Advertising

Why is it that so many us of hate our jobs in this industry? On paper, it pays pretty well, you get to make stuff and go on shoots etc. It’s not physically gruelling work and it’s not as dull as most ...

Is walking out of the bathroom stall after taking a loud, gassy dump to the horrified and disgusted face of your CCO a good reason to start looking for a new job? Asking for a friend.

Dilemma. Should I: 1. Stay put: great agency name, big fun clients, lower pay, no promotion in sight for at least a year. 2. Jump: senior title, $40K raise, agency is okay but not top-tier, clients a...

I was let go without notice about eight months ago. Now, my former manager is reaching out to me to see if I would be interested in returning. I do need a job, but should I trust this opportunity?

For those of you who jumped and went brand side, did you pay to have your resume ATS optimized? If so, what did you pay? I'm being courted by a major brand, but being told that my ad agency resume ne...

I've only ever worked in big traditional creative ad agencies. Got laid off last year, now work in-house. I'm shocked at how much nicer & down-to-earth my current coworkers are. Realizing in retrospec...

The match nobody has been waiting for!

While I’m sure he’s qualified, a 9 month process interviewing 100+ people for your head of strategy sounds like you’re a nightmare place to work. I want to believe they were respectful of people and ...

It is totally possible that AI is a massive bubble and the only reason agencies say they are adopting AI is because other agencies are saying they are adopting it and they want to say to clients that ...

Thoughts on being asked to work on a holiday? How do you say no?

I know that partnership reviews are part of business but they give me so much anxiety. We've known that the Coke partnership contract is up for renewal in 2027 and it was just announced today that the...

Shit. Literally the entire job market in advertising is all in NYC again. Looks like I shouldn't have moved away when I did. The bets were placed on black in the COVID gamble, and its red for us big c...

My office has bring your child to work days twice a year. I don't like kids, but whatever, I deal with it, and I'm polite. Anyway, do you think I could sell a bring your dog to work day? No way a hand...

Probably walking into a lions den with this one…Art Directors when you were juniors how and when did you learn what a concept vs an execution? And tips on how to better conceptual thinking? Because I’...

BBDO NY: Let’s do big things Also BBDO NY: Let’s copy what Taco Bell did when they used real people named Ronald McDonald to promote their breakfast and get real people named Reece to promote our s...

You ever work with someone that’s just a straight up hater? You bring forth a great discovery and everyone is giving kudos except that one person. You get a new hairstyle and on the call, everyone co...

What is the career benefit of being at a holding company these days? Genuinely curious. Not buying the stability story either.

Is there a site like ratemyprofessor but for agency clients?

I'm being offered some consulting work on the side. Should I tell my job? Am I risking getting in trouble just for being open to this?

I’m always amazed when Jrs can’t write post copy…you literally grew up with this.