I was a sign maker for 10 years in the 2000's. That job pretty much destroyed any inkling that it creative or artistic in any way. In reality, graphic design is a tedious, grinding, underpaid, thankless job. Customers berated you for not getting the exact Pantone color value they wanted in their logo. You would make 50 samples of a name badge only to have the customer not buy any. Another frustration is that most customers wanted their stuff the next day which meant working late pretty much every day.