I wanted to be an interior designer when I was in Form 4 - mum was against it. After much negotiation, I settled for graphic design course - to be an ad person. But after completing the course, I saw the working hours my fellow mates had to put in ..... it turned me off. After 2 years of working in a non-ad company, I still wanted a taste in the ad agency - but not in the creative department which I was trained in. There was an opening as a media coordinator in a media agency and I took up the offer. After a year, I quit to further my studies and majored in .... guess what - advertising. But, I sweared not to join an ad agency.
Upon completion, it was recession. I took up an offer in an ad agency as a media planner for the interim period while looking for opportunities else where. After 10 years, I'm still in the media industry. What kept me in here was the continuous learning, exposure and excitement gain .... and not forgetting, the money was good. As the years passed ... the work stressed increased. Clients' got more demanding and unreasonable. Management was putting more pressure on individuals to keep clients happy, win awards and ensure that the accounts was profitable.
If you have to choose only one ..... which would you choose?
A. "More money with lots of work stress"
B. "Less money but more time for yourself"
Sunday, April 27, 2008
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