how close do agencies generally adhere to the mission statements written on their websites?

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Likely never, unless their mission statement is, we have no values, we just value money, please pay us.

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we don't even know what the mission statement is lol

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This is very cute.

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My goodness. So, how do you know where you want to work? I guess asking for an inside vibe check on this app. There, I answered my own question.

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No offense, but how many choices do you actually think you have?! If you read these boards at all you will learn that if you want to work in this industry it often comes down to who is offering you a role.

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I thought all agency mission statements were to maximize shareholder value

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They change them yearly or bi-annually depending on what conferences the founder attends

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Universal Mission Statement:

Make money.
F*ck employees.
Make more money.

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Hmm. Would you say that this MS applies to the average person that you've worked with as well?

Ha!

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If they say they’re empathetic-they usually have the least amount of empathy

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Which agency jives with my style based on my instagram posts?

https://linktr.ee/ArtTableNYC?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=a4cf4988-8641-4025-bcf9-fc45280468f9

Really depends on the agency, doesn't it?

By laying people off just before bonus time

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