Menno, San and Frank: whats the deal?

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I’ll add that in addition to not really “bringing it” work wise Sam and Frank have destroyed the culture. It used to feel like everybody had a seat at the table as long as you had something good to say - no matter your department or level. Now if you aren’t “one of the guys” your input is invalid or unworthy

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ECDs with 7yrs experience. That is the reason our industry is tanking. They should both be ACDs at best with less than a decade under their belt. Poster boys for how mediocre so many large agencies have become.

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Hi all. This is Menno. Not exactly true. If you have a problem with the current set up. Come find me. Happy to talk about it. Other than that. Yes, your job is to sell ideas.

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Can these 3 be difficult on the work? Yes. Does that make it hard to work for them sometimes? Yes. Are they jerks? No. Will they do something within the next year that makes everyone on this thread jealous? Yes

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Young 30 ECDs? Nah. Did they do a water is life campaign yet to win awards, while doing nothing for the actual clients? They adhere to their own agenda, which will come around and bite them in the ass eventually

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@360i8 did i miss something? Did the work get better?

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should be embarrassed with nothing to show for the past year. but no. still counting their cash and making fools of all.

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Talented but self-serving opportunists who've made a career out of gaming the system?

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Creative zombies dragging us down. Sat through a presentation today where they bragged about Oreo social posts and some cheap ass posts for Mini. Wtf. #unimpressed

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Menno is one of the most talented people in the business. If you don’t like working for him it’s because you’re not impressing him.

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💀☠️💀☠️💀

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@360i5. Everyone having a seat at the table is why the work was mediocre for so long.

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I love Menno. And I think Sam and Frank are well-intentioned, even though things haven’t gone to plan lately

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@360i8 respectfully, I disagree. I think it’s not only arrogant, but foolish, to think that only a select few should be able to weigh in on ideas, strategy, etc. Great ideas can be sparked from a one off conversation with just about anyone. I’m not saying there shouldn’t be a hierarchy, but that people should feel like they have an opportunity to have input and not feel like outsider because they aren’t one of the boys.

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Theres no talent. Just alot of dominance and trying to look good for Menno. Its worse then ever and the incompetence under Menno is crazy. How do these guys still have jobs?

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Totally agree these guys are only in it for themselves

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So what I’m hearing is people want scam campaigns the whole agency can be involved in ...?

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And literally heard them telling a producer that “the case study is the idea and nothing else matters”. Besides getting a hero photo for PR, there was no other value in the whole job. Those. Exact. Words. They are so desperate to get some sort of award they don’t care how many people they throw aside. Its gross.

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You tell us

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@3607 I'm sure the scam campaign that no one else was looped in on will come out soon.

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