I work at a really difficult agency where it’s hard to get anything made that’s not a digital banner. Earlier this year I managed, by some literal miracle, to make something I was really proud of. It’s pretty much the best thing I have ever been a part of. It did well on the local awards circuit and we submitted to Cannes and I just saw that we didn’t even shortlist... I feel like a failure and a huge, talentless loser. This felt like my only shot and I blew it. How do you get over this feeling?

My contract was unsurprisingly not extended this week after I couldn't keep from calling the CD out when he was blaming a junior for a mistake that was fully his own. "You should have known I mistakenly approved that because it's not up to my standards!" after the client didn't like his concept, spit flying as he was screaming at her. I at least wish it meant I was a good person but I just hate the guy. The job market is good, right? Right??

It is totally possible that AI is a massive bubble and the only reason agencies say they are adopting AI is because other agencies are saying they are adopting it and they want to say to clients that they are adopting AI. But nobody is really using these tools in any meaningful way.

Tell me if I’m being petty or not: I was a senior creative on a team that literally would just straight up run off with my concepts and leave me behind in the dark. Whenever I presented my concepts, I wouldn’t hear back but would later see my deck designs being used for their own personal projects and concepts. As in, I’d make my deck look all cool, slick and edgy — then they’d litterally take the deck design, remove my concepts and later use it for theirselves. Is that okay or a violation?

Thoughts on being asked to work on a holiday? How do you say no?