Advertising is feeling like the tech world right now. So much restructuring and so many layoffs! Anyone on the bowl a victim of this? It's really not fun to be walking on eggshells like this. I wish they would just tell us what their plans are, with enough time to reorganize our lives. I find it so hard to focus on anything properly with this in the back of my mind.

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Not yet, but like you I'm constantly expecting it. Looks like industry anxiety is real right now, with waves of restructures, shrinking budgets, and AI changes everywhere. Transparency from leadership is rare. I'm sure many are struggling to focus with uncertainty hanging over everything.​

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IPG agencies started doing layoffs starting Q1 of last year. They knew the merger was going to close.

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I got laid… off. It’s rough out here, but it’s not 100% dead (if that makes you feel any better).

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I was sadly part of a group that was laid off. Omnicom agency by no surprise. They were having layoffs about every 90 days based on business reports. The stress of “when is it my day?” was absolutely numbing and obviously made creating work a major challenge since my mind was in survival mode most days.

Honestly felt bit of relief when my day did come tbh. The walking on eggshells was killing me. It’s been about two months now and it’s getting a bit more frustrating but trying to stay positive and keep grinding to land a new much more exciting or at least more stable job.

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