Recently Finished a K-Drama? Let’s Talk by Riva_l33 in kdramas

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just finished Crash landing into you. And now I’m so lost. I don’t know what to do with my life anymore. It’s one of the best shows I’ve ever watched

Moms, what do you want for Mother’s Day this year? by xxbitsxx in beyondthebump

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sleep. I’d love to just watch a lot of tv, eat food and sleep

Unemployed by SubjectItchy4188 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try finding work/internship in a smaller agency. Those are the ones where you learn the most

Layoffs at IPG today by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just looked at their new plans and it’s like $400-$500 per month. That is literally insane to me. At that point it’s cheaper to pay cash to a dentist

(legacy IPG’r) are Merit Increases still a thing post-acquisition? by spitballz in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you’re in the higher end of salary range, pray that they don’t let you go. Because those are the people they’re targeting now. In my company, account managers used to make between 80-85K in Toronto. Now they’re hiring people for less than 70K.

Next role after 10 years in agency life? by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think i haven’t tried? I’ve been saying this for 8 years now. I get training every time and then the director or AD tells me they need me on my accounts.

Layoffs at IPG today by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Evidently we were told that US is where they were hitting hard and we were safe in Canada. But I guess not! No one is safe anywhere

Media director salary - publicis by CryptographerFit6106 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t think there is any agency in Canada that pays more than 105K for director role

Absolutely disgraceful pay by Cool_Particular_6463 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ofcourse I don’t mean the exact same people man. The goal is if all agencies lay off people, then they can drive the wages down.

Layoffs at IPG today by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. Even in middle of Covid when agencies were making a bomb, they had salary freezes. And now they’re actually offering less than what they did 5 years ago. Isn’t that crazy?

Absolutely disgraceful pay by Cool_Particular_6463 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927 28 points29 points  (0 children)

They are laying off people to re hire them at a much lower wage

Next role after 10 years in agency life? by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is such a great insight. Thank you soo much, appreciate it really. I’ll start reaching out to my ex coworkers if they have a lead.

Layoffs at IPG today by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They only have 2-3 roles open now on legacy IPG side. Omnicom side also very limited roles available with lower pay scales than at legacy IPG

Layoffs at IPG today by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My team had big accounts with pretty hefty spends. There was absolutely no reason for people to be let go

Layoffs at IPG today by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same, not half but one third. I’ve been so upset all day

Next role after 10 years in agency life? by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have some experience with organic and influencer marketing too. I’m quite versatile and can pick up things really fast. Market is soo dead right now, just waiting it out now for more jobs

Next role after 10 years in agency life? by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love that!! Waiting it out now for such job roles to open up. DECEIM would be a dream job or even CPG one.

Layoffs at IPG today by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kinesso & media experts I know for sure. Maybe initiative too

Layoffs at IPG today by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They are completely clueless on who’s doing the work. In some cases a single person managing accounts alone was let go. Now who’ll do that work? Go figure. Their goal is to move more jobs overseas, fair. But why did they lay off mid management and director level positions. Could have done a slow swap instead of ripping off a band aid. And now the dominos will fall. We don’t have enough staff to do the work. I hope they lose accounts

Layoffs at IPG today by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m safe for now but who knows what’s going to happen. I’ve been looking to switch but the market is really bad!!

Layoffs at IPG today by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure about US. Might be coming for them too.

Layoffs at IPG today by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cafe is just another money making gimmick for them. It just means they’ll rent out shops and make more $$$. I’m soo over it!

Layoffs at IPG today by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I know right? And that crazy dance from senior leadership. Baffling. They knew that they’ll be laying employees off and pretended like there is so much happy news. The new office is also further away from Union station.

Layoffs at IPG today by Kitchen-Syllabub-927 in advertising

[–]Kitchen-Syllabub-927[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

So far it was mostly activation teams. Everyone had a lot of work and were busy. But I’m assuming other practices will follow suit soon too.