If you didn't need the money would you still work your current role?

like
Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at
Highlighted IconHIGHLIGHTED

Depends on age. At 20-30? Yes, bc work is part of a social life and being connected to society. 30-40? Maybe, depending on family needs (I chose to bc I liked having an outside life and would not enjoy stay at home parenting.) 40-50 is where it gets harder to stay. When things are good and you are advancing and relevant, it’s great and meaningful and engaging, but when bad management is killing the vibe and you are not getting anything out of it but the paycheck? Then you start thinking hard about how your time could be better spent and it’s not a big leap to quitting from there.

like

I would buy the client and approve my own ideas.

funnylike
Recent IconRecent

I would be in Bali

likefunny

A beach and a boat and a drink. I’d make do.

like

Some people might try to spin “I’d still love the job, and the challenges, and the fun people” but damn, I’d be the worst employee if I was wealthy and didn’t need this. I’d show up for fun projects, sure, but screw late nights and weekend work. Pitches after my ideas get killed? Hell no. I’d be in 2-weeks notice mode the whole time.

likefunny

Hell to the yes about being in two weeks notice mode full time. 😂

Of course not! I’d be way too busy starring in community theater musicals and adopting an ever growing pile of cats

likefunny

Yes. Then no.
Id do it for as long as they let me choose which projects I work on. Which would last about a week or two. Then I'd be fired for saying No to pretty much everything.

funnylike

…is this a joke? What an American question.

like

yes!!! the Americans finally catch a break.

like

you mean would I get yelled at by clients for free? maybe… if I’m feeling frisky.

likefunny

It’s mainly just the Veeps saying yes. Interesting.

likesmart

Probably not, but I’d give a super long notice for them to find a good replacement, I’ve been there for 14 years.

I’d open up my own creative shop. I want a dark room for photography, and a huge production room with a letterpress. I’d take on jobs i wanted, nonprofits and small businesses, I’d have fun.

like

Do it. Sounds like you have a dream. You can make this work

So I don’t need the money because my spouse makes 8X what I do. I’m still relatively young, and do genuinely enjoy my work so I don’t see myself quitting. I also truly don’t know what I’d do with myself without the structure of a job.

like

Lol. Some dumbass single cell organism evolved to the point where I need to collect little pieces of paper to live and you’re telling me I would no longer have to do that?

like

Yes, because we're all very passionate about labour 🤨

like

We were trained to work hard for the money. But that’s an endless quest. More money = more work. If you can reduce how much money you need to live on maybe you can reduce the work too?

likesmart

A billion percent no. Anyone who says they’d work in advertising if they didn’t need the money is straight up lying to themselves

like

Absolutely not.

like

I’m an intern.. so.. no

like

Which visa do you need?

No. I would not want to be a GCD. I would, however, like to be a jr. copywriter again. Just doing the work and not worrying about scopes, budgets, or employee issues sounds nice.

like

👎

like

Nope!

like

Abso-f$#%-lutely not

like

Related Posts

Hi all! Looking for some advice please!
I am looking to stir my career into a Project Management role. I have some work experience in managing IT Projects but don't have the title. Is working towards a PMP Certificate worth investing time and money in worth it or should I just apply for a PM role?
Thank you in advance!

like

Hello Team,

Please let me know how to remove CID from Accenture portal. I appiled in Accenture through a referral but now status is showing as " we don't have suitable position". Thanks

like

Hi! I have an interview on Monday for a Special Ed position. There are multiple positions so the interview is for Elementary / MS position. Can anyone tell me what questions I can expect to be asked?

Anyone work for VMware who can provide a referral for a Senior Project Manager roles?

like

I’ve been working for a company for 25yrs, looking for advancement. I’m considered an SME, managing people, Vendors and working on large system conversions. Have provided long term goals. When requesting feedback I’m told I’m on the right path, no suggestions on what to improve. I asked about timelines for advancement and not being given anything concrete. Recently interviewed with another company as a Vendor Mgmt partner. Individual contributor, high visible position with potential. Thoughts?

like

Hi All,
Can anyone help me with a referral in PwC.Thanks in advance

like

Hi all,
I am tech guy with almost 3yr exp, but I want to switch to a Management role. Going for an MBA is not possible for me. I was wondering about the possibility to switch to a management role within the next 2 years without an MBA. Company/Brand is not a bar for me.
Can somebody please suggest how to do this?

