I didn’t run away from the advertising business, I just got fed up with the overall attitude and behaviour in this particular area: a snake pit… At the time I made a well thought-out decision to leave the business and yesterday when I made the phone call I was reminded of the reasons why I’d left…
I’m still in the process of sorting it out
but thanks!
Sometimes I think the title “creative director” is a misnomer!
Explain yourself…
so I guess my gut was right 
Haven’t heard back from the guy… somehow I knew it would happen, I could sense some kind of disinterest…
Ha, “creative directors” here aren’t all that creative since they mostly have MBAs rather than any art training. Business people who like to pretend they are artists but wouldn’t know what to do with a color wheel if it hit them on the ass.
*LOL* I see… I understand your reaction now
It’s not like that over here, the guy I mentioned actually got the same education as I have, we attended the same school in Amsterdam (I finished two years before him) and most of them do have a creative background. But I think what you described is happening here as well: I know of a few cases although it’s still very rare…