Need to vent… I’m so over Pharma! Feels like it’s the only option for jobs in NYC 😪 Where are all the normal creative roles with more freedom and big-name brands?

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Stop wasting your creativity making clients, agency C-suites and shareholders richer.

Embrace pharma as a means to an end. A nice check that allows you time to do actual creative work that could potentially make money for no one but you and your family 🤘

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It’s not just about the paycheck or who benefits—this work drains me. I have a solid background in the general market, but getting back into that world feels almost impossible. I’m putting in long hours on uninspiring projects, and by the end of the day, I’m completely spent. There’s no time or energy left for anything beyond this grind. It’s stifling my creativity.

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It’s not NY- it’s the entire state of advertising. There’s no big clients anymore besides pharma.

Grey, Publicis, IPG, BBDO, etc almost all of them are supported by pharma. That’s the reality.

Make a check. Go home. Hope we don’t become a fascist state. That’s all there is anymore.

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Thanks… (?)

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I wish I knew. I was so relieved when I left pharma. It was like a huge weight was lifted from my shoulders. It was a different time so I was able to get back into CPG by networking.

At first my wife wad upset I was refusing to apply for more open pharma jobs especially in New Jersey, but over time she saw that I was happier and enjoyed going to work in the morning.

Now I know it might be a huge cut in pay, but I went to work at Trader Joe’s which gave me time to find the right opening.

Good luck.

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I finally got out by erasing my pharma experience.

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