like
like

How much EY GDS pays for test lead position with automation experience?

like

Non-eng... Got past the hiring committee! 🥳 does anyone know the process from now? And how long it typically takes? Thanks !

like

I had completed 1st year in cognizant here is the situation can anyone please clarify the doubt ..my probation rating is 2 and not good comments and my role is PAT until today my colleagues role changed PAT to PA but my role is not changed why?is it behind the reason about review?

like

Hi Fishes I have been interviewing with Microsoft for the role of Product Manager done with 4 rounds.

I got a mail that I'm rejected

I reached out to the HR Team they mentioned, role is on hold along with many other roles

Anyone know how long this freeze is going to be ? people who already cleared most of rounds will be preferred when freeze opens ?

Please guide me as I've put all my Hopes on this role.

like

Curious, I'm a bilingual Health Information Specialist and work exclusively from home. Im a medical assistant and front office specialist. I'm making $17.50/hr. I realize there isn't many incentives in my company and I'm starting to wonder if I'm better off somewhere else. Can anyone with a similar position share their salary? TIA

Hi Everyone, Need help.

I am currently serving Notice period and can join in 20days.

Have good expertise on Selenium Webdriver, TestNG, Restassured, Postman, Jenkins, AWS, Java Programming.

Yoe - 6.8years.

Preferred Location - Noida/ Gurgoan/ NCR

Please refer me in your organisations for relevant openings, would highly appreciate your help and time. Thanks in advance.

like

Interested in joining the Reserves, but I’m guessing that’s way too much with a consulting career? No ROTC or previous military experience so I’d have to go through OCS/OTS as well.
Or is it better to wait until I exit to industry and pursue my interest in the military then?
Any and all advice appreciated.

like

Hi Fishmates! Anyone working at VMware wishing to help me out with a referral? Thank you so much in advance!

like

Newco Accenture Infosys Wipro

Dear Fishes,

Any openings for Business analyst? I am looking for an opportunity and your referrals would be a great help.

like

I have a SQL assessment to complete with Home Depot for a Senior Analyst position for Inventory Solutions department and a little nervous for it as I have not touched SQL in over a year and a half since my previous role. Does anyone happen to have any tips or insight on the assessment? What functions are commonly asked, etc. thanks in advance. Looking at YouTube and LinkedIn tutorials at the moment to freshen up.

like

Hi everyone. I have an interview with Cisco for their product manager SSO role, Has anyone interviewed for this role or with company, what kind of question are expected in their process. Thanks

like

More Posts

Any boutique Regulatory consultants or firms out there? Looking for TMF QC and PV

like

Hi Everyone,

Could you please refer me in Infosys.
I have an experience of 2.9 years in Mindtree as Devops Engineer.
Currently serving my notice period.
Thanks in Advance.

Regards,
Sravani

Hi! Anyone at Optum or UnitedHealth Group willing to provide a referral?

Thanks in advance!

Hi, I am immediate joiner in java, spring boot, microservicws and aws. Last company: concentrix. Previously worked at Citicorp, Fiserv, TCS and Accenture
Exp: 6 yrs. Looking for only remote opportunity. No offers as if now. LWD : 9/11/2022.

funny

Program Manager L3 salary in HCOL?

like
like

I am looking to work for a bank or financial institution in the US with presence in Latin America, I know about Citi and JPM any other?

like

Situation: got an offer from firm X; highly likely to get a better offer from firm Y but official offer would take a couple of more weeks in best case scenario. However, firm X’s offer validity about to run out. Would you: (1) accept X’s offer now but rescind later if Y converts (2) ask X for additional time to decide (they’re “prestigious” and may not offer additional time...) (3) Play straight, decline X and hope Y converts (4) any other creative ideas ...???

like

Dubai 🐠 what are your favourite things to do in the region?

like

Hello fishes, how much % will get annual variable pay in Clarivate??

