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K. If AI wants to take our jobs can at least start with Kanye West?

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Any CDs at GSD&M want to share what they make in salary?

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What’s the WLB at Erich & Kallman? I’m assuming it can be a little sweaty but I know that can be quite the spectrum.

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👀What’s something a manager should never do in front of their employees?

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the omc handbook says they don’t payout unused vacation time if you leave, is that actually true?

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Can we start a health insurance/benefits thread? Hard to be mid-interview process while trying to schedule a surgery...

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Why do some CDs take your ideas/concepts and make the work without you? Like you’ll present a mood board with clear directions and write ups. They’ll pick one and say “oh this direction is cool” and then 3 months… more

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Who exactly is this for? There have to be better ways to spend a client’s money.

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Which agency is the most eager to replace its employees with AI? WPP, Omnicom, or Publicis? I'm voting Omnicom.

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What do you think the odds are that Dentsu will be announcing layoffs soon, since they lost that Microsoft account to Publicis? Losing a $700 million account has got to hurt.

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So, should we just assume this year's Cannes will be the year of AI?

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When you see a job posted and then reposted, that you applied for, and they didn’t even check out your portfolio (analytics/no views from particular city) it leads you to think they dismissed you base… more

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Permalancing at a small ad agency at a solid day rate, now being pushed to convert to a full-time PM role.

My Background is primarily live-action/in-house agency work, so not a traditional PM track but lots of adjacent experience.
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Being forced to use holding company centralized production resources seems a lot like being forced to shop at a company store filled with knock-off, cast-off, expired merchandise.

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Has anyone taken a gig from these wolves? Been matched a few times but have not taken.

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For people who have worked both in house and at agencies: I recently went in house (tech) after 8 years on agency side, and was shocked to discover how competitive and aggressive the creatives are. I … more

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What happened to Yamamoto? Appears they've quietly been folded into Colle McVoy but literally no information or announcement besides the Linkedin bio 😂 Pretty sad way to see a once important Mpls. agency fade away

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I'm thinking about studying psychology to work with neurodivergent creatives like myself.

Would you like mental health help from someone who was part of the industry? Would you see this as a posit… more

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Give me the tea on GREY. Looking at an open role there right now and so far it’s been a super buttoned up process. What’s this place like besides have kick ass creative ideas out in the world?

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Does anyone know what it’s like to work at Walrus?

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So in what order will we be replaced by AI? I've got Art>Copy>Strat>Project Management>Account.

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AI slop is going to destroy people’s view of the internet. More than half of all content on the internet is AI-generated and the percentage is rapidly growing

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Quit, yer bitchin’ #democraciaeneltrabajo

An advertising union from the man who invented advertising.

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So they want everyone back in the office even though they don't have enough room for everyone in the office. I don't understand. Someone tell me, how does this make sense?

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is everyone off tomorrow?

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Just learned that I'm getting laid off. Should I just sign the severance agreement? Can I argue and get more? For context, I've been with this agency for two years, and I'm getting two wee… more

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Anyone have any experience working with Miramar in LA?

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Does anyone know if the White House communications department is hiring? Because I think they're in need of some new messaging.

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Any thoughts on WPP?

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Any of you Omnicom peeps get a good raise in the past year??

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If WPP absorbs Omnicom, which absorbs Dentsu, which absorbs Havas… do we achieve peak holding-company density and accidentally create a black hole? Does the event horizon auto-generate an insight?

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Anyone know what happened with Shopkick? Immediate shut down. Did this impact any of your work?

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Looking for recommendations on the best full service agencies in Australia.

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Fish 🐟🐠 family, question: stay at the job and agency (within Omnicom 🤢) that I like & has better standing in the industry + better clients OR go to a blah agency (within Publicis) that is offer… more

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Oh my god, I'm in desperate need of a professional way to say things like, figure it out for yourself, or, I've shown you how to do this task like 27 times, why are you still asking for help? … more

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I am long overdue for a promotion. When do the rest of you advertising folks have your evaluation cycles?

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What do you do if the CW you're partnered with decides to ghost a week before the contract ends? It's looking like they're expecting me to write next...

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What is Omnicom Production?

Are they a production house for Omnicom agencies, or a result of old agencies merging? I see they’re hiring creatives.

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Best April Fools Day content seen today?


Worst!?!

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