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Ad-inspired merchandise store, The Incumbent Agency, turns cliché stock photos into hilariously relatable depictions of advertising agency life. Ad agencies do have their specifics, but as you'll see, the office life is the same as with any other job.

Just by adding funny captions to the photos, the agency easily turns ordinary (sometimes even awkward) stock photos into something absolutely brilliant. From stuck up coworkers to demanding bosses, these photos depict the realities of an office job more than perfectly. Take a look at some of our favorite snippets from an agency life below.

For more office work mockeries, check out The Incumbent Agency on Instagram. You can buy The Incumbent Agency's products (t-shirts, mugs, totes, prints, caps) on their online shop.

More info: theincumbentagency.com | Instagram | Facebook (h/t: designtaxi)

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Hans
Community Member
10 years ago

No wonder if you forget to provide coffee and cookies!

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    Shreya Jhunjhunwala
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Great article! I was looking for more resources for entrepreneurs and creative founders and stumbled upon this event, looked very interesting. It seems to be catered to agency founders and creative entrepreneurs, I thought you might like it as well: https://bit.ly/3g5XXY0

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    CV
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    9 years ago

    Hehehe i am the junior creative guy 😑

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    Anna Černotová
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    True story :-/

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    Erin Riley
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    i've done this while temping! i was the only person in the office and the boss was away on vacation. why am I here? i asked my temp agency. they said i had to say, so I did...then I left with some free office supplies.

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    Abby Liu
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    not stock photo

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    Corosive Gurl (Angel Games)
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    trying to make a joke in 2016 without offending anybody be like

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    UwaYS Minty
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Remeber to stick the stickie note

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    Natanya Jones
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Every. Damn. Day.

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    Michelle Ovenden
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Ha ha ha. I used to scare my creatives like that......

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    Marc Savitt
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    But the client FORCED you to use their relative in the shoot

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    Pemberton
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    ok no housewives.

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    Kim Hurley
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    But wait -- Creatives don't wear suits! ;)

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    Hans
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    There are quite odd stock photos out there.

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    Naima Ivansdóttir
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    unfortunately it keeps happening

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    Pemberton
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    The left is what's written/drawn in their recruit ad.

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    UwaYS Minty
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    JERRY!

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    Jonathan Kabugo
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Like that red shirt

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    Naima Ivansdóttir
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    i also have a pet name for this

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    Emilia Zhe Awesome
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    or school

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    Pi...
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    :-D.. This had me in stitches!

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    Elisn Klein
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I don't :(

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    Agnes Foreo
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    omg, ad agency is #goingdown

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    Agnes Foreo
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    freaking all client facing firms are like this

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    Jessica Acevedo
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Every single time!

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    Pemberton
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    Reminds me of the episode of Buffy, in which a girl received a message nothing but "all the best" in her pre-summer-vacation card then became invisible.

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    Clive Wright
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    It's far too common to cause real stress...

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    FanaticRex99263
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    Oof

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    Kiky Huzein
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    I thought OT means on time. Well, I'm so wrong. :(

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    Pemberton
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    When you have to talk with somebody with a really smelly mouth.

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    David Anderson
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Aircon

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    Naheed Somji
    Community Member
    10 years ago

    *wins award at Cannes*

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