Ok, I was not planning on a second post today, but I read Advice on Marriage on thedenveregotist.com and thought it was funny as hell. For all you married creatives out there I am posting a taste (you’ll have to visit their site for the rest, since I am using their content)
I have landed the gig of my dreams working as an Art Director at [agency name removed]. Everyone here is pretty much expected to work serious overtime and my wife is starting to get seriously pissed off about it. I love my job, but I also love my wife. Part of me expects her to be more understanding and supportive of my situation, what should I do?
Yours in desperation,
Jacob Limpic
Dear Mr. Limpic,
I hear this problem a lot. Who among us in the creative industries hasn’t found themselves toiling away at work night after night and spending less and less time with their loved ones as their career takes off? The divorce rate at advertising agencies is one of the highest in the nation. I suspect the same holds true at design firms, but I couldn’t find any statistics for civil unions so I can’t be sure.
Do we work like this to make humanity a better place and maybe save some lives? Of course not! We do it because we hate our spouses or because our Creative Director just got transferred to our office from NYC and he doesn’t know anyone here or have anything better to do than work all the time… Read more
