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Start job hunting like right now, and use that fire to fuel your search. Steal their time sending messages to recruiters on company property. Phone it in at ur current job. It’s advertising, it’ll take them at least two months to even get reprimanded if you work at one of those big places. And you can get a job in that time.
Just pretend like you are super duper happy in your current role, even if you are not. This is KEY. You are not running away. You are casually looking at your options because you are hungry new creative opportunities (even if you are not).
I believe in you, don’t take something that is below your worth just because you are unhappy now!
This is oddly reassuring advice. Thanks!
Update to this: as expected, I did end up getting laid off. Best thing ever. Not only did I get to collect severance and UI, but I almost immediately found a job that’s better in every metric (plus I no longer work for a nut job who changes his mind every hour.
What were signs you were getting laid off?
Sounds like you work on Walmart at VMLY&R?