work ≠ personal satisfaction
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Even Pentagram and the other High & Mighty Altars of Design agencies that you and I like so much spend the majority of their time, effort, energy and creativity on (at best) mundane tasks.
It doesn't matter who you are or what you do; business is for serving somebody else. No matter how famous or respected you might think you are, is or will become. It is not your personal playground. That is where I agree with your boss & cd - and like to add that if you can at least consider yourself lucky enough to have been raised in a society that afforded you the environment where you were able to shape the direction of career based on your personal interest, you can be happy.
Short: Expect and prepare for long runs of struggles, enjoy the occasional islands of personal satisfaction in between, and have a drink when it's all said and done.