Yellow Stickies Got Our Intern A Job In Advertising

stick_yellow.jpg

A former Adrants intern just found her first full time job in advertising and wrote to tell us how she got the job.

"Hey there. So after the awesome internship with you guys, my friend Tim told me he just got a job at an agency and, just like you always said, practically all the work he does has to do with sex. So you know I've only been out of college for a while and all I've been doing is clubbing, drinking and fighting off guys who only want me for sex :-) Seriously! What's up with that? It's not like I have a sign on me that says, 'Free orgasm. Insert here!' I mean, you know I'm nice looking but still! That doesn't mean any guy can just climb on top of me, groan like an animal for 60 seconds and then just roll over. I mean come one. I have a college degree! I'm not just a repository for a guy's pent up urgencies whenever his need arises.

Anyway, so when Tim told me about his job and that there was an opening at the company, I begged him to see if he could set up an interview for me. I'm not sure he was listening to me when I was talking to him because all he was doing was staring at my boobs - like you all always did - but I guess he must have heard something because I did get the interview. This dude, Felix, called and said he could see me on a Tuesday morning so I started to think about what I was going to do to prepare, what I was going to say and what I was going to wear. Since Tim did tell me advertising was all about sex, I figured it would be smart and give me an advantage if I dressed the part. So, I went through my closet and tried on a bunch of my little skirts and tops but it all just seemed really lame just to get a job.

I needed a hook. Something to get me noticed. Something that was kinda professional but kinda sexy too. Then I was like damn, yellow stickies! They must use yellow stickies in advertising so I ran out and bought a whole bunch and brought them back to my apartment. I took all my clothes off and started to stick the stickies all over me trying to make some kind of outfit Felix would think was kinda cool since I was dressing like all those hot girls in the ads he makes. I asked Tim to come over and tell me what looked good and how I should place the stickies but, just like a typical guy, all he did was drool. I told him to go to the bathroom and cool off which he did though it didn't sound like that was all he was doing.

Anyway, on Tuesday morning, I headed over to meet with Felix. I didn't think the rest of the word would understand why all I was wearing was stickies so I put a big sweater on until I was waiting outside Felix's office where I took it off. Everyone in the office was staring at me and whispering. I mean I guess I looked pretty weird but I thought this would be normal to them because all they do everyday is create ads with sex in them. I thought I'd be nothing special. I really didn't understand why everyone was staring. The guys seemed to be very interested though.

After a few minutes, Felix came out of his office to get me and he looked as shocked as everyone else. I still didn't get it but I was hoping this was a good thing because Tim kept telling me advertising was all about sex and I was trying to be as sexy as I could be so Felix would know I new the business. We talked for a few minutes and then Felix asked if he could take a few pictures. He told me he always took pictures so he could remember all the people he interviews so I stood up for him. I moved a few of the stickies around to make sure I looked my most memorable.

As Felix took the pictures, I could tell he was starting to look like all those guys in the clubs that always wanted to have sex with me which I thought was really odd. I mean if advertising deals with sex all the time, you'd think these guys would be able to control themselves. It all made me kinda nervous but I didn't say anything because I just wanted him to like me and give me the job. I guess my stunt worked because Felix did ask me back for a second interview. Oddly, he asked me to wear an actual skirt to the next interview. I still don't get that but I guess it doesn't matter because he hired me.

It's been a month or so now and I still haven't quite figured out what he's going to have me do. Right now, he has me coming into his office like 10 times a day to bend over and pick up this pile of papers he always has on the ground and then climb up this ladder to file the papers in this really cool, glass-floored loft he has above his desk. He's always leaning back in his chair, talking on the phone and watching me while I file. Is this just what everyone has to do during their first year in advertising? Hopefully, I'll get to do some real work someday. Anyway, thanks for the internship. It definitely helped. Felix reads Adrants every day."

Written by Steve Hall    Comments (28)     File: Spoofs     Jul-16-07  
Advertising Jobs

Enjoy what you've read? Subscribe to Adrants Daily and receive the daily contents of this site each day along with free whitepapers.

ad:tech Conference Headlines
-->

Comments

Tell your intern, that we may have an opening for her at our company.

Posted by: ted on July 16, 2007 02:13 PM

i really hope this is a false story. if it is then this girl is pretty much a ditz. granted she knows how to make an impression.

Posted by: Shades on July 16, 2007 02:17 PM

is this a joke?

Posted by: Lauren on July 16, 2007 02:18 PM

This is hillarious! I wish I would have thought of it when i graduated from College and started my career in advertising. Such a clever girl, she will go far.

