5yr+ ad people, is this your last career? Are you planning your exit?

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I love making other people rich. That's my true passion, so I'm here to stay.

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Thought about moving down south and opening up a BBQ joint. That or suicide. Still on the fence.

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I've been in this business for 20 years. I've been trying to plan my exit for the last 18...

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The ad business isn't a business for many people over 40. There's not as many positions, salary becomes to high to support, and the fatigue starts to lead to some bad things. Yes a bit generalizing, but a common story. You should ALWAYS be thinking of what YOUR long game is. Not what you want this small community to view you as, but what you really want.

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I've been doing this since 2010... it's only after reading many of these posts and taking a hard look in the mirror that I realized how fucking miserable I've been. Dunno what's next. My current job is stable, so I think I'll take advantage and plan my next move. That, or therapy.

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Been definitely thinking of what my next move is. Either client side or at a tech company, either way, this is not a stable career for women in the creative department who want to see their children, unfortunately...which I am.

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Copywriter 1. Death by BBQ. That is, if you open up the right type of grease pit . Two birds. One stone my friend.

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Been thinking about my long game and I have no idea what else I could see myself doing as a career. But I'd love to see my kids more, so I should probably think harder...

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It's a means to an end — but an end I would have never discovered without agency experience.

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Considering going to a tech company

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This will likely be my last ad job. I like the work I do, I'm just not so hot on using my skills to sell cars to rich white guys.

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Can't imagine life outside of advertising but if I had to leave maybe I would retrain and go back into scientific research which was my field before advertising

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I'm leaving in 3 months to go back to school in a field where I can actually try to make a positive impact on the world. After complaining forever, it took me 2 years of serious thought to decide what I wanted to do and 1 even more difficult one to execute it while working advertising hours. But now, I couldn't be more excited. Won't miss it at all.

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@LB1 what did you decide you wanted to do?

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Dreaming of going freelance but terrified to actually let go of he golden handcuffs of a steady paycheck

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