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We’ve got another one folks — a letter to the editor, oddly enough in the (oh so dear to my heart) “Dear Editor” format.  The writer?  A “PR Gal” who would prefer to remain nameless.

Dear Editor,

This isn’t working out.  The whole You-Me-Client trio. This fable we  laughingly call a relationship.

I’m done.  Simply put – this is the worst relationship I’ve ever been in and I’ve dated some losers.  I’m sick and tired of living in fear of you, quivering at your number on my caller ID, and getting panic-stricken at the sight of your e-mail address rolling into my inbox. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s been over five years since I first entered this biz.  In that time I’ve worked in a single small agency.  We don’t do a lot of office birthday party type celebrations but we’re all family.  There are a number of benefits to working in such a firm – the office manager doesn’t bean count days out, part days may not even count against your vacation/sick days, we’re all relatively familiar with each other’s clients, etc.

There are, however, a number of dangers of working in such an office.  After speaking with some flackery brethren at various events it seems a number of these are recurrent themes among small firms.

Some of these come with the territory and are difficult to fix.  Others can be easily fixed. Read the rest of this entry »