Twenty calls a week at an agency. Three in his current role. That is the change
By George Barnett Reid 👀 · October 14, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
Twenty calls a week at an agency. Three in his current role.
That is the change a candidate we placed named when I asked what had actually changed in his life, not his career.
"I used to have 15, 20 calls per week. I have three, four, sometimes two. That drastically improves your quality of life. You don't have to be sitting every day in the morning and in the afternoon in front of the laptop. Maybe one day you are going to work eight hours, but you can choose the eight hours."
He still does the work. The brand he works for is delighted with him. They gave him a second marketplace on top of the first.
The difference is that nobody is buying his calendar by the hour.
If you are an Amazon ads specialist whose week is mostly meetings about the work rather than the work, that is not the only way this job exists.