Hows the work and work/life balance at full-service agencies vs a media agency. I'm a media planner coming from a full-service agency and I'm wondering if it will be a step backward going to a media focused agency.

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it varies so much at the agency, on the team and on the client. I’ve seen media agencies that are 9-5 and some that are sweatshops

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I was thinking that this was probably exclusive to media agencies. However, this is definitely something applicable to full service as well. Thanks for pointing that out and it's something I'll ask at my interview tomorrow.

Would say there is more difference by agency brand than agency type.

My agency is more like 8am-9pm. Media only.

Although were supposedly switching to full service in 2021

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