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Anyone nervous about the coronavirus and/or if companies are letting people WFH/any policies in place to request doing so?

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What percentage does a recruiter make when you freelance edit. As in, they offer you 60/hr, what do they charge the client?

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Considering leaving my amazing, unicorn agency to go somewhere bigger/to make more money. Love the people, work, founders, but feel a bit underpaid. Otherwise I’m happy. Would you leave, or stay?

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Looking for portfolio advice, trying to make the jump from out of industry work to Copywriter. I have creative writing samples (essays, poetry, & short-stories,) but no Ad work.

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Omnicom vs Publicis group? Which is better for career growth, salary, and work life balance?

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2nd round of interviews with a candidate. Thinking of plopping open Nintendo switch and playing three rounds of overcook with them.

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Contracting fees - how did you come up with them? I figured out a baseline that I would need, but is nearly half of what my friend charges for freelance. am I missing something?

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Just started at an agency out of college last month. The agency is experiencing layoffs and my team was cut in half. I’m not sure that I would want to stay, does it look bad to leave so quickly?

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