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    If we're being honest, most of us working in fashion probably didn't get into it for the money. We pursued the types of jobs "a million girls would kill for" because of some deep-rooted passion, and perhaps a bit of delusion. And those things only get you so far.It becomes more and more clear as we progress through our careers: Pay, resources, job security, workload, leadership, parity and office culture are all crucial to professional (and general) happiness. There's no such thing as a job wher
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