Imagine an “agency as family” meeting at your shop. Now imagine it taking place at the dinner table with your family. It might go something like this as envisioned by Please Feed the Animals’ Erik Proulx:
“I’ve called this Proulx family meeting with some unfortunate news. As you know, we’ve just lost our main source of revenue – my job – so we had to make some tough decisions. Ben, as the eldest child you can stay but with 33% fewer meals. Clara, I’m sorry to say, your position as a child in this household has been deemed redundant. Since you were the last in, we thought it fair that Ben keep his position as Proulx spawn. However, because you have been here for 3 years, you qualify for a severance package, which includes placement assistance into a foster family. Feel free to use me as a reference. Really, I mean that. And thank you for all your cuteness and unconditional love. Best of luck.”
Ah, the brutality of working in the ad industry.
