u/Jaded-Passion6032

I just started at another holding company from a different one and I want to quit sooo badly. The onboarding process was non existence and I feel immense pressure every single day. I don’t think there has been a day where I don’t feel highly anxious. I’m debating texting my old manager and asking to return which is crazy because I was severely underpaid and overworked but I felt confident there. Here, I feel unsupportive and was thrown into the fire from the start. The client is cutthroat and the team is disorganized. I can get into more detail but I’m afraid someone from my team will see this. I really feel awful here.

My friend from my old company also just got hired here shortly I did and she’s also experiencing the same thing. Highly anxious and even had a breakdown.

I honestly also hate working in media! Everything is urgent and nonsense. My team is very analytical and I’m a creative person so there’s that. Just a huge misalignment.

I would quit today but I need income and insurance, unfortunately….

Idk what to do. Any advice would be helpful right now. I’m in my mid 20s and feel so drained

Not sure if this is just me but I really dislike my voice when listening to it back. I take lessons and my teacher gives me reassurance but when I record myself sing, I feel like my tone is not nice or rich like the singers I listen to. I know I’m not them and I can only sound like myself but I feel like I sound so much better in my head than I really do.

I have no idea how to get over this . If you’re a vocalist, did you ever feel this way?

Hi I'm 25F and just started a new role in advertising after being a media buyer for a year. Now i am in a more senior level vs my previous associate role and Im not sure if this is the best fit for me anymore. The new team is quite disorganized and not as supportive as my old team. I'm starting to regret leaving the previous role but I needed more money so badly.

Every since starting, which has not even been a month ago, I feel so small and dumb. I know I'm capable of doing well as I handled soo much in my prior role but I feel like a lost dog here. The client is not friendly and my teammates all seem super stressed. They even said they function in flight or flight mode and to me that's a red flag. Ever since starting, I haven't had good sleep because I feel immense pressure to know/do everything even though I haven't really been on boarded onto projects yet. On top of that, they didnt have an on boarding process for me so i have very little knowledge about the client/team structure/key stakeholders. It's like im being thrown into the ocean and hoping i can swim.

Truthfully, I do not want to continue a career in advertising and I do not want to become a director or an SVP, VP, Etc. Do i leave now?

This morning i woke up early and started to applying for new roles but afraid i will look bad for leaving so soon if i do land something. And will recruiters question my intentions? For background context, i graduated three years ago and had multiple internships and fellowships that were no longer than a year and my last role was my first big corporate job.. so my resume looks a little funky. I dont want to seem like a flaker, the job market was so bad.

Anyways, Id love to hear some advice on how i should navigate this. I just feel like i wont be given the tools to succeed here and my anxiety will eat me up... i dont wanna get stuck here either.

I just started a new role at a different holding company and I’m so nervous everyday. I’m 25 on the media side and I’m contemplating my life so badly right now. I was in such a nice team and I left for a better paying role but this team sucks so bad. It’s extremely chaotic and it feels like everyone is in flight or flight mode. I don’t wanna operate with a deregulated nervous system everyday. Yesterday I had the worst Sunday scaries ever. Now that I’m no longer the most junior on my team, this new team requires me to handle a lot of what I’m not used to. I’m not afraid of that. I’m afraid of not giving the tools to be successful/the support. So far, people speak to me like I’m dumb and it’s making me feel like I’m not qualified. I know I am; I used to do sooo much as just an associate. Im smart, so why do I feel so dumb here.

Sorry I’m venting and this may not be the place for it. But has anyone overcame rude coworkers/anxiety/imposter syndrome in this industry??

I bought myself a keyboard because I’ve always wanted to play. I hope 25 is not too old to learn lol. I would love to take lessons but they’re too expensive in NYC and I’m already taking guitar lessons 😭 I bought a basics book on Amazon that’s super elementary but it’s been helpful with navigating the keys. I even bought those stickers to label on the keys .. but I really need to start memorizing the keys.

I’d love to become a better player by end of the year. Any tips would help!

I really want to get into background acting/commercial modeling this year but I've never used Backstage before or any casting site. I have no experience but would love to gain. Does anyone have any tips on how to start and if Backstage is worth the membership?

Any other good resources to look for gigs in NYC?

I’m a media buyer and although I’m good at my job, for some reason I’ve been getting more and more anxious as I climb the corporate ladder. Not that I’m afraid of more responsibilities but afraid of being stuck here. I recently started a new role at another agency and it’s drastically different from my old team. It’s extremely chaotic and disorganized. My colleague is slightly passive aggressive and I don’t feel as supported as my old team. I can adapt to new things and I’m sure I’ll do well with more time but I go into work highly anxious nowadays. I’m at a really strange place right now in my mid 20s where I need (more like want) to figure out what I really want to do and this may not be it.

Has anyone pivoted out? And if you were a media buyer, where did you go? I know we all have our opinions about this industry but please provide some solid advice in this thread.

Thx in advance :)