Laid off last year > broke my lease > dried my savings and moved to my family’s.

Managed to stick through the rainy days freelancing, got a remote job in-house but had to take a title downgrade (i guess?) Huge brand. Fairly easy duties. Too corporate. 0 alignment. 0 creativity. Full silos. Full textbook procedures for digital, ecomm, direct response. Same egos (none creative though).

As soon as I pay my debts, I want to h4ul 4ss. Find an ACD gig at indie shops or something. Should I?

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Don’t leave. Linked in is flooded with people unemployed for over a year, about to lose their homes. Do the things you love on your own time. Rediscover hobbies. Learn how to invest a little if you haven’t, if your comp/ benefits are good.

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Agree!

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Don’t go back to agency life. In-house means you can actually form longer term relationships with people that can meaningfully affect your career.

Why don’t you turn your energy from just being fulfilled creatively, to become essential to the brand over time? Just my (hopefully constructive) two cents.

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It sounds like you are a liaison in multiple ways. You are a copywriter, so you translate creative approach into business needs (agency <> client) AND being multi-lingual, you are the connector between your agencies core language offering and other languages.

This combo gives you a lot of bargaining power if you continue to flex yourself in this way internally. I think you should position yourself strongly internally this way RE: your value.

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Agree about side hustle. Double dip to build your book and make some money. Once you have momentum consider jumping back into it but only if you are good enough to freelance with some level of security.

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Are you making more money now and do you have more stability now than when you were agency? If so I’d keep the job and find a side creative outlet, or use the free time to find a side hustle if you’re bored.

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I’m earning 10K less than my last job. Promised as bonus according to performance but they just announced budget cuts and even headcount for 2026. The only good perk I see is the health insurance.

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Do what you love on the side. Agency side is nothing but layoffs. I am trying to desperately go in house for some stability.

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Stay on the corporate side. Better benefits and pay. Do something on the side to foster your creativity.

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Jumping into a volatile indie agency as a new hire that’s cheaper to let go is a great way to line yourself up to be the first one laid off in this climate. I wouldn’t.

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Maybe find some like minded folks and start your own thing?

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Take the money from the corporate gig. Make something special for yourself in hours after 5pm. Since corporate gigs end at 5pm.

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