But Daddy, I Don’t Wanna Be An Ad Executive

Me: “Hello, [My Name], [Office]. How may I help you?”

Caller: “Hi. Yeah, I’m coming into New York next week and I was wondering if you could watch my kid for a while.”

Me: “…Excuse me?”

Caller: “I googled ‘entertainment’ and ‘New York’ and your name came up. I saw that you do stuff with [Children’s TV Channel]. Where are you guys? Can I just drop her off?”

Me: “Sir, this is an office. We handle transmedia needs for companies like [Children’s TV Channel] that want to expand awareness of their media into other formats.”

Caller: “Oh, is that good for kids?”

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