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There's a TON to go wrong depending...Work (in any industry) is often a very political game when working with a group of people.
So if you are the only creative there and there's a stronger sales or business force leading the company...you may get dumped on.
People like to point fingers. People like to think they know it all. People don't appreciate design =(
So yes, I have horror stories, and I wasn't even the only creative there! I just had a staff of designers and they well, they had less say than I did! So to answer your question, yes you can be successful - BUT you have to have the freedom to do so and you have to be very political and very convincing...
Remember - other people within a company (be it a creative design firm, magazine, or otherwise) don't always know about the ins and outs of design. So you have to very delicately explain and compliment at the same time as to not insult or upset.
Being a politician is unfortunately part of your job.