Advertising Confessions

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After more than 10 years in the industry, I finally began therapy today.

Today there was an IT glitch that logged me out of everything and I couldn't get back in. For a moment I felt relief, thinking maybe I'd been laid off and finally free from this suffering.

I confess I’ve spent too much on random stuff in Labor Day sales

I work with an ECD who cannot spell nor use proper grammar. It’s infuriating. He puts “through” when he means threw. He puts show and “tale” when he means tell. “Loose” when it’s supposed to be lose. ...

Been at my current agency for exactly 3mons today. After the 1mon I was crying weekly, after 2mons I lost all hope, and after 3mons I’ve lost my soul. I’ve been searching for a new gig after 1mon and ...

all these agencies winning agency of the year and i don’t remember seeing any of their work. i’m not even talking if the work was award winning or not, just saying i don’t remember anything on linkedi...

We gonna start using Deepseek now or is ChatGPT our guy still?

Dumb vent: I work at a shop that pronounces the project management tool, Wrike, like Wrike-y because of the negative connotation around “Wrike” It’s just a project management tool…

With the current political climate, I’ve noticed a few big brands (like Southwest and Walmart) recently scrapping their DEI programs. I’m curious, is this a return to the old days when diverse directo...

I’m in my early 40’s, working in media since day 1. I like media a lot but don’t aspire to be any senior than a group director (too stressful). Tips on how to stick around the next 20 years while ever...

I’ve always loved advertising and felt I was only built for this, but my current agency has taken that joy away, leaving me without a job and uncertain about my future. While I’m still interested in a...

I put in extra hours, made friends, was proactive, helpful, supportive. Asked to upmanage, I did. Kept projects going when seniors weren’t. Told my work is great, i’m killing it, team couldn’t have do...

I think I may actually be a terrible creative and people are figuring that out, which is why I can’t get a job after being laid off for 2 years. I know the market sucks but damn, I think I do too.

I'm 10 years in the industry and deeply regret getting into pharma. I began in consumer and over time found my way into the healthcare space. While I have operated beyond the Senior AD level for four ...

I enjoy the concepting and writing part of the work but I find the whole shooting/editing/etc part of the work to be mind-numbingly boring.

My 12 year old asked if advertising is still fun. Not sure what prompted the “still”. 😐🥀

I just typed up my resignation and have it in draft in my outlook. Gave myself a deadline and I’m sticking to it. Felt a rush of relief typing those 3 sentences. I can’t wait for my deadline to arriv...

I found a tick today in my home and now it's almost 3a and I've doom searched: Where to find them How to remove them What kind of disease can you get from ticks Where to search your cat for ticks When...

The whole advertising industry culture has made me cringe since day one. I have fun doing my job, but that’s just it- a job. And that’s okay. I just cannot get into being ride or die for this. It gros...