What's life like at agencies in London? Work life balance? Pay? Culture?

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I would stay in Holland for now, and definitely until we get Brexit stopped.

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Do you know if agency culture is similar or very different between UK and Holland? Always thought it would be interesting to work there

Please explain how Brexit affects working in advertising in London?

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It’s really no different then any other business - taxes, tariffs, employee movement will all get harder with the rest of Europe, a lot of companies are holding off investment until some type of agreement is made, resulting in hiring or wage freezes, or given the recent stock dump, layoffs.

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Bummer.

All those things vary between agencies. Just a heads up: if you’re a junior pay is low

Shit pay. Especially for one of the most expensive cities in the world. Long hours. Best city in the world, except for NYC. And yes Brexit means it’s not a great time to go. I would get higher up the ladder and go when you can get more $$$

Pretty bad pay, lots of drinking, great people and if you work in the right agency you get to do great work.

But yeah, brexit is a wildcard.

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