Over 40 in Advertising

I have not worked on-site since February 2020. But I have Zoomed. Question for those on-site all the time now. Is this what agency people look like now? This kid can't be more than 20 years old.

What are some outside passion projects you all are working on? Or something you pivoted into besides advertising that is exciting you like when we were in the good old days creating things we loved or...

At a crossroads of whether to leave a comfortable job where I’m nearly fully remote/hybrid for a more challenging role that pays a significant amount more but is mostly in the office. Have a 2 year ol...

I am 44. A GCD in NY, but remote in another state. Net worth of a little over a million. I don’t know if I’m behind, ahead or somewhere in the middle. I have two young kids and my anxiety levels are o...

Well, It’s Come To This. I’ve been freelancing through the worst period for advertising contractors in 20 years, and an agency finally wants to talk to me about a ft opportunity. The kicker is that it...

What are some actual differences between Gen X and Gen Z in agencies? Good or bad. So curious about why they are the darlings, over our (fun personalities!) experience. I see us (aged) as more loose, ...

Starting to feel like the kid who graduated from college but keeps coming back for the parties 😅😵‍💫

Is it just me? Or are the only seemingly “irresponsible” creatives, the ones swinging for the fences with the off-the-wall ideas…the ones over 40 in the room? Seems like the current generation prides ...

Least ageist agencies in Los Angeles area? Go!

When a young art director explains to you how advertising works. And you have to bite your lip to keep yourself from saying “I’ve been doing this professionally since before you were born.”

Only 47 years spanned between DDB’s “Lemon” ad for Volkswagen (1960), and when Netflix announced streaming (2007). This means Gen X and younger never got to experience a full career in advertising.

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Anyone else over 40 having a hard time landing a new job after being laid off? Most people I interview with are way younger and some even have the audacity to say I don’t have enough experience even t...

What’s harder you think? And I realize both are VERY hard. Landing freelance as an older creative? Or landing clients as your own mini-agency as a creative team with a new business person? As much as ...

Anybody have an Ad Age subscription?

If you don’t know this name, John was one of the original brains and writers behind such campaigns as Bud Light real men of genius and other biggies out of Leo/DDB Chicago, became a Director (I actual...

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Sound familiar? Applied for agency ACD/CW job, friend who's a partner (in diff. dept) responded: "We’d be lucky to nab you but they want 'digital native' who can also *maybe knock wood?* actually writ...

At what point in your career did you realize that stability, a decent paycheck, and work-life balance was more important than climbing the ladder? I was on a fast track for leadership roles but throug...

The existential dread is the worst part of a midlife crisis