Media arts lab. What does everyone think about it? Culture/work life etc?

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Pays well, but you are disposable! It's the TBWAy! Also, no bonus.

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Every single person I’ve known who left 72 for MAL says the same thing, the money is better but the culture is a joke. They’ve unanimously regretted it. The horror stories outweigh the salary increase, at least for me.

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pays well but I've known a lot of creative's to not enjoy it

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A friend of mine is doing all sorts of nice stuff but he said the agency is mordor. He also said that 72 LA was even worse. So it might improve for you.

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Culture and work life? Haha! There is none at MAL. And when people say they pay well, break it down hourly and you’re at the same rate as everyone else.

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You’ll make good work there. And a good paycheck. But they take their pound of flesh. Getting assigned to iPhone is the kiss of death

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Always be weary of a place that pays as well as they do. Usually making up for something. Also, they just about lost everyone in their planning department in a 6 month period. I’d stay as far away as possible unless you are a creative and need to get tv work in a book. The client is also taking more work internal and that’s a big problem

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One friend of mine seems very happy and makes awesome global stuff every now and then.

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