Why are most of the indie agencies strict on not being remote?

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Some have owners that see their employees as their friends and mandates that their friends come into the office

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I get the holding companies are massive and these decisions are made by people who probably don’t even work in the office. But, I don’t get the indie shops that are. I wish there were more in Chicago, but unfortunately there aren’t or there just aren’t enough that are hiring that often.

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Quality Meats is all remote (I think).

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That’s fine but we need someone to start an agency that can bring some good creative jobs here.

This isn’t helpful for right now, but given the crazy number of layoffs and consolidation across the industry in 2025/2026. I wouldn’t be surprised if those affected, people done with the dissolving benefits, the lack of job security, and the negative sentiment towards holding companies if more smaller shops don’t open up in the near future.

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They believe they will be more successful with in-person roles.

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