Over 40 in Advertising

For NY/NJ oldsters: If you could pick an agency or company to work for that has the best combo of salary and quality of life, where would you work?

If you know a CD/CW who pivoted to a new career/industry at 50, what did s/he go off and do? Seriously asking. I am losing so much time waiting for work to pick up. I actually enjoy the creative colla… more

Retirement. Anyone actually planning it out. Like when, what age etc. will you go into another line of work - like a passion job. Hard week. Can ya tell!!

Have any of you successfully negotiated a better severance package than the standard 2 weeks per year of service? How and what did you negotiate?

Which would you rather:

A creative hot shop with toxic potential but great clients and opportunity to do good work
Likely to come with lots of looking over your shoulder

Or

Less sexy stable role where you have mo… more

Over the last years I’ve worked at a couple of agencies where I’ve felt really old. I probably am 15 to 20 years older than than most of my coworkers. I feel really out of place and I don’t know how t… more

Know anyone who”s pivoted out of this line of work? If so, what was it into? And don’t say in-house. Done that a few times and always had the same conclusion: the stuff the AOR is coming up with is no… more

Pretty hard to become a mentor, if younger people don’t want to be mentored at all.

Any recomemdations for commuter cities off of metro north? Looking for somewhere good for raising a newborn in shortrun and going to office in NYC 1 or 2 times a week.

Not only I’m over 40, but also a bit over 50. Recently I was approached by an agency I really like. It’s too early in the interview process, but if I end up getting an offer it’d be the best agency I … more

At 45, I am the oldest person in a 50+ person agency. A month in and I'm already anxious.

"I will not be able to submit you for the ACD opening. they are looking for more newbie ACD level." <<<This means, "You too old, bro." Right?

Just over 50 and still a Sr. Art Director. Thoughts?

Anyone have a a place or doctor they love for getting Botox and lip injections in the NY area?

Just a piece of advice if you are young CD: If you have to supervise the work of older writers or Art Directors, keep in mind that many of them might not have advanced in their careers for reasons tha… more

I’m sure this subject has been talked to death but here goes: At what point is it time to throw in the towel and try a new line of work. I’m a 53 year old Creative who has worked at several hot shops.… more

I’m in various stages of interviews with a few shops. Instead of hitting refresh on my email all day, I went paddle boarding. On a Wednesday. That is all.

I’m 51 years old. For many reasons that would make this post too long, I’ve had a very slow profesional growth. I am finding myself more and more isolated as I see that most of my coworkers are much y… more

After over two decades in advertising I’m considering leaving the agency world for a job at a creative consultancy. It pays less but I’m excited about the work and the company (and it’s fully remote.)… more

I’m one of the oldest creatives at my agency and I have difficulty dealing with having my work scrutinized or filtered by ACDs who are much younger than me. They are talented and smart, but I also hav… more

Feeling my age today.
That’s all.
Thanks for listening.

Thoughts on adjusting Linkedin profile? Old recommendations?

Hi everyone, I would like to hear your opinions about dealing with age when you have had slow career growth. I am 51, still a Senior Art Director (I haven’t been able to move up in the ladder) and now… more

Anyone move their 401k to an IRA after leaving a place? And who/what banks do you recommend? I’m pretending/trying to be a responsible grown up.

Omg. All the kids "pinching" their speaking voices, using the cadence of Alexis from "Schitts Creek" makes it so hard for me to concentrate on what they are saying. 🤮

I’m 51 years old. I thought I was done with a career in advertising but decided to send my book to a couple of independent agencies whose work I respect and to my surprise, both are interested in talk… more

Hey fishbowlers, I need a piece of advice. I have an interview this week which an agency I really like and I don’t want to f^%ck it up. Any words of wisdom? I sent my book thinking they would never ca… more

Hey everyone - made the move to client-side and pretty darn happy about that. But, I'd like to see what's out there. Does anyone here have recos on client-side creative recruiters? My experience is … more