Why We Love Working With Small Business
Why We Love Working With Small Business
Early on in my career I got a “thrown to the fire” introduction to Corporate America. Out of college I worked for a large corporation that had clients that were even bigger corporations. Even though I wasn’t working for an “ad agency” like I’d wanted to, I was gaining solid business experience. It didn’t take long to figure out I didn’t really enjoy the corporate atmosphere of being monitored all hours of the day, the ties, the shoes, the reports, the pep rallies and so on. I kind of imagined myself doing my job unbothered by bosses and only bothered by people who needed my help… and me sort of acting as a central helper and having time to have fun while I worked. I wanted to wake up excited to go to work, not dreading it. I also wanted to wear flip flops but I knew that was pushing it a little.
I finally gathered up enough “business experience” in my field that a real, respected Ad Agency deemed me acceptable to hire. It was a great feeling and I finally felt like I was doing what I’d always wanted to do, working in the environment I’d always wanted to and with the types of people I dreamed about. What I learned next Read More »Why We Love Working With Small Business
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