For those of you that work at smaller agencies, what are your favorite perks you have?

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Honestly, the people are wayyyyyy better here than at my last big agency. And everyone actually likes each other

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Where were you before? ATX?

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Literally Best Life.
Here’s the key - a firm smaller than 50 people is good, 8-12 is ideal. Here’s why:
*Personal attention on accounts and from superiors.
*Real impact.
*Real input.
*More fun!
*Better relationships within the firm.
*Better relationships outside the firm as you’re more hands on w clients and they know/trust you more.
*More understanding from superiors when sh*t comes up eg dentist appointment, kid sick at school, parking ticket.
*WAY better lifestyle.
*My favorite - HONESTY from superiors re: numbers, accounts, personal performance.
I can go on. Best move I ever made.

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Leaving work at 5pm every night.

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Same!

Actually having relationships with people on all teams and levels.

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Less layers of middle management.

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LaCroix! And work/life balance.

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^^ not my experience
Working more directly with the stakeholders

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Ditto

Everyone does the work. No hiding behind someone else

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Fully remote so nothing besides that and spending all day with my cat

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16 weeks parental leave (for both moms and dads), flex work schedule, and leaving at 5 every day.

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Where

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Free water cooler.

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A living wage

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The CEO knowing everyone’s names and having a work/life balance.

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Oh, you know, the low pay, the unhealthy snacks, the two drink happy hour tickets. The usual.

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Flexible come late / leave early / WFH when needed. Flip side is 830-6pm hours and often take work home 😔

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Xanax in the water cooler

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Not owned by a holding company that makes millions of dollars but still that isn’t enough.

Direct access to leadership

True family and not people saying oh that’s not my responsibility

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every second Friday off

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Leaving work before 6 and rarely having to work over time. Mentorship opportunities. Colleagues I love who will stick around for a while. SLT that have families and get that there’s more to life than advertising.

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craft beer on tap and 2 raises in a year. lol definitely never left at 5 though. The company was too cheap to hire juniors and people would just get burned out and would leave instead.

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