Advertising Confessions

After more than 10 years in the industry, I finally began therapy today.

Today there was an IT glitch that logged me out of everything and I couldn't get back in. For a moment I felt relief, thinking maybe I'd been laid off and finally free from this suffering.

I confess I’ve spent too much on random stuff in Labor Day sales

I work with an ECD who cannot spell nor use proper grammar. It’s infuriating. He puts “through” when he means threw. He puts show and “tale” when he means tell. “Loose” when it’s supposed to be lose. … more

Been at my current agency for exactly 3mons today. After the 1mon I was crying weekly, after 2mons I lost all hope, and after 3mons I’ve lost my soul. I’ve been searching for a new gig after 1mon and … more

all these agencies winning agency of the year and i don’t remember seeing any of their work. i’m not even talking if the work was award winning or not, just saying i don’t remember anything on linkedi… more

We gonna start using Deepseek now or is ChatGPT our guy still?

Dumb vent: I work at a shop that pronounces the project management tool, Wrike, like Wrike-y because of the negative connotation around “Wrike”

It’s just a project management tool…

With the current political climate, I’ve noticed a few big brands (like Southwest and Walmart) recently scrapping their DEI programs. I’m curious, is this a return to the old days when diverse directo… more

I’m in my early 40’s, working in media since day 1. I like media a lot but don’t aspire to be any senior than a group director (too stressful). Tips on how to stick around the next 20 years while ever… more

I’ve always loved advertising and felt I was only built for this, but my current agency has taken that joy away, leaving me without a job and uncertain about my future. While I’m still interested in a… more

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.