Reply To: First year in PPC: Career advice for a tired SEM Analyst?

Some…. read many…. ad agencies are sweatshops. They compete on price, take on tons of work and then have to under pay and under hire to even have a chance of making a profit. Working over time happens a lot….some agencies are way worse then others. Having to do any drugs, Adderall, alcohol…ect , is not a good sign at a job.

I would try to keep applying to find a job that is better for you. I would just be honest when getting asked about why you want to switch. You realized you love X more and don’t enjoy Y as much. Also you want to feel less over worked and tired all the time. Any place… ad agency or in-house… will value this honesty and not want you to feel like mush at the end of the day all the time.