Heya guys, actively looking for a senior/staff optical engineering position if anyone knows of anything let me know 😬

like
like

I have 5+ years of experience and having 3 offers

1. Infosys -9.5 lpa
2. Wipro - 12.0 lpa
3. Mphasis -13.0 lpa

If I consider salary as secondry criteria ,Which one I should choose so that I wouldn't regret later. Please suggest ?

like

What is the average promotion cycle in KPMG audit in the US for experienced M (recruited from outside to the US) to SM?

like

Please Need 11 likes for dm . Appreciate your help

like
like

Joined at 502 in JPMC in mid July (in Operational Risk). 6 YOE (4 in audit, 2 in BPO). Haven't really started working in the true sense yet. Objective setting discussion just began for this year. Wondering what to expect from performance appraisal considering these facts in terms of hike and bonus. LOB - Corporate.

like

Maybe stupid question....With global slowdown, does JPMC fire any new hires?

like

Is there anything you would change about the career path you took in the industry?

like

Hi All, I'm moving to a Corporate
Development & Strategy role at the
analyst level (fintech focused) I
wanted to get some transparency on
how much I should be asking them
for comp (please let me know base
and bonus)

My past experiences is I was a
investments banking intern at
Citigroup on the M&A team and was
a Private Equity Summer Analyst at a
healthcare focused fund. For the
past year after I graduated I've been
working in a rotational program
that's focused on institutional sales.

like

Additional Posts in Advertising

Anyone work at Lippincott? Or have worked there in the past? Seems like an interesting mix of consulting, brand strategy, and branding.

Thanks!

like

So, again my client went with the banner and website design ideas from from their print-based (and cheaper) agency. Now I get to make their garbage. Sometimes I wonder why we bother. #designrant

like

Laid off, 10 years exp, tired of acct management. Feel so lost. Don't want to go back to agency side. What should I do? I feel like 💩

like

Just got laid off do I need cobra? I plan to hopefully have a job soon

like

Do LinkedIn skills endorsements mean anything? Has any recruiter said... "Whoa! She's got 47 people that think she's a great writer... we gotta get her in here!" ?

like

Raises do exist! Disregard females, acquire currency 💸💸💸

like

Tips from those of you who have moved from agency to in-house?

like

I'm reading this book on boundaries. In the work section it says I should tell my boss that I can't work after 5 PM. Knowing that advertising work commonly goes past 5 PM...would my job be in danger if I said that?
There's not really a rule book that says I must work until the work is done even though it's an unsaid expectation. Thoughts?

like

Any notable examples of agencies taking a chance on relatively young talent propelling them into exec-level or C-suite roles and it working out?

*Genuinely curious, so no need to call out those who have been unqualified, etc :)

like

Having to explain every meme, YouTube video, and cultural trend to the old fart creative directors :|

like

If the open office concept is so great for collaboration why does everyone wear gigantic noise cancelling headphones to try to ignore everyone around them?

like

What small or mid sized NYC shops are doing good work right now?

like

I’ve been working my ass off to make it to ACD and I feel like this milestone has been all-consuming. I’m close, I can feel it. But will I be full-filled when I get there? And if so, for how long? Curious to hear from others about their climb up the ladder and if the hunger and drive ever subsides to an acceptable level.

like

If you could change one thing about the ad agency culture, what would it be?

like

Just got promoted to ACD. Will be taking on more leadership roles. Any books, workshops, resources that helped you learn leadership skills?

likeuplifting

I really need to know. Does anyone genuinely care about their jobs anymore? Money aside.

likefunny

New State Farm commercial- who is covering "Don't forget about me"? I can't find it anywhere.

like

Have layoffs been finished for the year or are more coming?

like

I got the job. That is all.

likeuplifting

New to Fishbowl?

Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
That was just a preview…
Sign Up to see all discussions
  • Discover what it’s like to work at companies from real professionals
  • Get candid advice from people in your field in a safe space
  • Chat and network with other professionals in your field
Sign up in seconds to unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.

Already a user?
Login here

Share

Embed this post

Copy and paste embed code on your site

Preview

Download the
Fishbowl app

See what’s happening in your industry
from the palm of your hand.

A phone with Fishbowl app

Scan your QR code to download
Fishbowl app on your mobile

Download app

Sign up for free to view this conversation on Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Already have an account? Log in

Sign up for free to continue using Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use(New) and Privacy Policy(New)
Messaging rates may apply

Already have an account? Log in

For account settings, visit Fishbowl on Desktop Browser or

General

Legal