First, some background: I work in media planning/buying and as part of the job we are often treated, taken out or invited to parties by people interested in working with our clients.
Once upon a time, a girl working as an assistant media planner attended one of her first media parties. I don't know much about the party, girl or the agency from where she came, but it is safe to say the girl was fresh out of of college and had glitter thrown in her eyes when she was swept up into the glamour and glitz that is always a high profile New York party. Of course, with party comes liquor and our poor story character was severely 'over served' and passed out on a couch in the party in front of her colleagues and the reps. Drinking herself into oblivion would have been enough to bring negative attention to this girl, but to add insult to injury the girl visibly had went #2 (I don't think this needs translation) in her pants causing the story and her name to make Page 6 of the New York Post and result in losing her job.
I'll give you a moment to close your mouth from shock.
So what is to be learned here? The lesson is that we may not be famous and even as entry-level we clearly are not CEOs but regardless of who we are, where we work and what our ranking is, we are always representing something--whether it be ourselves, our clients or our company. A recent Marie Claire article sums it up perfectly, "your reputation is the most important thing you have, and it's a small world. If you burn a bridge it can come back to haunt you."
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