Last month we posted a totally unsubstantiated rumor about a
certain big name entertainment advertising agency that was giving their old
AD's the heave-ho to make room for younger, cheaper ADs.
Many weeks later we noticed this late entry in the comments section:
So then I guess all you old Art Directors should stop checking your new Facebook pages and taking an hour and a half lunches and earn your 80K+ salary.
Posted by: young & hungry
And yesterday we received an email titled “Suggested Topic” with no text other than a link to Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination.
Is there something afoot here? Is it possible that ADs are being discriminated against based on assumptions about their age or their inability to get down with their bad selves?
More importantly, is it possible to eat lunch in just an hour and a half?
I thought lunch was always supposed to be eaten at my desk, in that case sometimes its takes 2 hours to eat...
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Posted by: Lurkey McLurkerson | Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 10:24 AM
More importantly, is it possible to live on just 80k a year?
Posted by: Fucktarded AD | Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 10:33 AM
If you eat at your desk maybe?
Posted by: Lurkey McLurkerson | Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 11:23 AM
80k a year in this stupid town is destitute!
Posted by: bfd | Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 12:29 PM
boss douche: how's working for 22k, no perks and a 65 hour work week sound?
young douchey-snapper: i'll take it! i have so much to prove! I'm gonna be a star.
...you know the story
Posted by: don deezy von weezenstootz | Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 01:29 PM
Please exploit me! Here, let me bend over while you extract your profits out of my ass.
Posted by: Young, Hungry & Stupid | Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 02:05 PM
Same as it ever was...
Posted by: David B. | Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 03:55 PM
You guys don't have a clue. Try extracting a profit from a $75+/hr AD in 2010 when the client wants to pay you crap for many key art comps + finishing.
Posted by: crispy | Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 04:40 PM
thank god you all think twitter is a waste of time because then we would have a real problem.
Posted by: young & hungry | Sunday, February 21, 2010 at 11:55 PM
Lunch who gets to take lunch, where do you work? 80k is about 20 bucks an hour for a 70hr work week, going home before 6:30 is a joke.
Posted by: Buttnuffigus | Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 03:46 PM
Look... studio heads and agency owners have de-valued the art of design because they (and lots of other people, too) think that if you own a computer, you can crank something out, no problem. What they fail to remember is that "thinking" comes before "doing." And, if you can't think of the design, sketch it out for readability, and finish it ready for print, the computer is worthless. What studio execs and agency owners know, but fail to remember when it comes time to hire, is that you are paying for the brain, the talent and the ability to show up and follow-through. Not something most students have the ability to accomplish without someone else overseeing their work. To me, that's a waste of time and money.
Posted by: A Pro | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 at 05:22 PM
I think therefore I get paid?
Posted by: Bitter Lemon® | Tuesday, March 09, 2010 at 09:31 PM