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I have 18 years of experience , out of which 9 years I worked in Manufacturing industry in Quality and Planning area, then I shifted my career to SAP Functional in Manufacturing domain and in IT industry now for last 8+yrs. In between I have done executive MBA from IIM Kozhikode.Am I eligible to work in consulting in Bain India and Bain any other country?
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Take pictures of each one and put the photo with a snip of the work that speaks to you as to why you think it won. Create a piece of art that speaks to you and that you can reference then scrap the actual awards themselves or do something interesting with them. I had several glass, acrylic, and metal awards that took up valuable shelf space. No one cared about seeing them, only cared that I won them.
FYI, the garden is a great place to create some surprise and delight whimsy with your old awards.
@C/GAD, I aspire to your level of whimsy.
Please adopt me 🥹
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You’re asking the right question. No one outside of a handful of people cared about these awards then and even less now.
I would donate them to a college with an ad program.
Chief
Respectfully, I don’t think a college with an ad program cares about them if they have no tie to the university. It’s not a museum.
Why would you scrap awards, even if you have exited the workforce? You even admitted they're sentimental. Is this supposed to be a humblebrag?
Rising Star
Keep them at a family member’s house or in storage.
If you’re going to melt them, make an urn 🤷🏻♀️
And engrave “Your Ad Here” on the front.
I’ve always wanted to saw them into sections and distribute pieces to everyone involved!!
Could you melt and have a jeweler make rings for all? Or nail files?
I’ll buy and engrave my name instead
I’m keeping my one show pencils for the zombie apocalypse. The dual points are perfect for braining a walker.
Ironic if the award is for Johnny Walker’s Keep Walking
Minimalist here who tossed all my awards years ago. Fun to have in my 20’s when I had an office but why would I ever want them at home. Garbage. The memories will last if they mean anything. But you do t need the physical item.
Select people who created some of what you consider the best commercials or campaigns and award each of them whichever level of award you deem appropriate. So many amazing people in our business are never recognized. This way would be so incredible.
ISPM 1it depends on how old they are. It would be so cool if that happened close to the win but getting one that's 10 or 20 years old totally feels like a hand me down. I had someone send me an old award when their office was closing down (I had the certificate but not the physical award on that one - the ECD had it) and I absolutely knew they were just cleaning house and didn't want it. The win was 15 years old, lol.
Put them all together for a family photo that you keep. scrap the physical - or grandkids might like to play "award show"?
I’ll take it.
This feels like an odd way to brag. If you care, keep. If you don’t, toss.
Throw it away then? What is this convo lol. The only perceived “value” is the title sitting on your resume anyway.
keep them - you earnt them
Does that company have an awards case inside the building? Or a museum? Just a thought- I used to work at Leo B and I’m sure in one of the creative floors there’s a place for those!
I would have bought them all to put in my office, however my job is hybrid and has hotelling desks so I can’t put them anywhere
Chief
Melt it down and create like a canvas of flowing metal. It could definitely make for an interesting art piece with a story behind it. And would take up less space as wall art.
Chief
Personally I’d keep my favourite one or two intact though. But I’m sentimental af.
This is by far the most eye opening post on fishbowl.
I would 100% toss them. Take photos (if you don't already have some) for the memories, then get rid of them. Depending on what they're made of, a recycling center may take them. Packing and moving is tough. Don't make it harder than it needs to be!
Pro
Make them into a modern art sculpture?
Is someone having a low self-esteem day? Or just incredibly bored?