Rebecca Doyle and Michael Ritter react to submitted career regrets and how to avoid them yourself! EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 1:30 - Not coming to LA earlier 6:10 - Not avoiding drama 9:35 - Not taking digital seriously + creative PR for indie films and digital vs. traditional  23:00 - Not begging for your job back?  27:38 - Not saving more money  29:30 - Not pursuing acting as a child  31:44 - Leaving a TV assistant job to go write samples alone 34:12 - Picking the wrong gig   36:20 - Focusing too much on a day/high-paying job and not making time for personal creative projects with friends  38:44 - Being convinced by an agent to turn down a conscripted writing job  40:48 - Don’t burn bridges, even if the people suck  41:35 - Accusation of interview questions 42:03 - Leaving an office job to pursue personal stuff + not seeking mental health support earlier  43:18 - Focusing too much on personal projects and not taking more union high-level work early 44:25 - Getting an entertainment-related education 45:26 - Getting sidetracked in reality TV 46:20 - Allowing senior employees to create insecurity  48:20 - Not making your own content  48:30 - Not stealing Michael Eisner’s rolodex 50:55 - Worked with (bad) influencers 52:24 - Not doing corporate or agency time early on 54:14 - Not asking for help  55:26 - Snippy comments / picking this industry at all 56:05 - Sign with ICM instead of CAA 57:05 - Choosing VFX as a career 57:55 - Hollywood is the hardest thing, so we got this! - But start your S-corp early  KEEP U --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rebecca-doyle3/support