Advertising Confessions

I put in extra hours, made friends, was proactive, helpful, supportive. Asked to upmanage, I did. Kept projects going when seniors weren’t. Told my work is great, i’m killing it, team couldn’t have done it withou… more

I think I may actually be a terrible creative and people are figuring that out, which is why I can’t get a job after being laid off for 2 years. I know the market sucks but damn, I think I do too.

I'm 10 years in the industry and deeply regret getting into pharma. I began in consumer and over time found my way into the healthcare space. While I have operated beyond the Senior AD level for f… more

I enjoy the concepting and writing part of the work but I find the whole shooting/editing/etc part of the work to be mind-numbingly boring.

My 12 year old asked if advertising is still fun. Not sure what prompted the “still”.
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I just typed up my resignation and have it in draft in my outlook. Gave myself a deadline and I’m sticking to it.
Felt a rush of relief typing those 3 sentences. I can’t wait for my deadline to arrive

I found a tick today in my home and now it's almost 3a and I've doom searched:
Where to find them
How to remove them
What kind of disease can you get from ticks
Where to search your cat for ticks
When do they breed
How many eggs do they lay at a… more

The whole advertising industry culture has made me cringe since day one. I have fun doing my job, but that’s just it- a job. And that’s okay. I just cannot get into being ride or die for this. It gros… more

I hope Publicis goes the way of Lehman Brothers. There’s no way that business is actually worth anything.

I am so sad.

I’m a CD (writer) and I use ChatGPT all the time. It’s an invaluable part of my creative process. I’ve never used raw lines or ideas it spits out (they’re usually bad), but with thoughtful prompts, it… more

Married for 10 years and still love the goddamn shit out of my wife. She’s my ride or die, and the kindest soul on earth. Invest in your relationships and personal life just as you do with your career… more

Our internal branding is the most hideous I’ve seen in my 20 year career and I’m on the verge of saying something. Hate having to position my team’s gorgeous work in this mess and I feel like it loses… more

Creatives need assistance and support from the account team on pushing back on clients. For their best interest.

I’m so tired of my manager. I like the people on my team but overall this is the wrong team for me but I feel so stuck. I like my agency and don’t want to leave but not sure how to get out of this mes… more

I’m tired of working more than 40 hours per week and everything always being a fire drill. We work in advertising for goodness sake, you’d think we were in the medical field in life or death situation… more

Every time there are more layoffs announced my first thought isn’t to feel bad for people losing their jobs, it’s to worry about the fact that I have more competition in trying to find one myself.

Suck… more

Cmon, tell the truth. We’re anonymous here. Have you ever ‘liked’ your own post?

Momentum Worldwide — is the tuition reimbursement legit? is it only for tenured associates? all levels? it sounds too good to be true.

Sometimes I wonder if I should’ve just gone to law school. I might’ve been just as miserable but making way more? (And it’s actually useful - reviewing contracts, writing up wills, working on Visa app… more

Has anyone made the jump from another industry into copywriting? I've been in entertainment for the last 5 years and am considering jumping into copywriting as it seems to still be creative but mo… more

Im doing what I thought was my dream job at my dream agency and my life has truly never felt so meaningless.

I feel like Dubai Bling is doing a great job at highlighting the importance of friendship and the non-fundamentalist views of Islam.

Every time I open TikTok to look up an influencer or something relevant for work I wind up scrolling tiktok for 30 minutes before doing any work

I’m quitting what I thought would be my dream job in the new year. Nothing lined up. No real plans other than to be. It’s equal parts terrifying and thrilling.

Thank you LinkedIn for allowing me to witness the realization of my research and ideation by my former studio lead, who appears to prioritize executing others' concepts.

Is it ok to admit that I grew up thinking Yom Kippur was a Japanese holiday? From a small town.

I don’t like pumpkin anything. Pumpkin pie. Pumpkin seeds. Pumpkin spice lattes. No thanks.

I’ve been with Walmart company since March and I want to switch teams already due to my manager lack of leadership skills. How should I approach this to my VP ? It is just not a good fit.. and I have … more

I am experiencing anxiety attacks due to work-related stress, and it is affecting my performance and my personal life

Advice on how I should tell my manager that I am burnt out and want to be moved to a different agency in the network

There’s that sinking feeling when you find out that one of your best friends in the ad biz is also friendly with your biggest rival in the biz unknowingly.

I feel I’ve finally reached my last job in advertising. I’m not necessarily old. It’s just that I like the newer job I’m in so much. It’s so good for me that I feel anyplace else will be too painful c… more

Before everyone tells me it’s a bad idea,… I know. But I’m still curious. Anyone here ever ask out a coworker and live to tell the tale?

Where are the Cannes stories of debauchery and scandal?

Had dinner with friends last night who are all super successful. One just got a job as a CFO, another a big promotion. I’m sitting there as an underpaid ACD wondering if I’ll ever see 1/4 of the money they do. more

Lot of people hitting me up lately who want to work where I work. Not friends, people who find me on LI. I try to respond to their emails and look at their books and talk to them when I can, but when … more

How many LGBT emails are too many? Asking for an entire agency.