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I finally walked out of a client meeting in downtown Austin last Wednesday
They wanted me to add three more reporting layers to a campaign that was already drowning in data. I said no for the fifth time and the account manager started talking over me like I wasn't in the room. Packed my laptop, told them they could find a new agency if they wanted a yes man. Has anyone else had to just leave a meeting to get people to listen?
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the_terry9d agoMost Upvoted
Did you get any pushback from your own team after walking out? That took guts, honestly. I had a similar thing happen once where I just stood up and said "I'm done here" and walked to the elevator. People usually don't know how to react when you actually leave. It's wild how some folks only start listening when you show them you're serious.
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leebrown9d ago
God, I feel this so hard. It's like the only way to get them to realize you have a spine is to actually leave, which is insane that it has to come to that. Good on you for sticking to your guns, seriously, because that's way harder than just nodding along and hating yourself later. Hopefully that was the wakeup call they needed, even if it meant losing the account.
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