‘I burst into tears. Then went back to my desk’: dream jobs that are nightmares

Creative industries are notorious for toxic workplaces run by ‘talented genius’ bosses. Will anything change when we return to the office?

I was on the receiving end of more than a few tantrums during the five years I worked in advertising, but by far the most memorable was the day a senior creative executive threw a book across the room in the middle of one of his regular tirades.

I was an account manager in my early 20s, working at a leading ad agency. My colleague levelled a stream of expletives at me, tossed the book and stormed out, curious heads popping out of other offices to gawp at my misfortune as he continued to rant.

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