So you went in-house. What happened? Did you ever go back to an agency job, or freelancing?

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Collected fat paychecks for a year, went home at 5, was bored to tears. Then got laid off. Now back in an agency, working 60-70 hour weeks. Wondering why I’m doing this

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Same exact story except I have zero regrets about going back to agencies

I went in house and regret everything 😭
More politics, hours are the same. Equity halved in value. Work is soul-destroying. Miss agency culture and people. Interviewing again...

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@AAD1 it’s as if we work at the same company 🤧. At ours it’s full on WW III... Sending positive vibes for your search! For me, I hope working 100% remotely will make life a bit more bearable. If not, back into the fish pond... pun intended. 

Went in-house, saved a lot, boring work with a long commute. Went back to agency, only small pay cut, but unlimited PTO, downtown office and not that bad of hours at all. I’m digging this.

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Geeze what places did you guys in-house in? Any major brands? You make it sound like a nightmare. I've heard some happier stories on Fish but I guess it depends on where you land.

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Going back to freelancing.

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