Is Publicis a good company to join. I start next week and I'm a little nervous

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As someone unemployed for months, yes

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As someone who left Dentsu to work at Publicis: yes

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Are we all keeping our Dentsu emails for the fishbowl tea

I worked there damn near 20 years ago and yeah, they were good. I worked at dentsu recently and it was so much more of a mess structurally, with less perks and incompetent leaders (but some cool clients). Could also just be the zeitgeist of ad agencies now.

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No it isn’t but at least you’re employed. I’m reading all the posts where people are having such a hard time. Congrats on the gig!

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It really depends on your account

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They are by far the strongest holdco at the moment so yes. They’ve been winning like crazy and are positioned to keep winning due to acquisitions made 5 years ago, so now all other holdcos are playing catchup. So in terms of relative job security it’s a good place to be.

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There are some great agencies within Pub Groupe. I’ve worked at two that were spectacular, one that was okay but with a terrible boss and one that is an awful, toxic dumpster fire (CoLab — where I currently am). I am leaving Publicis/ CoLab because of the horrific environment that is CoLab but would still consider going to another Groupe agency in the future if the opportunity/ agency felt right. In my experience the good agencies outweigh the bad ones in the Groupe but definitely depends on the exact agency

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Depends. Which agency? I like the company compared to other agencies I’ve worked for and I plan on staying within the Publicis network as long as they’ll have me

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@Publicis 1 which won't be long if you work at Publicis CoLab. They keep having layoffs.

way better than dentsu. congrats!!

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Shouldn't you have asked this question before you accepted the offer?

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It’s a marvelous place! Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise! Honestly, most places are a mix of good and bad and Publicis is no exception. But we have many talented and great people here. If you’re passionate and smart you will do well. So welcome!

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Compared to Dentsu yes.

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hard no.

Which office and account ?

What is BofA

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Oh it’s fine.

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