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Hey everyone! IPG Health is thriving with new business wins, and we are hiring in every department! I am a boomerang to the network because honestly the agencies within IPG Health provides great benefits and colleagues. DM if interested!!

My last day at my current job is Wednesday and I’m not starting my new job until 10/4. My health insurance ends on midnight Wednesday. What should I do for those 10 days in between? Seems ridiculous to pay for COBRA for only 10 days.

Are any of the healthcare agencies more creative than the others? Or all about the same?

Can anyone share any examples of outstanding direct to consumer healthcare ads?

Should I take this new job? Been at current agency for a year, loved it and love my team. Pros: Benefits are great, as is the mentorship and work is generally quite stable. Cons: Lower paid The new agency is smaller and benefits aren’t as good but I’ll get a +45% pay increase and title bump. Work is different to what I’m used to which is both exciting and daunting (imposter syndrome will no doubt kick in!). Ideal situation would have been to stay in current role another year or two... help!

How much notice would you give for a future paternity leave? In the U.S. so it probably will last about a month.

Is WPP 401k Match a lump sum amount at the end of the year or do they do it monthly? If the former, does that mean if I leave before 12/31 I won’t get that match money?

What are some benefits to starting my career at a large agency vs small, and vice versa? I’m currently interviewing for both.

I’m trying to take a leave of absence and I need a medical professional to provide evidence for short term disability claim benefits but I haven’t been able to find a PCP or therapist for the past year. I can’t take unpaid leave since I need some income and my healthcare. I’m literally at rock bottom and so burnt out and stressed that I have almost daily anxiety attacks. I don’t know what to do. Anyone else been in this situation and any advice?

Can you provide advice to succeed/survive on the corporate client side? Moved away from agencies to corporate and it is SOUL SUCKING. Between the lack of flexibility (both personally and day to day), sterile environment, and millions of meetings a day I am going insane. The pay and benefits are dramatically better in this corporate role, but I won’t lie I am missing the freedom of agencies so much right now.

Negotiating benefits for a new full time job. What are some things I should ask for? I hear there are work from home stipends these days, and I'd like a budget for continuing education that can help further my career, conferences and subscriptions. Are there signing bonuses any more? Bonuses at the end of year? Some full time jobs in the past I've gotten 100$ bonus others it was dependent on what we made and I got 5kish before taxes. Never actually negotiated before, please help!

OK, here’s a real toughie! What’s your advice (other than retire) for an older former Group Creative Director, who has been client side for the last 15 years? Please, don’t laugh. I’d love to go back agency side and not healthcare.

Hi IPG peeps. As an IPG employee, how long do I have to wait for my 401k 50% company match to kick in? Is it immediate or do I have to stay at IPG for a certain amount of time?

Looking at full-time and application asks for expected salary and then expected total compensation as a number. How should I figure out the second? Health insurance, bonuses, life insurance, equity, PTO? I studied art, not math.

I need to become a Media Manager/Planner/Buyer over night.—— Non-profit has 20-30k budget to inform ppl of certain gov. benefits in one state. I know social ads, but where can I learn optimal budget allocation? SEM? Freelancer workflow? (Client knows I'm winging it from day one).

How’s TBWA/Chiat /Day in NYC? Specifically the healthcare clients and production. Thanks!

Spill the tea- When it comes to work/life balance, pay, benefits, and overall morale - who are the best agencies/media companies to work for? Who are the worst??

I’ve heard mixed things about Amazon creative departments. What makes it worth it? What kind of benefits do you guys receive?

You ever hate the field a job's in but love the work style, processes, culture, and benefits?

Would you take an offer where there’s a lot of red flags about the company, the title is down leveled, but the money is better? For context, it’s not a creative role, I’d be the first woman on the team, there’s no bonus or 401K match, but the salary is $50K more than my current role. But there are so many red flags and the entire process was very chaotic.

I’m looking to shift over to freelance and never done this before in my career. Any tips? I’m mostly worried about expensive health insurance and unpaid days off. Thank you for your help!

Here a European from one of those communist countries who use taxes to have free ish healthcare and that. I'm about to move to the US and just realised that paid holidays are not a thing there. What's the deal? Some agencies better than others? Can I get days even if I don't get paid? So much to do outside of work, I need dayzzzz

About to start on a health insurance account, can anybody with experience in this vertical give me an idea of what to expect

Has anyone/does anyone work for Synergy Medical? What’re their benefits like? How’s the work environment, etc.

What should I charge as a freelance rate for a Strategy Director? I have ~10YOE in healthcare and CPG at top agencies. Based in NYC and would work remote.

Send help - I’m switching jobs how do insurance and benefits work when switching? Do I have to call each place individually to cancel or will it simply cut off?

What do you think is the appropriate notice to give your employer about an upcoming paternity leave? And has anyone experienced backlash? I want to take at least a month off. I'm in California, if that matters.

Canadians who worked in Canada but now live and work in USA — when you retire, will you receive social security/retirement benefits from Canada as well?

Does your agency match your 401k contribution? Is it common or rare to have them match upto 4%.

Has anyone attended mba while working in agency? How did you do it and were you able to get financial reimbursement?

Are the benefits at Droga5 any better since Accenture? I heard the health insurance wasn't great.

I just learned that my current/soon to be former employer will terminate my benefits (medical, dental, vision, drug coverage, etc) as of my last day. Did the standards change?

Got approached by another agency (media) regarding a Director role. Somewhat nice client and benefits +30%, but when the offer came, salary and responsibility were as discussed but title downgraded to Associate Director. Hiring manager told me he got pushback against my years of experience, but they still went ahead with salary and task description of a director. Should I consider it?

Which agencies / holding companies have tuition reimbursement? 👩‍🎓

What kind of cell phone/internet reimbursement programs do your organizations offer? Any WFH stipends or other COVID related perks you've seen? I keep hearing from sellers they get all these things covered but no one else in the organization does, yet we all have to work from home and pay for these things anyway... like I'd for sure have a phone and internet even if I worked in a different field, job, etc...