Things I've learned from Fishbowl: Avoid Gary Vee at all costs; always confirm salary; always keep a savings stash; avoid burnout; don't sleep w/ coworkers; W+K is the sh*t... what've you learned?

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Don't microwave fish in the office kitchen

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Men still don't know how to behave around women.

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every agency is overrated

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WHO THE FUCK IS GARY VEE

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He's actually not a bad guy and routinely tries to help other people, but stop getting all real in here. As Jerry Seinfeld once said about Newman, "He never really did anything to me. It was just funnier to hate him."

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Life is perfect at 72 and Sunny.

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Marcel is in charge.

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Also havas is apparently douchey.

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Don't rollerblade to work

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After working at a holding company and VM, I much prefer VM. But that might be true of any independent agency vs holding co. And yeah, it's fun to make fun of garyvee (I do sometimes haha) but he's killing it

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I learned a lot about Marcel.

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I think there's too much Gary Vee hate. No he's not a typical ad man and is over the top - but he's thriving right now while every other agency (for the most part) is under turmoil.

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I've learned that I don't do anything for a living at all but get likes and comments... apparently

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Layoffs are part of advertising culture, no matter if you like it or not. Women's are not respected in the ad world. Some PM's are useful, others don't. Creativity ideas can be found in Vimeo and Youtube. No need to brainstorm anymore.

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There is no greater joy in the world than quitting an advertising job.

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Never work at Doner.

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As a former VMer, it takes a certain type of person to drink the GV kool-aid. Which I was not. Still have friends there and if it works for them, great. For me, not so much.

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Yeah VM breaks the mold and is going places for sure. I love it there.

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That the British say pay rises (not raises) and AccountS (weird!)...

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Americans are over-zealous and need to respect other markets more. I mean FFS guys, get real. Most American clients began life in Europe. Yo.

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“have fun with this brief” they say before telling you the client is pretty conservative and needs to have safer options.

i know we don’t always work on stuff we’re thrilled about but i’ve never dreaded reviews for a client before until now

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I got the job. That is all.

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Having to explain every meme, YouTube video, and cultural trend to the old fart creative directors :|

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How long were you a junior?

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Is anyone expecting agency layoffs at the moment?

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Funny to see how men are trying to post shit about DMA...

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Back to work tomorrow guys. Four days off and I forgot all about it.

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Raises do exist! Disregard females, acquire currency 💸💸💸

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