Talked to a place today running a temporary to potential hire program. Agency is better than any I’ve worked at. Salary is a paltry 18/hr. I would probably have to move home and work West Coast hours on East Coast time. Is this even remotely worth it?

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Juniors get anywhere between $30-$45/hr. You’re literally getting robbed.

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RPA?

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Literally the first thing I thought of too. Funny, because I know more than a few people there through school. Had a classmate working there almost a year before they finally hired her on as a proper Junior Copywriter, instead of keeping her at Copywriting Intern. Made real work too including Honda and they STILL didn’t promote her till the last second.

The pay is not worth it. Living on the west coast with east coast hours is great. I’m doing it and get to finish up by 3 mostly.

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if you already have a job, probably not

Yeah the work at RPA ranges from "meh" to "heh". You're not gonna work on any show stoppers there

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18 an hour?.. eghh..

That’s what I thought they’d tell me and I know they have the money.

Unless that agency is in Puerto Rico that salary ain’t getting you anywhere

Hard to say without knowing how bad where you're at vs how good this new place is. I've considered a small pay cut for a full time role at the right place knowing i can produce the type of work I need to. Working West Coast time from East is not a deal breaker, I've done it, frees my mornings up. But I'm old and I have no night life. Nothing wrong with moving back home I'd do it now too if I can save money. YMMV. The main dilemma is this being a temp role. You don't want to kick yourself for making the life change and not get converted.

If it’s really an amazing place, like W+K, and you can manage to not starve for 6-12 months, I would do it. I’m speaking as someone who understands the train track a job like that puts you on. I’m not happy I’m right, but I really think I am.

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