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Hi Fishes,
I recently got an offer for Cyber security advisory at PwC India . They gave a 20% hike on the current amount. Thing is that l, the technical interview told me that it is not a software/coding type of position and asked me multiple times if I was interested to do that. Is that a red flag?
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I felt the same way. I’m over a year in now and have actual nightmares about going back to an agency. I just got a raise for literally no reason. I have a pension now 🤯. I can make plans at 5:15 and not have to think about work until 9:00am the next day now. I can leave for a weekend getaway without the feeling of dread that I might get pulled into a pitch that ruins all my plans. My relationship is better. My heath is better. My finances are better. I might actually get to retire someday now.
Also, if it makes you feel any better, we submitted work to Cannes this year.
Love this. May we all find this type of peace
Hear ya, OP. I did enjoy the ego-lift of walking into a client’s HQ to solve their problems. On the client side - you ARE the problem. But! You also have more control over briefs, no jump-ball pitches, far fewer creative masochists, and no awards bait. Better work life balance. Less booze. You get to know a company from the inside. You’ll do great!
Thank you for the words. It’s an odd in-house structure where we’re not the client but not an agency either. More like an experiential company.
Deep down my larynx, the voice tells me that I belong to the agency world. Unfortunately how things are shaping up, it’s hard not wanting to leave.
So are you a problem now? 🤣😅
And here I am dreaming of in-house.
Grass is always greener I suppose.
Enjoy the WLB and higher salary for me. I’ll drink enough rosé for both of us. Can’t promise a Lion.
Cheers 🥂.
I’ll still try to make it to Cannes by pushing creative work. It may or may not be so easy. Who knows, I’ll figure it out.
I was in-house, great gig on paper. Got bored, left to go back agency life. Took a salary cut to do it. That was three years ago, and today I would probably take a salary cut to go back in house. You couldn’t pay me enough to stay agency at this point in my life.
I'm the opposite I already won lions sipped rose.. I just want a paycheck and consistency now.
I mean, I’d have enjoyed this route too but stars haven’t aligned and the right people haven’t met outside the Gutter Bar.
Nothing stopping you from finding the pinnacle at your new place and working to achieve it. Lions are a symbol of excellence, but not the only one.
How did you find the in-house gig? Did you use a recruiter, or know someone, or just stumble onto it?
I’d say the usual. Found it on LinkedIn, applied before it reached over 100 applicants, surprisingly got an email from the HR.
It’s a bit niche. So my resume fit perfectly for what they were looking for. Took about a month to land it and meet the team.