The Public House Discussions

Has anyone been fired? How’d you bounce back? How did you approach it when applying for new jobs? I’m legitimately worried I’ll be fired and could use some advice.

Burnetters are always last to know about Burnett news. 😑

Books on human psychology that have affected you. I'll start: influence, sales Bible, on killing.

@fcb peeps: Who is the head creative at FCB Global? Is it Fred Levron or Susan Credle? Every piece of work that comes out of the agency, Fred immediately posts everywhere as his. But isn’t Susan Credle the worldwide chief creative officer? Who really runs the show?

How long can you go without having anything to do before you get laid off?

Creative Director: “Craft and storytelling will always be fundamental in this industry.”

Same Creative Director: “So they flip the Yoplait Yogurt cup on Tiktok as a...challenge? Sure, why not if the kids are doing it. But what’s the hashtag?”

When your old 100+ person agency has a BLM message on their website but only employed one black person while you worked there.

PHD media in New York.... any thoughts ? How's the culture? Particularly for Sr. level folks?

Does anyone have any strong opinions one way or the other about Blast Radius?

So many people on PTO. Job search has really come to a halt. I’m just waiting on a bunch of people to get back from their PTO after labor day. I HATE doing nothing. I feel so useless. Ive been trying to work on extensions for stuff in portfolio but my CW partner on the projects has been busy with actual work (she works in a diff state). What do i do? Lol. Anyone need help? Wanna chat?

What's the highest raise you ever got during a performance review?

These days, when going to an interview, do you bring your portfolio? If yes, what medium? On an iPad, laptop...print?? Halp!

Former account person turned producer here. I’ve worked at a handful of agencies over the years, with some really wonderful teammates. My current shop has such kind & creative folks, but the AM department is a bit of a hot mess. They seem to struggle with the basics of their jobs, all the way to the top of the department. They don’t know what they don’t know and don’t care to learn. We can help educate them on process until the cows come home, but we can’t teach them how to do their job …cont’d

One thing they don't prepare you for when you're getting into advertising is the extent to which being a cheerleader propels you. I'm not a misanthrope, but I'm definitely not naturally wired for cheerleading and it for sure has had an adverse impact on my career.

What's your worst story of you or someone you know being "thrown under this bus"?

What are the pros/cons of working at an agency in the Middle East (DUBAI) as a Westerner?

When an agency is about to hire you as a creative lead but without seeing your book to find out what you had done in your career, is that a red flag to you as a creative?

I get sad when a recruiter sets a time to chat with me and then never calls or answers messages after that

Any openings for CyberArk role? My CCTC- 8.14 LPA & YOE-8 yrs. Wanted to switch to CyberArk implementation. Working in Cybersecurity domain with IDAM tools.

I will be joining Nokia in third week of Jan. What will be the yearly bonus cycle for FY 2022-23? Will I be eligible for yearly bonus if I join in Jan (on pro-rata basis)

Are RPA projects still selling in your company? Is demand for these type of projects still high?

Recently got married and about to rent both of our properties and buy a new house for us. Is there a financial gain by creating a business for our rentals? As in a tax break for that income?

Which one is ideal in terms of WLB and job security?

Altimetric
Epam
Encora

Hi, does anyone know the salary of a manager in IT Audit (or regular audit) in the big 4 in Singapore? Also, do you know what the working hours are like in normal and busy season. Thanks in advance

What is advance monthly performance bonus in hcl ?
Is this variable component only ?
In offer letter it is mentioned that it will be" restricted for first year of employment " what does it mean

How long can you go without having anything to do before you get laid off?

Creative Director: “Craft and storytelling will always be fundamental in this industry.”

Same Creative Director: “So they flip the Yoplait Yogurt cup on Tiktok as a...challenge? Sure, why not if the kids are doing it. But what’s the hashtag?”

Hey Guys, I have applied to Accenture through their Accenture India portal and it's still showing pending review and my interview hasn't been scheduled yet. as I checked found out that pending review means the Application has been passed from HR to the operations team what should I do now as it's been more than 4 weeks and I haven't received any response from them and there is no way to contact them.i am getting a little frustrated about this

Hi all,
I onboarded to capgemini yesterday and today I completed email setup. However, I'm not able to access talent page from mobile/personal laptop. Can anyone help me?

I get the feeling that MBA degrees get compensated fairly well...more so than tangible real life experience. What is it about MBAs that is so valuable to the employer?

Random question. In the past 3 years, how much did your base salary increase? %s only

Getting payed 17$ hourly as a part time intern
At a BDO ,GT , RSM sized firm. Am I being underpayed ? And if so is it because it is a spring internship ? Location is High COL

On which day is salary credited In deloitte? Like it's 2nd last working day most of the times at accenture

Is the mobile phone reimbursement money given by Deloitte or pwc for new joiners??
If yes how much is the maximum

True or False: My students can tell when I’m not myself.

Shout out to everyone who’s ever had a white paper to “copyedit” that they just ended up rewriting entirely. I’m there today.

Can anyone share the interview experience of technical consultant role in Salesforce..

It would help me to prepare for the interview