Just remembered the time I interviewed at an agency, was told I didn’t have enough experience in “tech”, and then proceeded to get a job at one of the most competitive tech companies out there and became THE CLIENT overseeing the team/agency I was originally interviewing for.

So yeah. F$&k you, R/GA. 😎

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LOVE it! Your first act was to put the account into review, of course.

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Luurve stories like this. Well done you!

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Same. When I interviewed at R/GA years ago, I had four years experience in what they called “connections planning.” That wasn’t enough for them on a tech account. Meanwhile, I got a role leading AI marketing for a segment at IBM.

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+1 ☺️

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Love this so much.🥂

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Nice one 🏆

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Love this.

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From what I hear they love deluding themselves into thinking they’re a tech company

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I once got rejected by an RGA office that I already had freelanced for previously. 😂🤷‍♂️

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Aw. RGA once denied me a job too on experience

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