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I am just now learning that professional tennis players wear identical uniforms of the companies that sponsor them, a la racecar drivers. I feel like this wasn't always the case. Is this the wave … more

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Me: I feel behind in dating life, everyone is married with kids.
Mom: Join a club
Me: I can’t afford to pay to join a sports league - break even after rent and bills
70 y/o Mom who works 4.5 days and can’t afford mortgage… more

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If you’re smart you will realized that ai is your golden ticket, now you have the ability to create anything with no production issues or costs. You can rewrite the rules. Want a 20,000 foot drone sho… more

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What’s the culture like at Rethink (Toronto), David (Miami or NY), Zulu (Toronto) or GUT (Miami, NY, or Toronto)? Pros and cons of each? All making interesting creative work.

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Does anybody know of any campaigns similar to “Never Say No To Panda” where a “mascot” or character dramatically (e.g. break through a wall etc) barges into an otherwise ordinary situation to save the day… more

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Are you taking tomorrow off or using it as a day to get caught up on your backlog?

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Are you taking tomorrow off or using it as a day to get caught up on your backlog?

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Meta's layoffs targeted Americans more than h1bs.
The company as a whole is very anti American.
It's not liberal or conservative, they just actively play us for money and partying.

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Seems like WPP Media had a second round of layoff this past week. But seems it’s affecting more of investment/activation teams then like planning/strategy

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Is 80k + 12k bonus good for a mid level in Texas? Company is doing very well so bonus is essentially guaranteed. At what pay level does the role become senior?

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Curious, what would you want to do as a job if money wasn’t an issue.

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Why is McCann out here ghosting people? literally yesterday was the fourth person to tell me that McCann ghosted them 🤔 is anyone else experiencing this?

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What’s the average salary for a Senior creative? Is there like, a general range or does it depend on brand/agency etc?

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Do you tell your boss’ why/what you’re doing when you request PTO? I’m not a fan of the corporate trend of telling your managers/employer WHY you’re taking PTO, but honey, I will never participate.

My… more

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Someone here mentioned the Charmin Bears as part of the Greatest Mascots of all time discussion. Who are the ones typically thought of as GMOAT candidates? I genuinely don't know.

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America is starting to get a little hot, and not in a good way. What's the advertising scene like in other countries?

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People are saying the creative job market and freelance is picking up. LinkedIn is saying it too. What’s your take?

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Pretty sickening that we don’t see more of the charmin bears in “greatest mascots of all time” discussions…

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If you rarely got to be on set or travel for shoots, would you still do this job? I’m recently in house and fear this may be the case. The pay, benefits, WLB, and team are all great, but the big flash… more

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I'm 31 yrs old boy. I'm in kuwait since 5 yr as Merchandiser im Carrefour hyper mkt.

Nowdays I'm feeling bore working in same palace & same routine. I'm not getting any increament & achievement what i deserve. … more

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My agency: We're going to let you kick off your Labor Day Weekend early with a half-day today.

Also my agency: For your half day, we'll close today at 4pm.

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I’m seeing a lot of job postings for ‘growth marketing’ professionals. Isn’t it always about growing the business?

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Has anyone ever successfully negotiated a longer maternity leave at an agency?

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What are your thoughts on Ogilvy Chicago? Is it worth going from in-house to agency again?

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Had no idea what Ogilvy was actually like until I got here.

Glassdoor honestly didn’t go far enough. The place is a lot… different once you’re inside.

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People love to hate on advertising but I honestly can’t think of a profession that does more net good for the world. By the way, I have a medical condition that makes me forget about every other job i… more

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Ok these salary ranges really are taking the piss now

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I took 2 and a half weeks off. I cleared it with the CD and we have flexible PTO but is there going to be blowback?

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Has 72&Sunny ever expanded beyond US shores?

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Am I the only person who finds it infuriating to see LinkedIn posts of expats moving to the US for new roles when there are people already here desperately seeking employment including expats that hav… more

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Which celebrities have NOT started an “agency”? Feels like it’s an accessory for them now. I’d love to know how they are actually doing financially. Ryan Reynolds? I imagine well. Others? Probably not… more

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Not bad

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This is definitely region specific. Wow.

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PETA has a new “I Scream Truck.” Free vegan ice cream. Much better approach.

https://www.peta.org/news/i-scream-truck/more

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