I really appreciate creatives. I also HATE how low the mental resiliency is of many of the good ones. I'm not just talking about AVN's. I've worked with a lot of creatives and many of them felt like working with delicate snowflakes. For whatever reason that seems to be a too common personality trait. I much preferred managing ego over fragility (really good creatives could also have HUGE egos... looking at you DPC in the AVN world as the perfect example). But Give me a Don Draper (or DPC) any day over the fragile ones. At least with them you could have honest conversations without tip toeing around things. I mean, you still have to massage the ego/feelings, but it's soooo much easier.
Side note, Mad men was a fantastic show that really showcased the transitions that took place in the marketing world. My world is adjacent to it, and i have to be honest I miss some of how it used to be. Major firms suck the souls from people. They can't help it because, to survive and do well, they have to become machines and inhuman.