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Name: Brian
Country: United States
State: Utah
Metro: Salt Lake City
Birthday: 10/26/1982
Gender: Male
Interests: When I'm not working out, which is most of the time, I like to read, cook, eat and talk to my friends on the phone. Ah, but most of all, I like to learn, especially languages.
Expertise: Though I score about 10 leagues below my contemporaries--I'm really trying here--my expertise is in writing. Especially when advertising comes into play.
Occupation: Advertising
Industry: Business
Message: message meEmail: email me
AIM:  Bwoody1026
Member Since:
11/3/2005
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| Hello Friends:
One and a half weeks into my new job, here's the status:
- Stayed after 5:30 once
- Wrote 6 radio ads
- Wrote one billboard
- Developed 1 big social marketing strategy
- Have talked about non-related work things at work with all of my colleagues
In addition to all of the aforementioned things above--that never happened at McCann--my boss trusts me with big decisions, I have a mentor, and the work I do is "worth it."
Without doubt, this new job is much better and much more fun than the old place, yet I find myself craving the craziness that drove the big machine of McCann Erickson. I know it's strange, but I feel like I want the pressure and grind that McCann forced me to deal with. At least, I feel like I need it every once in awhile. The new challenge, I think, will be for me to figure out what to do with all of the ENERGY and TIME that I now have. It's a strange to thing to have the means to pursue your passions after putting them to the wayside for so long. At least it was only for 8 months. I could have tolerated that job for much longer, but what's the point and where's the glory? | | |
| Great news. The negotiations for my other job opportunity are complete. Thanks for your prayers, because I nailed the negotiation and came away with a better job, better clients, and a better salary. Most importantly, I think I'll be a happier person.
I'll still be in advertising, but it will be real advertising replete with radio and television commercials. You may actually get to see some of my ads for--get this-- anti-tobacco, breast cancer awareness, colon cancer, prostate cancer (don't clench), cervicle cancer, and lung cancer. I'll have the opportunity to grow into some SLC clients as well as Disney.
Much more along the lines of what I'm looking for. McCann will be courting me to stay because of all the people quitting (I think it's an equivalent of Cerner), so I need to stick to my guns and realize that happiness is around the corner.
I'm in my 20s...play around, right? | | |
| Thanks for your comments and prayers regarding my work. The smaller agency--full of a lot more advertising intrigue--called me yesterday and asked if there was any way I could come into the office tomorrow. They also told me that I was there favorite candidate and want to see if we're a good match for each other.
So, we'll see what happens. I've never been on the recruited side of a job, but I feel like I have a lot more control over what I can do.
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| Hey folks,
I hate to be a beggar, but I would love your thoughts and/or prayers regarding my current job situation. I know it's not a real huge thing to pray for, but I would really appreciate your comments.
So right now, I've got this "dream job," right? I do marketing for Microsoft--the biggest marketing budget in the world. I do world class things that I can talk about at cocktail parties, work with worldwide clients, and spend millions of dollars a year. But, I really don't like it. Nothing is as I imagined it would be. I am beginning to dread the walk to work...making plans for the weekend as soon as I walk in the door. More or less, I'm not happy. BUT, I've learned an astonishing amount and feel I can command a slew of situations that I would have recoiled from prior to the job. I don't want to hate on Microsoft just for the fun of it, because I am learning a lot.
I am not sure what I should consider as I yearn for employment elsewhere: aspirations, happiness, serendipity, money, experience, or what. I fear that my near 8-month stint isn't long enough to future employers. But then again, I'm not sure that they would really care.
Any thoughts or prayers you could offer would be great. | | |
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