Exit strategy: Where do people work after a career in Advertising or PR? Add examples of your past colleagues.

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Out to pasture

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^ exactly. I'm trying to find a way out. I'm in my 30s. I'm just over it.

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Guys real talk tho, leaving the industry isn't equivalent to being out to pasture or useless or whatever. Come now.

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Experienced hire in consulting, especially if you have PM or marketing experience.

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Whatever you want. Just think outside the norm and make it happen. Be happy first and foremost

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Politics, lobbying and public affairs (although, are either of those realllyyy that fundamentally different from PR or advertising when push comes to shove?), journalism God bless their souls, meditation, teaching, music, alternative medicine...And wow, thats the weirdest assortment of examples ever.

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I know a few people who've left account service to become lawyers or teachers. The producers I've seen leave tend to go either full on software PM or product management which is still very close skill set wise.

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In the process of figuring that out and looking at different opportunities, including talent development, niche recruiting, and professional coaching

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Housewife or local business owner. Some went to tech company that is preparing to enter "lumascape".

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Worm food.

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SAS sales, pharmac sales , project management , business consulting

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