In-house is nice and all, but damn, I miss making things.

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I’d much rather have a boring slow stable job in house then a fast hectic and unstable job at agency

Been there, done that - I just want the check to fund my lifestyle

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Making things like what? Decks?

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always a felt a tad disingenuous when agency creatives get high and mighty about “craft” or “making shit,” as if it isn’t a VFX artist by a production studio hired by an agency producer actually taking the idea from concept to reality.

if you actually wanna make shit, go to a small indie where you have no choice but to be hands-on. our account managers are quicker to mock up a concept than half the holdco art directors i know

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The only things being made at most agencies right now are decks, meetings, and insulting severance packages worth 3 weeks pay or less.

I’ll gladly take your in-house job if you don’t want it.

Seriously.

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Did we get fired from the same agency, ACD1?

I’m actively pushing things in-house right now. Doing what I can to keep my skills up. The stability, paycheck, kindness, and logging off at 5-6 is a freakin’ game-changer though.

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If it makes you feel any better, I’m also not making things.

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In house is great. Twice the salary half the work.

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Sometimes I miss being agency side when I see all the flashy ideas coming in from our agency partners, then I remember my five figure annual bonus and pension and am content with making content for social. 🙏

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No, what you miss is sitting on big couches and having Starbucks brought to you. You can make plenty of things in house.

And the best part is, your in-house partners — your co-workers — will help you make things despite your shitty attitude about them.

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You know what, I thought the post was about in-house production, and I was WRONG. My comment came from an entirely unrelated place.

Sorry! 😳 I’d delete it if I could.

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actively looking to go client side.

If you want to make things, that’s what your (presumedly) stress free evenings are for.

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Stick with in-house.

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Hmmm exactly what “things” did you “make”

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