So, I did the unthinkable today. I pushed back against multiple rounds of revisions above the agreed upon number and reigned in scope creep..

Now I’m getting hauled into the principals office…

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Are you at an in-house agency? if you can’t push back who can?

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Brutal, but I’m sure your internal teams are grateful for you. Very few account folks go to bat for their teams these days.

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I understand. I pushed back against the client taking our copy and rewriting it in ChatGPT and it led to my position being eliminated.

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Oof sorry about that. We pay the price for standing by the work and the team. And even if we aren’t immediately removed, the relationship is forever strained.

Sounds about rite

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No agency side - it’s typical and usual, as soon as account reminds the client about timelines and number revisions or stands their ground on in vs out of scope they are called uncooperative or not a team player. Leadership tends to acquiesce to keep the client happy - it’s why most account teams just roll over.

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Ugh. Good luck fighting the good fight!

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Good for you! Stand firm!

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I’ll most likely be phased out or re-organized in the next few months..

Update for those following at home - I was told to just go with it and make the client happy.. soo we shall see how it goes, but I’m not sure it’s viable long term

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