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The chiquita banana mascot is a low-key baddie

Anyone know what happened with the Omnicom agencies yesterday? Heard there were some shakeups.

Does it look bad to take a title demotion from one job to the next? I would like to accept a job offer, but I’m concerned about how it will look on LinkedIn/my resume

Hi I just joined a new global company located in the US, it’s a fairly large organization. My job is a small chunk of the overall company, in the marketing dept as a designer. I was shocked to see that they… more

Have been feeling severely burnt out at my current agency for the past 3 months. Still won’t be out of the weeds of this particularly busy period until at least October. Feeling like I’m reaching my w… more

Asking for a friend that was laid off after 15 years with another Omnicom agency.. what is a reasonable severance package? He was offered 6 weeks pay.

People, why is so hard for you to follow templates?

I have dedicated deck designers who built beautiful templates that all you need is to paste content into it. There are placeholder for text, placeholder for ima… more

Was referred for a senior open role at a prestigious creative shop to the C suite hiring manager directly. Had a great convo with them plus 7 great interviews with various members of the team—many wen… more

Why hasn't this industry unionized yet?

I noticed at pattern amongst people who are very vocal on LinkedIn or position themselves as LinkedIn influencers. They job hop a lot with tenures being very short (a year and a half tops). They are … more

Is involved media a good place to work?

You just sold in a TVC concept. Yay! Now you need to extend the idea into social and concept a social activation. What does that brief look like to help guide the team?

Does anyone in the bowl work at David Yurman or know someone who does? I’m looking for a referral for a role there

Do we think it matters if someone is out of state but willing to move for the right opportunity? Or would most move on to find candidates that are more local?

That feeling of where you are good at what you do but still haven't gotten a Job urgently cause your CV is piled against others.

How do you all feel about people saying they aren’t sharing where they are going next during their two weeks’ notice period?

Linkedin only provides these 2 options when reporting a profile: 1) this is not a real person 2) this person is impersonating someone

We need a 3rd option: 3) Sent DM for gig, then ghosted after resume was sent. <… more

Are there any in-house/brand-side creatives based in SF willing to meet up with a junior for a coffee chat? 🙏

Can AICP sue holding companies? How is what they’re doing legal? Isn’t this an Oligopoly? Mandating working in-house instead of hiring vendors is decimating our creative partners while also creating s… more

Anyone use Dashlane and find autofill not working for any site this morning?

Trying to get a side-gig off the ground and try my hand at designing baseball caps. Anyone have tips for finding a good manufacturer?

What are your tips for allowing work stress to affect your life less?
Less obsessing over it after hours… less anxious feelings…

(It’s not so much a workload issue, just not able to talk myself down / disconnect fr… more

How did you realise you were quiet quitting?

Recently got a new manager and as a result am feeling super disengaged with my job and don't care anymore, which sucks because I genuinely used to love … more

How advanced are the digital martech transformation and AI capabilities at your agency and how do you incorporate into your day to day? What are your thoughts on all of these mega agency consolidation… more

HELP! I think I want a slight career pivot, but dont know what it would be exactly. Ive been at agencies for 7 years. I want to still be creative but I also want to be more involved in some product de… more

Is it worth it to be honest in an exit interview?

Kind of long winded but:
Say you were selected for an interview for a senior position (which I’m currently at). However, the duties seem like a lot and just burnt out at the moment. However, there’s an… more

“I’d kill for a job right now.” — Paulie Walnuts

Who’s winning Elongated Muskrat or Advertisers?

What’s the going day rate for agency producers these days? Senior level?

Favorite Olympic commercial? I loved the Women’s basketball one.