I quit advertising
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- nikdaum
After working in advertising for 7+ years, it suddenly dawned on me a few days ago that I need to try something totally different. So I quit yesterday with no plan for what's next or no clear idea what I'm passionate about.
The only thing I knew is that I had to stop following a career path that my heart wasn't into anymore.
Three days of work left, then the rest of my life...
- BaskerviIle0
but you're advertising the fact on here. old habits die hard...
- yeah - did you set up a Facebook page for it?clearThoughts
- is there an offline strategy for this decision?HAYZ1LLA
- I heard about this SEO guymonospaced
- Viral all the way!Milan
- clearThoughts0
Hope you managed to buy a couple of houses/flats while doing it.
Or maybe you don't even need the money... don't see why you would be working in advertising though.
- monospaced0
- Smoke weed and take a job ad burger king for a couple months.CygnusZero4
- babaganush0
Good for you. Good luck, you'll be fine
- vitamins0
You don't like the long hours and losing your soul?
- capn_ron0
good luck. even though these people got laid off, it tells a good story of where you could be headed.
- georgesIII0
I wish you all the best mate,
I wish I had the courage
- bigtrick0
good. good for you. i hope you figure out something great to do.
- Peter0
All right. Fair enough. Quit.
But don't you EVER badmouth lying or deceit.
- vitamins0
From my personal experience, advertising is the worse place for a designer. Again, the long hours, worrying about being 5 minutes late, AE's breathing down the back of your neck with multiple fake deadlines. The grass is way greener on the other side.
- The work is more interesting though I must say.vitamins
- And you probably get paid a lot more.clearThoughts
- Advertising pays better in general, but yes I make way more than before.vitamins
- my AE's were scared of me.moldero
- HAYZ1LLA0
Can I have your clients/portfolio?
- duckofrubber0
Make us proud.
- rson0
Congrats.
- OSFA0
hahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahah...
- clearThoughts0
hahahahahahaha...
- shoto_can0
did the same, one year ago, got busy with a custom bicycle brand
- flashbender0
I suggest a career in carpentry
- I suggest you stfuvitamins
- like JCmonospaced
- who's JC?vitamins
- wait, stfu as wellvitamins
- Jesus Christmonospaced
- that's a whole 'nother topic of epic proportionsvitamins
- settle down there vitamins.flashbender
- scarabin0
i wonder when this will be me