Advertising Confessions

It’s 4:20 right now. And I don’t smoke. Seems a wasted opportunity.

I also change my voice to sound deeper to be taken more seriously.

I'm so tired of being put on so many things that I feel like I'm doing none of them well.

Ahhh my daily routine of sipping broiling hot tea and blasting lo-fi music in prep for my d**ck head of a micro manager☕️😌

I started my new job about a month ago and I’m already burnt out and ready to quit. Frowned upon if I leave to another opportunity? Worth sticking out? I have an interview at my dream company coming u… more

I’m so burnt out from this industry. I want to take a sabbatical, but truly don’t know even know what the heck I want to do next or where I want to go.

I’ve reached ACD level and just come to realize I don’t think this is for me. I’ve struggled to force feed myself media and always trying to keep up with the latest content. Have worked on mental heal… more

I'm going to quit tomorrow. I feel bad cause it's rough times and my timing ended up my way..nto my fault and need to do whats right for me but still

Are there any bowls on here for pure silliness? Sometimes I want to be absurd without getting banned.

Feels like I should stop starting sentences with “Yo.” Thoughts?

Are you a topic-poster on fishbowl, a fly on the wall, or a replier?

Recently became an ACD. I'm realizing that sometimes, my job isn't doing creative work. It's not even managing the creative work. Sometimes my job is to just wrangle people and make sure e… more

Joined IPG Health 3 mos ago and I think I made a huge mistake. Someone tell me I’m wrong

I sometimes wonder if I’m simply a hard worker and nice person, so my CD gives me a lotta “atta boys” to keep me engaged and working hard.

I got promoted last year but been feeling a lot of imposter s… more

I don't love doing campaigns... I like one-off work.. do I need to look into pr agency..

This is the second time I’ve started a new job remotely. First go around was a struggle getting situated, getting to know folks, overall process, etc. Any tips?

My last job only lasted 6 months, and I am already on the last straw of my current job at only 5 months. I can’t help but feel frustrated I haven’t worked for anyone who has made me feel their leaders… more

Reviews are getting repetitive, but it’s so much easier with a glass of wine…(and yes, it’s Monday.)

I work with a bunch of whiney grown up a***** who can't accept change for the better. I have to do something that makes absolutely no sense why its on my plate and suggested a better process. Some… more

Ok, so I'm seeing colleagues for the first time in two years and I have gained a little weight. (At least 3 dress sizes). I'm a confident cool person but there's a little bit of me that di… more

I’ve interviewed for two different roles at Amazon and every person I’ve spoke with is so robotic, are they not allowed to have a personality?

On a team that literally shares every reason why they will be out for PTO or away from their computer for a couple hours during the day. I find this really strange. "Hey I have a doctors appointm… more

Today a guy from high school, who told me we could never date because I don’t have “a nice enough smile”, sold his tech start-up for 100 million dollars.

lol

How’s your week?

I feel like my brain/ability to do my core work has actually deteriorated somewhat over the last few months due to serious burnout. I’ve finally gotten more resources but I haven’t snapped back and it… more

Almost everyone has experienced a toxic culture at some point in their career. Sounds like most of us just leave but anyone has done anything to address the issue? Any success story?

I can’t help but admire the audacity of multi-paragraph LinkedIn posts.

Really struggling. This is what I texted my partner this morning:

It's amazing to me how quickly I can go from feeling like I am in line to run this agency to feeling like I need to leave immediate… more

I feel so alone - most of my friends at work have since left and covid created a gap between myself, my friends and my family and I just feel utterly alone.

I hate the health insurance my agency offers

Coming from the agency side to the brand side has been the greatest contributing factor in my physical and mental health.

Significantly less abuse, my evening and weekends are mine again, I have reasonable deadli… more

I hate project management. I literally hate it. I've done it for a bit now and I don't know if it's this current role but I don't want to manage other people to make sure they're d… more

I desperately want to quit my job but I’m mentally not in a place to interview again - so burnt out - I’m beyond miserable here but terrified about money - student loans from grad school are crippling… more

As an introvert, I struggle with interviews. Sometimes, I feel like the application process doesn't focus on "are you good for the job" -- but are you good at interviewing. I have been i… more

I'm praying the 2k I spent minting NFTs last week will make me rich - so I can quit my job...

I turned down a Director role today.

Would have been a $45K salary increase 🥲 but agency felt toxic, was only allowed to interview with two VPs, role came with performance bonuses first few months, 11 people to … more

Gettting really tired of people confusing laziness for efficiency.