Currently im an undervalued disgruntled marketing manager with an agency. I’ve been looking for a new position the last two weeks within adtech but no success as of yet.

This morning I received an second interview email from a company that I am unsure of. Glassdoor only has one review, LinkedIn page has very few posts, and google displayed they received almost 400k in PPP loans. I don’t want to waste my time or theirs but this smells like a scam of an opportunity. What would you do?

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Go to the interview and ask as many questions as possible. If you’ve been hoping for more satisfying work and to feel more appreciated- this could very well be your opportunity. Don’t write off the blessing you may have been asking for. Maybe they’re just a smaller company, but they could have an amazing work environment. Research them on LinkedIn and FB, see if you can find other employers who work there and send them a message for insight.

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I wouldn’t take a chance on something sketchy in this economic climate. A major recession is imminent and layoffs are happening left & right. Once you find a good opp tho, I made the switch to ad tech and it was the best decision I’ve ever made. Comp exploded, WLB improved dramatically, I’m valued as a contributor, and it feels really good to be working on an ever-evolving product so I don’t feel the stagnation/slowdown many people feel when they go brand side.

Also, seconding the thought to find and message people in similar positions. It’s the best research you can do.

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Sure, I was in account services at several big name shops. After getting to all my dream agencies and winning things I was faced with the realization that there was no end of the rainbow - all of those places thought they were unique, traded the same workers, paid like shit, and general had the same shortcomings. I was utterly disillusioned. The one exception was Martin, but that might’ve been due to an excellent manager & team, and who knows if the place has changed since covid.

I wanted to find something that paid well, valued my contributions, was less doting, and still moved relatively quickly while interesting me. Fortunately, the specific area of adtech where I landed satisfied all of those things.

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