What advice would you give to your past self about working in the advertising industry?

I was let go without notice about eight months ago. Now, my former manager is reaching out to me to see if I would be interested in returning. I do need a job, but should I trust this opportunity?

Go ahead and have fun with this one, but looking for real answers too. ‘Older’ creative here; my husband and I are starting to downsize.. close to retirement. Tossing stuff, donating, selling. But I’m stuck at a box of heavy awards. My first couple of Cannes lions, some one-show pencils, a slew of metal local awards. Too useless to donate. Too meaningless to sell. Too sentimental to toss. Scrap metal value? Melt down into coins and give the homeless? Serious though? What would you do?

Been seeing some displeased LinkedIn posts about JOAN creative’s recent hiring of Gerry Graf over a potential woman successor. Now, I’m all for championing inclusivity, especially in the c-suite. But is it safe to say that Gerry was maybe actually the best person for the job? He’s no random human in the industry…can someone help me understand what I’m missing? I mean this genuinely and want to learn. Please don’t troll lol.

To all the recent grads just starting your careers and feeling like you don’t have much to contribute, please make a copy of this and put it somewhere you can see it. It’s a bit corny but so true and effective and will work for you your entire career. Anyone else agree?