You've landed a sweet gig as a writers' PA. This means you'll be working directly with the writers. Well, you'll be serving them coffee and fetching them snacks, but you'll be working directly with the writers!

Last year you were a writers' PA, but the showrunner liked you so much, she promoted you to writers' assistant. And if you do a good job and the show comes back for a third year, she'll promote you to staff writer. Fingers crossed!

You take your talents to YouTube, making a web series that goes viral. The next day you land a top agent. You go out for your first staffing season and land a job as a staff writer on a cable comedy. Let's hope the show lasts, or it's this again next year.

Your show is coming back and the showrunner is promoting you to story editor. Good for you! This means a higher title and better pay. You're also going out for development season, which means that if you sell your pitch, you'll have money and prestige coming out of your ears.

You made your first pilot and the network loved it. Your show has been picked-up for 13 episodes, officially making you a showrunner and executive producer. Congrats! This is the dream, man!