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Doing twice as much with 50% of the people.
It’s employment at least.
Pretty much this
Absolutely exhausting and thankless, truly never been worse.
Lowball offer mid pandemic. No path to righting that ship with raise freezes and understaffed departments however I make a decent living and am happy to have a job.
Pretty good. Thanks for asking.
Rising Star
Can’t complain
Not doing my best work creatively and at a place that neither respects nor fully understands creative. But I do work with some cool folks and am being paid well, and overall have pretty good work life balance. Been trying to find a better job for the better part of a year with no luck but right now I know lots are far worse off, so trying to be grateful.
I’ve stayed employed throughout COVID. Gotten a promotion almost every year. Still remote with no hassle. Tripled my income to high 200s since 2020. Gotten three bonuses. Manage more people than ever.
Haven’t made anything interesting in years. Some days I work 4 hours, some days 18. I used to be afraid of not seeing my kids, but now they just see me on my phone or hear me on meetings.
Some days it feels like I couldn’t live without this job but also powerless to control it. But i have absolutely nothing ti actually complain about. I have close, much more talented friends who have gone months without a steady paycheck.
It feels like a surreal blessing.
VPACD1: Like, advertising with kids? I mean, the kids make it all worth it I guess. Before I was just buying stuff and going out to dinner. Now it feels like I have a bit more purpose.
One thing, is that I had someone say (an exec who has known me for a while) that becoming a parent changed my leadership style in a good way. I have decent boundaries and they just got better. I had to do more in less time and I guess I started delegating better.
Minuses, I guess are the typical stuff. Ive had moments with my spouse that were difficult, having to travel (with barely no notice) and leave them with the kids. Feeling town between kids and meetings, and trying to make it both work everyday and feeling shameful when they interrupt each other. Sleep deprivation.
CD: I was making 120 when the pandy kicked off. ACD jump was title only. CD kicked up to 150. From there, moved agencies to group for almost double that. If i am honest i just always stayed in touch with people that liked me and trusted me and liked my work. They came through for me and I like to think Ive come through for them. When I say I havent made anything interesting, i think thats because I am put on a lot of pitches. So, my work has value but not award worthy per se.
I'm very grateful to have a job. I know how hard it is out there now and have been on the other side before. But as others have said upthread it's brutal. Do more with less. Help more. Fix this. I've never been so demoralized at a job before. And I'm so paranoid of being laid off I feel like Chicken Little crying about the sky falling. But I do have a paycheck, however small it is. I don't know how this is sustainable for the next 30 years or so but I guess I'll figure it out as I go.