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Looking for cheaper labor. Duh!
Could be some de facto restructuring. They had too many of that, now they want more of this. And, of course, they can pay less to people who may want the name on their resume.
Q4 cost savings, Q1 investments
Weirdos
It’s all restructuring for new talent. Happens every year.
That’s true. That was indeed a huge hit.
They are hiring a lot of good people.
Laid off a lot of good people too
There is virtually an entirely new C suite at LB Chicago over the last year. 2024 was a tough year. The new team must reboot the agency and re-establish serious growth momentum. The GM loss was a big hit to the revenue line. 2025 is a key year for the new management team.
Luckily most of those who fucked it are gone now. I like the new CEO in Chicago - we’ll see about the others but I’m up for giving them a chance. And there are like 500 people in Chicago - I think Detroit is RIP.
Maybe trying to staff up to combat Inter-com/Omni-public