Ababa.io | Creatives for Creators

We’ve been hiding for almost 2 years, but we are now going public (slowly). Thank you to all the Fishbowlers who have helped, lend an ear, shared some advice etc etc, I and the ABABA team truly appreciate it.

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What do consultants do? I see Consultant titles pop up on here all the time and wonder what do y’all do? What are you consulting on? Seems interesting but i I googled and am still confused.

Just started in Biglaw as a first year - one of the partners made a passing remark that he couldn’t remember my PQE but thinks I’m “the same as X associate”. Went on LinkedIn and saw that X associate is a third year. How do I gently correct this misconception in a future conversation?

Can anyone speak to the difference between a TAM and a strategic cloud advisor at Google cloud? I'm currently interviewing for a TAM role but the strategic cloud advisor looks like it may be a good fit for me. Can I apply for the strategic advisor role or is it too late?

Coming up on my annual review and I'm curious about salary ranges for those who work with 401(k)+ plans. I'm a CPFA, series 65, and previously held 6&63. I advise plans on investment selection, plan design, IPS creation, and meet with participants individually as well.

What is the onboarding process at Mindtree? When should we get the details about the joining

Got an offer from Mphasis as project lead systems in testing practice team, can anyone guide me how is project n what client they have. Not getting much info from HR

Current CTC - 6L. Accenture has offered 10.4 with 60k joining bonus. Designation - Sr Analyst. Is this too low? I have 4 yoe

Can anyone tell me what is the SA2 salary range in advisory for more than 5 year experience

Does anyone know what base comp/bonus look like for Manager and AP levels in IQVIA’s strategy consulting practice in US?

I strongly believe new hire onboarding should not sit in the HR/People Operations space but should sit in the HR Coordinator/HR Generalist space. As a new hire, they should be able to have a confirmed point of contact especially during their first 90 days and People Ops should not be that point of contact unless there’s system or access issues.

How much fis takes to share service letter. As it's already more than 20 days.

I need your advice. I got an offer to join Morgan Stanley in Canada and want to know what my salary range is there. I have 10 years of experience in investment banking and will be a 5 member family living there. Can i get 200k per year, please advise. Appreciate your help on this.

Ladies and gents, what’s your
Age, Neighborhood
Ideal date age range
1 non-negotiable

Are you looking:
A - to date casually
B - to date casually but open to something serious
C - for something serious
D - other (specify if comfortable)

Anybody do Getaround or Turo on the side? If so, what has your experience been?

How long before joining do we get on boarding mail?

Hit me with your favorite green smoothie recipes

Do you guys ever accept project rates? I’ve never really heard of that and I’m suspicious.

Best small carry on? They keep shrinking the acceptable luggage size and half of the models out there don't qualify

AKQA NY thoughts?

I am mainly working with shops in the States as a non-native speaker and I am constantly worried about my ability to communicate (in any professional occasion but mostly in meetings). I am working with some of the best shops and this makes the situation worse considering that I am largely surrounded by an extremely competent group of folks that are super good at any form of communication. How do you feel as a native speaker when you meet non-natives? Should they be worried, or, they doing ok?

How many unread e-mails do you have in your box right now?

When you know where you want to work, who do you reach out to first — the hr/talent/recruiter or directly to the CD or ECD depending on level? Or both?

How do agencies decide how much to bill clients? How much is their retention usually?

FCB Health Chicago - What’s it like?

can a writer explain the new season of Dave to me?

Kind of wanna move to Europe, where do I find an awesome job europeople? CD.

Looking to move to New York - does anyone know which agencies are hiring these days?

Just had a big project killed after over a year of continuously selling it in to various stakeholders. Fully produced. Cheer me up

Are memes ideas?

What do CDs think when a junior team answers a (non-social) brief with a bunch of memes?

Not original ones based off brand insights, but rather recent memes that have been tweaked to include the brand.

My partner does/suggests this a lot and I never know if I’m being boring / a boomer for thinking that’s not really what advertising is…

Does anybody know which are the best in-house agencies to work for? Thanks!

What’s your take on a job listing that states “From $xx,xxx”

The particular job I’m looking at has this on the listing and I’m curious as to what their budget actually is. Do I assume a range?

They’re seeking someone with 5-8 years experience. I have the latter (8 almost 9)

How would I approach this when asked without pricing myself out of the position? Especially if they’re not willing to be upfront (assuming here) how much they’d want to offer me in particular.

Just became an ACD. Im in a limbo. Half of the time im being treated as a Super Senior AD and the other half im being treated as a Almost CD. Then when im scoped over work that my CD and I oversee, some people are asking me how does my role differ from the CD’s, as they tend to look at me as an unnecessary layer for approvals. In a way, i do the job so well that i get asked to do more AD projs and guide more projs — but then: wtf does my CD do? They mostly just 👍🏻what i direct n approve

How many of you got in without ad school? How did it happen?

Living outside of NYC and remote interviewing for a job, landing an offer, then relocating to NYC -> anyone ever done this?

Did you ever lose all hope in finding happiness in this career but then did something pivotal that helped you achieve it?

What did you do?

I’m spent.

Tips for writing a good mock PR line to sell an idea? Thanks.

What is the biggest misconception you’ve had to deal with/overcome in advertising?

Anyone here have worked or have any insight on working at Punchcut (SF)?