What’s the work/life balance at wieden?

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You work there once, and the rest of your life is in balance.

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Rumour has it I just got hired 😉😁 can’t wait to start!

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Absolutely not true. Best work / life balance here (Portland) than any other agency I’ve worked at. I know you don’t want to hear that...

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Awesome, thanks for the insider info. I sent my resume in via the traditional channels, but if you have a recruiter’s email I would def take it (coming from a high profile agency, collected some hardware, very tired of working 60-80 hours every week and ready to gtfo.)

I’ve actually heard it’s quite good.

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You give it up to work there

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did you consume bath salts before writing this comment?

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Argued with a wieden guy here the other day but according to him it's actually one of the better agencies for it.

I could take his word for it because their work seems well regarded and you tend to get that from happier/less stressed staff.

But obviously this is all pretty anecdotal.

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London is called Weekend + Kennedy.

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Went to Wieden NY on a weekend since my agency was collaborating with them on a war room.

Figured because it’s WKNY people would be working. Place was empty. Went for another meeting and hung around a bit. Place emptied out by 6.

They do in 8 hour days what most agencies try to do in 10-12.

I’ll tell you why. It’s very simple. We give people longer, in general, on projects. So there’s less panic all round. That, to me, is the main secret of this place - time.

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