I'm 27 in an entry level role and have co workers in the same position that are 22-23 and managers who are my age. Anyone else in the same boat? I feel so far behind on my career! Job market was tough

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Same boat. Started about ten years after everyone else. But a funny thing happened a few years ago--I stopped giving a shit. You should, too.

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Same boat, 25 in entry level position.and my former college roomie was my manager at one point. Everyone's on their own path, showing you are willing to learn& collaborate will get you far

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Leverage your few extra years of career experience to differentiate yourself and add value.

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It's not a race : ) I started working in advertising at the tender age of 35. Coming from another field ( journalism) helped me develop an original point of view and become a creative director in my first year. If you can be an agent change you will rise fast.

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You have experiences they don't via not being in the bubble of advertising for all of the last 5 years. That is valuable!

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I'm in a similar spot of my own doing. Went back to college 10 years out of high school so I am at supervisor now at 41. Hoping to move up to assoc director and only thing holding me back based on reviews is no available room in scope on current clients

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I'm definitely trying to learn and absorb as much as I can. Reminding myself that there is no timeline for success.

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⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️ Trust anyone from this agency, for real.

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Don't let it get you down. I fell in love with advertising after five years of working on the brand side. I couldn't be happier. And while I feel a little "late" to the game, I'm the only one of my friends who truly loves what I am doing.

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Hello!
I'm italian, 26 yo and currently working in France as financial analyst.
Work environment is great, friendly and multicultural but I don't like the job at all.
Personal life is not so nice since I manage to see my family and gf every 30/45 days only. Colleagues have their own lives and at the end we don't hang out much.
My dilemma is:
A) going back to Italy at a lower salary with less growth opps but better personal life or
B) Switching my job here and hold on

What would you do?

Thx! :)

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Received an external offer in a customer success role. Overall TC is slightly lower than current salary. How would you negotiate? Help and advice is needed - never done this before. Base+Bonus 210K, RSUs 90K, Sign on 15K. Where can I get more and what makes sense? Current TC is ~250K

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I’ve reached a point in my career where I want to take a step back and do an easy job just for the medical insurance benefits. Any ideas what I could do (or who is hiring)? Would contracts manager/admin/specialist be an easy job?

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Can anyone suggest me what can I gift my mom on this mother's day? She's a 50+ house maker. It has to something I can order online in India directly from US.

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Why do companies do this? I interviewed with a company. They loved my work and told me that I’m going to start the following week. They made me sign all of the onboarding papers and poof ghosted me! 🤦‍♀️ I feel so down right now! And I feel like I won’t be able to ever land a job!

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