If you get laid off. Do your damndest not to take an offer or even reach out to the low-hanging-fruit agencies. Once you get hired there, you’re there. Take it from someone who is still there.

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I’ve worked at some of these agencies and I agree. But when you have bills to pay and mouths to feed it’s hard to discriminate.

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100%. If you do have the option though. Some people have mortgage to pay, kids or rely on visa. (I check all the boxes here)

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It’s tough but I relate. Relying on a Visa, what are my options.

Wunderman. Digitas. 360i.

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What do you mean by local agencies?

What agencies are low hanging fruit? The ones on LinkedIn easy apply?

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A lot of times, yeah. Or in my case, it was a job openings email from the ad school graduated from/went to. I was getting DEEP into my savings, so I pulled the trigger to prevent myself from going into debt.

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Yep that’s why I got into Publicis, which destroyed my book. It took me years to repair the damage.

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Laid off, settled for Publicis. Publicis work destroyed the book. I left, and it took years to rebuild the book.

Imagine a lot of, if not all, the positions would be contract, no? Can’t imagine any agency wanting to risk a full time contract with this climate. So, theoretically, you would not be chained unless they decided to flip you, which would be another conversation down the road.

I’m interviewing for two full time roles right now. Not contracts.

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Damn... that’s tough advise. 😩😩😩

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