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Who are the most impressive creatives/portfolios you’ve seen recently at CD level and below?

The office is doing half day summer Fridays. Personally, I'd rather do four 10 hour days than five 8 hour days. Who's with me?

producers! how often do we have to deal with other people who aren’t producers mansplaining your job, except they actually do nothing

My client is using ChatGPT to size their ad assets……help me! [shoots up flare]

Have you ever used a current coworker as a reference for a job you’re applying for? Bold, risky or dumb move?

I only have 1–2 ex-coworkers I can comfortably use as references so I’m considering asking … more

I cannot stand the California Naturals ads. Who made these things? I’m incessantly HAMMERED with them and the deliberately low quality VO + vocal fry makes me want to claw my ears out. It’s the most g… more

for those employed at agencies, how’s it looking as far as upcoming workload for freelancers? usually this time of year is busy. wondering when it will pick up.

i've seen some discussions about more redundancies incoming in June across OMC. anyone heard & willing to share what jobs (and geo regions) will be most affected by this next round?

i ask, as d… more

Does turning down promotions make you more likely to get laid off?

I've heard that hiring at any Omnicom agency is frozen till the IPG merger is complete. Does anyone out there have any insight??

Is it worth it to even attempt having a salary conversation in a holdco on media side right now?

Or do I just go jump ship, have a job offer in hand, before raising the question?

The real question, we pooping at the office?

💭 Do you actually disconnect from work when you're off, or are you always halfway checked in?

Am I overreacting or is it insane for my supervisor to receive a team wide email and within three minutes, respond to only me asking me to confirm receipt?

They didn’t read the email because if I ask a question ab… more

To the people that only answer half of an email… how do you still have a job?

What is going on at Martin? Losing Oreo is a big one. Did they do layoffs?

Is anyone else running into nonstop ghost job postings?

I keep seeing the same roles reposted for months with no movement. For people actually landing interviews — how are you avoiding ghost jobs and f… more

Those of you who run hiring ads on LinkedIn, what kind of results are you getting? We've been getting a ton of unqualified applicants and I'm wondering if that's normal for LinkedIn?

Cannes jurors, do you see the caseboard during the judging process? Or is this just for the Palais when you win?

I know this is an unusual ask, but I’m hoping someone who can pull specific spend/creative reports is willing to help me with something personal.

I work in media, and I’m also a Boy Scouts abuse survi… more

What’s a reasonable timeline to go from Senior AD/Copy to ECD? Someone I know went from Senior Copywriter to GCD in five years at the same agency, and it made me wonder how typical that is.

This week in NO ONE ASKED FOR THIS: Meta dropped Forums, an app for Facebook Groups and Instagram launched Instants, a clear ripoff of Snap. I'm assuming they wanted to distract from their layoffs… more

i feel like getting your first decent 30 is the hardest part

When will jingles make a comeback? I miss a good jingle. Most ads are just revamping songs from the 80s.

The annual compensation of Omnicom CEO John Wren should be printed in the dictionary as THE definition of the word “obscene”. Especially in a year where tens of thousands of Omnicom employees have bee… more

I’m looking to transition into experiential as an art director and would love to connect with creatives working in that space, anyone down to chat? 👀

I’m currently an associate director of analytics at WPP, as you all know. Decent sized agency. I have a job offer for a much smaller ~200 person agency for a senior director role. Can anyone let me kn… more

Is it just me, or does a hybrid work schedule feel like a slap in the face to anyone else? It's like your employer is saying, we know you're perfectly capable of working on your own at home, b… more

Started my own small shop and am working with my first clients. But despite the smaller nature of them, I am feeling a TON of imposter syndrome due to the may hats I now wear. Haven’t felt this way in ages.
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How would you navigate two job offers at the same time if they were offering the same amount? Would you tell the agencies about each other and try to get a better offer from one (or both) of them? Or … more