Just found out my job is being eliminated 3.5 months after taking a pay cut to be here.

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Keep your head up and look forward to the silver lining

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Which agency are you at? Which city? Asking bc I Wonder if there’s more roles at risk there

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Not at an agency. In-house role. In NYC.

That blows. I'm so sorry.

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Yikes. So sorry. You always have to think about yourself in this industry.

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Similar boat. You’re not alone. We will survive!

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Sorry to hear this, but if they ask you to take a pay cut that’s your first warning to get your resume in order and begin looking elsewhere. They are clearly not loyal to you so you owe them no loyalty. You’ve found this out the hard way, that sucks. Reach out to former colleagues, recruiters who may have connected previously and job postings on your target agencies. Update your reel, look for networking events. Resolve to never get caught flat footed again

I was assuming this was a case of less pay, same work. Obviously if the nature of the work changes then you can evaluate if the trade off is worthwhile

They screwed you a bit there so they have to pay you a lesser redundancy package

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