Help me with a dilemma! Semi-entry level person entering a final-round interview with a large in-house media company. Pays great, but is B2B and soulless corporate. I also really, really love agency life, and truly aspire to do strategy. If I get this role, do I take it? Will it “trap” me out of going back to agency life? I fear getting pigeonholed in an industry or company I don’t like, losing the opportunity to build my portfolio, etc.

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You will never be trapped from going back agency. The problem is usually the opposite - getting stuck agency side and trying to move brand. With that in mind, I think it’s worth taking the job to see if you like in house. Can always go back to agency and likely at a higher title

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Have gone back and forth one time. Didn’t hurt me except that I didn’t get good book work for 2 years. What I did get was w/l balance and more money. Had to return to an agency again due to big tech layoffs and my book suffering.

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I got back in by keeping up with my network. The specific job I have is from someone reaching out to me on LinkedIn. Most of my jobs have worked out that way or through alumni and friends. Sorry that’s not an easier answer. Guess I was just trying to say that it’s possible to go back and forth, because I did.

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