Advertising Confessions

Im at the lowest time of my life dealing with something horrible going on that I can’t talk to anyone about. The only thing that makes me feel better is brainstorming and coming up with fun ideas and … more

Kantar data is 💩

I’m genuinely shocked at how horrible some creatives are at presenting and selling their own ideas sometimes. Not just internally but even in client presentations.

I work on the ad tech/publisher side working in a regional office. The HQ is in NYC and full of amazing people. The regional office I work in does not have amazing people & the leadership is awful… more

Over the past 9 months I’ve slid into credit card debt. It’s about 9,000 over two cards. I’m a single parent - not that this affords me any leeway, but there it is. I’m just kind of frozen in fear at … more

I just found out that my husband is suffering from an addiction that he has been hiding for 15 years. Betrayal and manipulation, but trying to help him through. I can’t focus at work now. Any advice?

Everytime I get a request from my pharma client, I die a little more inside.

My current (10-year-old) “start-up” agency does not have any project managers and just cut our one producer. They continue to argue that time management is our individual responsibility. I’m also slow… more

I’ve been working in Media planning and buying for almost 10 years, I moved countries and various agencies, now at client side, but I’ve always struggled in getting promotion, I’ve been working so har… more

Agencies are actually families at the CCO level. Quarterly “council” trips around the world, big dinners, safe spaces, spending time together,…🥰

Partner and I both decided to go child-free

I thought for years I hated the work because I had a bad job. Then I landed at a dream agency and realized I just hate advertising.

For a mid level creative coming from the UK, what NY agencies would you recommend? Planning on moving. Little out of touch with the US ad scene. Who’s good? 🙏

Anyone experiencing your jr or gen z creatives requesting 4-7 days off work monthly? Im an acd and I don't approve these requests, my cd does, and they accept everything. What ends up happening is the s… more

many of the people I reached out to who either ignored me or connected then ghosted later after agreeing to chat with me are now laid off and I can't help but feel like karma

I can hold a conversation with anyone, my problem is initiating convos with CD’s and AD’s. I admit I have a habit of just staring at them lovingly stalking them on LinkedIn etc etc ~ What advice do yo… more

Any billionaires on here who want to give me like five million dollars

Love Rihanna. But that was a mid at best performance.

I left the agency work for a few years and then returned. At what point did media planning become 80% financial management and 0% expected interaction with the vendor community? Why am I looked at as … more

Someone in my city’s bowl just made me feel like absolute dog crap over my age and how much money I make. I’m trying to remember that they’re probably a pretty miserable person to call someone out lik… more

I think my life is boring and it’s at work where it becomes interesting.

Yesterday was supposed to be when this run of garbage luck ends for me. Not to be. The offer fell through, and now I’m a few weeks away from being evicted. This is the lowest point I’ve ever been. I’m… more

I’ve been waking up with crushing anxiety every day. And every day it’s about something different

I miss work travel

As someone who has gone through cancer treatment, the Publicis 'Working With Cancer' initiative is dumb. Cancer is very personal experience for each person. I told my employer. But, I met many… more

I can’t stand when people sign off emails with a single initial. Theres something so corny about it to me. Type your name or don’t!

I hate going on shoots

It is Friday night and I just indulged in 4 lemon drop martinis, life is good!

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I started reading books on profiling people and now applying it at work.
First rule how + what = who. How did someone do something and what did they do? That’s all you need to know to decipher who they… more

I get it…but I’m so sick of hearing the term “the big game.”

90% ECDs are great creatives and terrible creative directors, but no one has ever had the guts to tell em.

My agency is run by account people. The EVP runs the creative department because she bullies creatives into what she thinks is good. Everyone let’s her do what she wants because we all just want to g… more

I lost interest in “Mad Men” by episode 3 and never went back. And I’m pretty sure I’m the only ad person to feel this way.

Happyish” though is the funniest and most accurate show about advertising to… more

I loathe my partner. Not only do I think they are the laziest person who must have failed upwards but they do this trick all the time where they distract everyone on zoom meetings by turning their c… more

I’ve started flipping the toilet paper rolls around at the office to change their orientation. No discrimination. If they’re oriented to pull from the top, I flip them. If they’re oriented to pull fro… more

Why are agency holiday parties ALWAYS on a Thursday? That Friday after is always such a struggle. And a joke.

AI is writing better lines than my partner 💀

Is it odd I always find it a bit sad when a Group Creative Director or Executive Creative Director comment on here?

Look, I’m not at that level, so not trying to talk smack. I just feel like I wouldn’… more