Maybe we’re missing the collaborative nature of in-person brainstorm sessions, or the impromptu coffee runs, or after-work drinks to celebrate the end of a tough project. But something else has been happening that a lot of us weren’t necessarily expecting: burnout.
Read MoreI will share the single best piece of advice I’ve ever received. The one that has gotten me through professional and personal valleys. One that isn’t always easy to take, but has never failed me. Are you ready? Now that I hyped it all up? With four paragraphs of lead-in just working through the mess in my own head? Thank you for coming on that journey with me by the way.
Read MoreIt’s quarantine. We’ve been at this for months. And at this point, anything goes. Case in point: I’m wearing a tie-dyed crewneck sweatshirt and hand-shoveling day-old popcorn into my mouth as I write this blog, one day before it’s due. Whether you love working from home or you, like me, still haven’t found your groove, these quotes from some pretty rad women might help make these intolerable days just a titch more tolerable.
Read MoreThe world has been pretty rough lately. How are you doing? Are you surviving? As a working mom in the middle of all this, I can confidently say that the only way I’m getting by is with the help from my village. They are the people that I count on and the ones who help me realize it’s ok to say, “I can’t fucking do this by myself.”
Read MoreI don’t believe everything on the internet, but holy smokes do I believe this. Sometime in the last few weeks I ran into an article that said we need to stop calling it “working from home,” and start calling it “at home, trying to work.” So. F’ing. True.
Read MoreConfrontation isn’t fun, no matter who you are. Throw in an added layer of Minnesota Niceness — bleeding into passive aggressiveness more than any of us are willing to admit — and confrontation and pushback becomes borderline unbearable. But, when you have employees avoiding confrontation like the plague, it makes for a toxic company culture that allows negative emotions to fester.
Read MoreBefore we dive into the depths of this topic, it must be stated that I am not an expert on mental health, therapy or the inner workings of creatives for that matter. I am merely speaking authoritatively based on my individual experience as a person in the creative field who has benefited from therapy.
Read MoreLet’s face it, even in the best jobs, even in our DREAM jobs — the ones where our workplace is made up of people that feel more like family than coworkers — there will be moments when you will be engulfed in a flaming hot rage because of an email, a convo over lunch, something said in a meeting, or an unrealistic deadline
Read MoreI’m not going to lie, being a mom in the ad biz is hard as hell. Late nights, work trips, emailing during a talent show (I see you). Even from a position of privilege — I can afford full-time day care, I have a partner who is supportive and pushes me toward new challenges, and family in-town who are willing to pitch in — it’s hard.
Read MoreMaking mistakes sucks. It’s embarrassing, it’s awkward, and in the worst cases, it leads to some detrimental, unfixable problems. We’ve all heard horror stories about someone making a slight error in their work that ended up costing them their job.
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