Unpopular opinion: If you have a creative role and are accepting every meeting you’re invited to that’s poor time management at a minimum and could even be a form of slacking.

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People say things like this then wonder why they’re the first to be laid off.

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A senior art director shouldn’t be deciding what meetings they need to attend.

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Eh, wrong. That’s partly why you had to become the cofounder of something to get the CD title

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You just skip meetings you’re required to attend?

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If the scope includes more than 20% of your time being in time slots that aren’t deep work, you’ve messed up the scopes.

(Read: every agency)

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I think I get your point but there’s a different way to phrase this that doesn’t blame people for getting invited to too many meetings.

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maybe im just more efficient than you

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Depends on whether you are needed at the meeting, because your input is needed, or are you invited as a courtesy

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Yeah I definitely think this is the case sometimes, and when it is I also eye roll and am annoyed. But have also been on the other end where I did a tons of back to back meetings I had to be in. Both can happen, neither scenario is always the case.

OKAY MOM

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…told you it was unpopular

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What do you call if you consistently miss important meetings where your input is needed, only delegate work to others and don’t show any type of proactivity. Yet you are a CD and management allows this behavior.

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I see you've met my boss...

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I accept every meeting and still get all my work done on time. Maybe you’re the one who needs time management ?

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Wot?

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What a brave statement?

While I see what you’re trying to say, I’m lost on the whole entire problem here.. are you asking for management/ production to protect your time better? Are you highlighting a staffing issues? Do you, individually, need help managing your time? Or are you throwing shade?

Meetings are inevitable. and yes, regardless of what anyone tells you, only you have the power to control your own calendar through advocacy and communication. I don’t know what else to tell ya boss.

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Yeah. I was trying to figure out if you had an actual issue or if you’re just a butthead.

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I think what my fellow SAD is saying is: how can we craft the work if we’re taking meetings all day? Some meetings don’t need every creative and most meetings can be summed up with notes and action items at the end.

For all of you writers that think you’re so efficient… you just don’t understand the difference in crafts. Writing and crafting visuals are not the same thing and the use of time is definitely not the same.

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The crafts are different point blank. The use of time is not the same. Im not discrediting what writers do.

So please explain what I’m misunderstanding.

what?? lol

When has a senior AD ever been invited to a voluntary meeting lmfao

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