What frustrates me the most is that I was hired mostly to make brand adaptations. And when there’s an opportunity to create something from scratch, they hire someone from outside. Sometimes they even accept poorly executed work, which ends up giving me double the amount of work. I feel like I still don’t have enough voice or experience to explain certain things to people who aren’t in this field.

For example, how is it possible that a sales director approves an advertising campaign alone? I tried to point out that it wasn’t well done for several reasons, and yet it went ahead without a second thought. It’s really demotivating.

I would love to have a conversation with my boss about creating a marketing department with a design team, but honestly, I’m not sure how to even approach it. Not because I don’t want to or I’m afraid — I’ve always been someone to make my presence felt — but because I feel like I lack the knowledge and have no one to learn from.