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It’s the nature of the beast and why I left brand side. Though I loved the money and work life balance, I couldn’t take the politics or resistance to evolve. It’s for those 2 reasons companies will never match agencies in quality of work or competency of ideas. They require an abdication of individual thought in favor of swimming in their Kool-Aid.
No worries OP. I hope you find it easier to settle in. It’s definitely a culture shock for a number of reasons but you’ll definitely be happier if you channel your creativity towards furthering yourself, rather than a client.
It’s amazing how we’re brainwashed into spending so much of our time, energy, and careers striving to make money for those who would toss us at the first sign of a possible profit loss. It took me a long time to realize this. Going brand side buys you the freedom to pursue your own personal and / or economic goals; and that’s why I’m trying to go back.
I am running into the same issue. I am having two meetings this week to sell the radical idea of making a brief and a strategy before starting on a project. It’s really hard when nobody listens
This was my choice. I really wanted a change of pace, and since I’m getting older the agency world wasn’t the best fit anymore. But I thought these guys at the marketing team had hired me because I could bring some expertise to the design. In reality it’s more like “ keep doing whatever we have been doing and don’t change things too much”. I am just replacing somebody who left.
I left agency life for better work/life balance on client side, but the rigid process and politics and resistance to change were suffocating. I left after 18 months and returned to the ad side and I’m so happy I did. I understand that every company is different, so maybe my client side experience was just a case of being a bad fit. I am glad I gave it a shot though, and perhaps those 18 months will help guide me to a position I like more if I ever go client side again.
lol nobodys happy
Nobody is :)
I was hired at my gig to bring change to the brand team and hit the same brick wall. I am also old so decided to go client side for that reason. I don't regret it but only because agency world is no longer kind to a 60 year old.
I worked in-house for three years. Experienced the same thing. It’s all performance marketing. There is no strategy.