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Leave now. They are taking advantage of you.
Start looking now but make the current situation good enough to not have to jump at the first offer. If you aren't desperate for a change you will hold our for a better gig and be able to negotiate a fair comp package once the offer does come. Usually takes about 3-6 months and a few offers to land somewhere that works for you. By then you'd have been at the current place for a year which is solid as far as the resume is concerned. Good luck!
start applying for senior level roles. 6 years is plenty long to be mid.
@Everybody Yeah Im going to take my time to find a "dream job" and look into senior roles, so it won't be rushed and I can live on 60k for now so Im okay... mostly just pissed off the recruiter insisted they don't pay more to ADs at my level, and that I accepted it. 😒
that's just pure selfishness on the recruiter's part. unless you're in a tiny market? what city are you in?
@DDB Toronto, and I'm at one of the big agencies. Was at a smaller agency before who was paying me $68k, so it's really just them being cheap.
Gooooooo
If you weren't working then you didn't take a pay cut
My last place paid $68, the place before that $65, and before that $60. I get you're being pedantic but yes, my pay is basically going backwards, and I'm not being paid my worth.
When I got laid off, it occurred to me that I'm not an art director anymore. Its a job title and I'm only an AD if someone is paying me to be one. My next job was ACD level and I approach my career carefully because the truth is, I could only get this high. That's the lens I look through the paycut statement.
At that salary I am sure you're not being paid your worth but your value is only what someone will pay you. Take it upon yourself to show you can get more money then if you want to stay, you can tell them you got an offer and they should work with you.