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When Mad Men character Peggy Olson steps into Don Draper’s office to contest her inadequate recognition as a copywriter at their agency, he asserts that receiving credit for ideas isn’t essential in advertising—unless you’re the creative director accepting a Clio award that he represents.
Limited by her boss’ defensiveness, Olson softens to a more modest, “You never say thank you.” In a blunt response to a junior copywriter’s request for recognition, he says: “That’s what the money’s for.”
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