Been an AS for 4 years & have no desire to be and AD but feel pressure to keep moving. Don’t want people to think I’m lazy/not promotable but I’m happy where I’m at. Tips to ignore the pressure?

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Ignore it and continue to be happy.

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Is your agency actively trying to promote you? If not, maybe stay at your job if you enjoy it or try to move to a new account at your current level for something new.

Can I ask why? I don’t see a giant difference between sup and Director, but much more of one between Director and group AD.

If you have no desire to move up the ladder, especially from AS to AD - you may want to revisit your career and personal priorities. I get it if you don’t want to one day be EVP or President, but AD is a good level to be at and you could realistically stay at that level for years to come if you didn’t want the pressure for new business that comes with VP+.

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