Posted by: Maria on July 16, 2007 02:24 PM

This is hillarious! I wish I would have thought of it when i graduated from College and started my career in advertising. Such a clever girl, she will go far.

Posted by: Maria on July 16, 2007 02:24 PM

Wonder what she would have done had she interviewed with an experiential marketing agency?

Posted by: Amanda on July 16, 2007 02:26 PM

someone is doing my biography of flunking college.

Oh girl, let me tell you what you are in for next. It's sad.

Posted by: nancy on July 16, 2007 02:38 PM

too funny!

Posted by: Page Schorer on July 16, 2007 02:47 PM

I did this once, but didn't get hired.

Posted by: Corey V. on July 16, 2007 02:54 PM

Looks like she should have put that bottom post it just a hair (pun intended) lower

Posted by: brian on July 16, 2007 03:02 PM

And we are supposed to care because?
Fine show a girls tits, but don't bore us with her ridiculous story, of which not one word was slightly entertaining.

Posted by: stephanie on July 16, 2007 03:31 PM

Pleeeze --- boys club continues to make me barf

Posted by: Zibbyz on July 16, 2007 03:41 PM

Well, Adrants you successfully achieved my "unsubscribe". As you have now joined the ranks of the desperate uncreative. Enjoy mediocre-land.

Posted by: Lauren on July 16, 2007 03:46 PM

Tom Ajello at agency.com must be roflhao about now, 3M has increased postit ad budget from 7.7 to 9.7 year over year. Now Steve to be fair to the rest of your readers ... how about something about the increased size of the F4 codpieces in the new Silver Surfer as compared with the codpieces in the original F4?

Posted by: art on July 16, 2007 03:55 PM

if you can't figure out that this is a joke, then I am sorry, because you are missing out on life...kudos to adrants

Posted by: brad on July 16, 2007 04:40 PM

Too funny, and I like the Valley Girl-style narrative. However, I think this story may cause the loss of some female subscribers. Go figure.

BTW, Brian is quite right about that bottom center Post-It note.

Posted by: Paul Zink on July 16, 2007 05:06 PM

Funny story, but what's even funnier is until recently we had an AD at our work who had no talent but was attractive. She came into work at 1030 and left by 4 and didn't do much in between. She was able to keep her job because of her sluttiness and her willingness to pose nude or in a bikini dripping wet for a campaign our ECD was in charge of. Now, even though she was finally fired, I have to see her scandalous mug around town on giant banners for vodka.

So it's funny because it's true.

Posted by: IH8ADVERTISING on July 16, 2007 05:39 PM

actually, this is a script for a japanese AV video seen on Tokyo TV last winter.....

Posted by: addie on July 16, 2007 10:14 PM

If it is a script, they have plagiarized the work of others.

Posted by: Steve Hall on July 17, 2007 12:54 AM

The only thing less funny than this, like, totally bogus little story is the collection of idiots who thought it was real.

Christ, it even says "filed under Spoofs" at the bottom. God help us. Al-Qaeda deserves to win.

Posted by: Rob on July 17, 2007 08:56 AM

Really not funny. I kept reading it for something at the end that would make it funny or all come together with some kind of punchline... Never happened, why did I just read that?

Posted by: Craig on July 17, 2007 10:50 AM

Really not funny. I kept reading it for something at the end that would make it funny or all come together with some kind of punchline... Never happened, why did I just read that?

Posted by: Craig on July 17, 2007 10:51 AM

large waste of time.

Posted by: daniel on July 17, 2007 10:58 AM

um...yeah....this blew.....got any stickies? i'm fresh out.

Posted by: dubya on July 17, 2007 03:47 PM

This is absurd. She's obviously close to retarded and I can't believe Adrants ever hired her. It reflects badly on you guys. Honestly there is only one reason she will ever get job and they are being covered by 2 post-its.

Posted by: yo on July 17, 2007 03:47 PM

Stickies leave one wanting in the adhesive department for just these kinds of reasons.

Posted by: Angela on July 17, 2007 08:01 PM

My dad works for 3M. He said if she ever gets fired from the agency job there will be a post-it mascot position created for her. I'll volunteer as photo/videographer for her appearances.

Also, to Angela's last comment: 3M will soon debut a new stickier post-it. Or you can always reinforce with a little SprayMount. That's pretty much post-it in a can.

Posted by: pat smith on July 18, 2007 10:46 PM

"Miss Intern, take a note. Better yet, I'll take some of yours."

Tee hee!

Posted by: tom on July 19, 2007 10:45 PM

Post a comment