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No amount of money can replace being stress free unless it’s a HUGE jump like $250+. If you’re comfortable with $100k, stay forever.
Pro
Probably for double, so $200k.
Keep you current job. But start your own thing on the side and use your extra creativity to market it.
Thought about this. My own personal side hustle might just be the best way to express my creativity.
Rising Star
Depends on your life situation. If you’re single or married without kids, go do it. But if you have little ones, your situation is ideal.
can you freelance on the side to fulfill the need for fast paced?
Pro
This is a great idea.
Man, I’d love to get the opportunity to leave a $100k job.
Creative work.
Agency is like eating ‘ok’ food that gives you indigestion 300 days a year + Michelin star food 65 days a yr — w/ the occasional indigestion.
In-house is like eating ‘ok’ food year round — 60 of those days, you get indigestion. The rest is all good.
I miss filet mignon diarrhea sometimes...
...sometimes.
Then i clock out at 4:43pm, and forget it ever mattered.
Dude, I own my own studio/agency but I’d like to know how I can give it all up and apply for your job. 😅
The more serious answer: could you potentially work out something like a sabbatical or leave of absence to try the agency job without losing the great job you already have?
You might get into an agency and find that you love it, but there’s also a really good chance that the unpredictability, go-go-go environment, and often boring/tedious client work would have you regretting the change.
I think it also depends on where you live. If you’re in NYC, $100k USD is nice but you’re not exactly living the high-life, so it might be worth the change if you were able to increase your quality of life dramatically.
If you’re in a lower-cost market, where $100k USD is more than enough to live an incredibly comfortable life, then that would also make an impact on the decision. (If it was me.)
Hehe, i know.
I landed the job because of big agency experience. In hindsight, i liked the agency life because it fed my ego — until I saw how dumb it was. I do miss creating witty stuff (ideating campaigns and writing a tv/olv/radio script), tho. In-house is more marketing than advertising... writing product pages, branding, photo shoots, and some digital/retail headlines.
But then I clock out at 430p and forget i ever cared lol
I dont live in NYC anymore. But i do live where $100k is a fairly good salary if you’re single, a bit ok if you’re married, and a bit tight if you have a kid. I have a kid. So, im kinda betting on a promotion and maybe my spouse soon-to-come income.
If you enjoy your work/life balance then I say, stay. More money doesn’t bring more happiness. However, make sure you’re contributing as much as you can to your 401(k) or other investments. Because, when you’re 55 and don’t have much $ saved then you’ll REALLY be stressed.
Depends on what you value more right now. Do you need the money and want the experience? If you’re still young, maybe the answer is yes. Or do you like the ease of a job that is low-stress enough to sacrifice an experience you’d really grow from.