I thought for years I hated the work because I had a bad job. Then I landed at a dream agency and realized I just hate advertising.

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Imma pray for you tonight

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You gotta treat the job as a job nothing else

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What agency are you at now? Dying to know

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It’s a tough distinction to draw until you’ve been a couple of places. I figured it out early on myself, but still never got out.

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Yeah I fell out of love with it yeeeaars ago.

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Same 😶

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Freelance is the way to go then, this is only how you eat and finance your life remove ego from your job and you’ll be much happier.

All advertising or just certain brands/sectors?

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So I used to work for this shady Series A funded startup in Mumbai. Our CEO was a drug addict who funnelled money back to a lobbyist on the VC side. They paid INR 1.2 Crores for their logo to a "creative agency", just one of the many dodgy expenses they made including multiple so-called official trips to exotic locations like Hawaii. Till date their SAAS product has not found a single buyer. The CEO's girlfriend was the Sales Director whose job was to wear skimpy dresses for business meetings.

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Any black Christian men? 25 F Atlanta looking for a relationship

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My agency is shifting to begin doing quick turn organic social production for a few brands and I’m trying to build a team that can support these asks. Ive honestly never worked at an agency that successfully handled this without it feeling chaotic- anyone ever have a successful team with this type of work? Any advice is appreciated!

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Hi Bostonians, any one knows if Quincy market opens on Christmas Day?

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Attorney 🐠 - my female SO is moving over to big law in the coming weeks. Need ideas on gifts. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!!

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Which Canadian B school MBB or other top consulting firms regularly recruit from?

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What’s your current billable rate and salary?

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So what’s everyone buying? I just got me some ETH, ALGO and GRT.

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Have you talked about your wedding with coworkers? I made the mistake of saying I had to leave work a little early one day because I was going to do a tasting at my venue. That starts a debate on why one shouldn’t get married, how much wedding costs & what a waste it is, dresses are stupid because you only wear them once, etc. I haven’t talked about my wedding much, but I didn’t appreciate this. I ignored the negative comments and we moved the conversation along. Not talking about that anymore!

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Hello Everyone,
Please let me know if there are any requirements for Oracle PPM functional consultant in India. I have an experience of 2years and 8 months with 2 end to end implementations.

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Do anyone have answer to OFRO TRAININGS

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Someone used my mug while I worked from home yesterday and now the top is missing. I feel like this is a metaphor for my agency en masse.

"This program needs more proper documentation!"

In front of folks who don't understand code, you think you look smart. In front of those who know code - you're an idiot covering your incompetency.

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The mornings are when I’m most productive and it never fails.. my one friend/coworker comes over to talk to me about meaningless BS every time i start getting momentum. Nice guy.. but leave me alone.

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I’m struggling. I left an agency I liked last year due to growth limitations and since then I’ve worked at 2 different agencies and can’t seem to find my footing. The first one seemed like a good fit at first but then it turned out to not be the best place for me so I left. At my current agency I feel super undervalued. I’m always raising my hand and offering to help where I can and no matter what I do, I don’t feel utilized or valued or part of the team.It’s really taken a toll on my confidence

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The new swatch ads make no sense to me. Skin Irony? Wtf?

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So inquiring minds need to know. What happened to kevin ?

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Just discovered a public slack channel (that very much should have been private) that a few women at my work have been using to bitch about the co-workers they don’t like. There’s a lot of very mean posts about several of the CDs, account people, producers etc. There’s quite a few hateful posts about me and my partner too 🙈 should I tell them?

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Agency Idea: The Ginger Group. Redheads only. You should see our Diversity and Inclusion page!

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T-minus a week until I give notice. Excited. Nervous. But so happy to get out.

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I am not ok.

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I ordered dinner with wine at the airport. They brought me two glasses. Said it was my lucky day.

I deserved it anyway

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I get so frustrated and annoyed when people make stupid common sense mistakes and I think it’s starting to affect my relationships. Don’t really know what to do.

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I’m white.. and a man. Shhh, don’t tell anyone.

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It makes me intensely uncomfortable when I hear people who should know better misusing the word “myself.” As in “please cc Kate and myself on your email.”

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People always compliment how soft my skin is, I honestly think it’s because I don’t shower daily so I never have to use lotion and my skin has a natural oil balance. I usually shower every other day or every 2 days. Unless I sweat or get dirty… Showering everyday is such an advertising concept, a whole industry is built on it, but we were not meant to shower every single day, 50 years ago most people didn’t

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I like to think of myself as calm but really I’m just dead inside.

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I’m 30. My friends’ weddings are piling up and I’m just... still very much single. Feel like it’s acceptable in NYC but also sorta depressing. Dating is hard.

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I make poor decisions

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It's freezing tonight bitter cold. I just ordered Chinese and I'm not sure if that was a shitty thing to do. I think they need to make money so if no one calls that wouldn't be good. I did tip well

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I think I have ADHD. I’m middle-aged. This has never been a problem for me before, but I’ve taken several screening tests and I’m scoring really high. What do I do?

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