1. You never really know what your day is going to look like.
2. Your to-do list grows more and more by the hour, and it never gets finished.
3. You've become accustomed to rejection because your clients reject basically everything you give them.
4. You've become a pro at spinning the same sentence 86 different ways.
5. And your multitasking skills are expert-level.
6. You no longer fear deadlines because they're a part of your daily life.
7. The only reason you watch the news is to find media opportunities for your clients.
8. Your friends and family often ask you, "What do you even do?"
9. You've gotten an email from a client at 2 a.m. because it was clearly an emergency.
10. And your inbox is almost never empty.
11. You've felt your world come crashing down when you notice a typo in an article about your client.
12. And you've also felt incredible defeat when you don't get a single response after you've spent hours pitching.
13. You leave work, but your work never leaves you.
14. And you've absolutely taken your laptop home.
15. You've found yourself answering emails and coordinating interviews... while on vacation.
16. You've gone to countless events but weren't able to actually have fun because you were working.
17. You've written a press release in under 30 minutes.
18. Your desk is chaotic, but you know where everything is.
19. You live and breathe by the AP Stylebook.
20. You've watched a crisis unfold for a company you don't work for and said a little prayer for its PR team because you know the struggle.
21. You've reread an important email several times before hitting send to avoid typos.
22. You may want to bash your head against the wall every now and then...
23. ...but as soon as you secure a piece of coverage, it makes it all worth it.
