DrSatisfaction wrote:
on the flip side, dollar for dollar vs. the big banks, the life style here is great.
with an MBA, you'll make 6 figures and can come into work at 10. it's a very comfortable life in the long run. if you want a good life with good money and not a lot of financial worries or stress from work, advertising is the way to go.
I dont know where you work but I have a bunch of friends in family at large agencies think publicis and wpp ones. My brother is an executive at a global ad agency and works a ton of hours. He may go in late some days but stays late every night, even when he was lower lever he worked a lot of hours. My wife works for one of the worlds largest agencies and works more reasonable hours but still has days where she isn't home until midnight or has to be in at 7am. If you are in something like planning (one of the places an MBA would be helpful) then the hours can be demanding.
Don't plan on going into creative with an MBA unless you did that in the past. I have a friend who is former GC guy looking to get into advertising and it sounds like tons of networking and finding your own fit.
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