After ~20 years in this business (not my real title), enduring endless, exhausting cycles involving spells of prosperity followed by increasingly inevitable layoffs, I’ve arrived at a place where I hate working in advertising but hate not having work in advertising slightly more (I mean, maybe. It’s close). Seeing as this already volatile industry’s poised to contract violently in the near term, I’d be grateful for your stories of people that have successfully found a way out of this mess. 🙏

Hi everyone,

I have offer from S&P Global as a QA and ZS Associate as a Test Engineer.

Which one is better to join ?

Hi fishes can some refer me for fraud investigation or compliance

Determining if I should buy an investment property to rent out and earn side income. For those who bought a house / condo / apartment as an investment, teach me your ways! Is it worth it?

I’m a biomedical equipment technician how much do Michigan pays

I have no idea where places are where people are exiting to 300 and 400k/yr. I checked Glassdoor director of corporate strategy roles and they pay like 130/140. Why go through consulting for that?

Hello Fishes!
I'm hiring for a position in my team
Department - Strategy role at a NBFC (Backed by Japanese Parent)
Requirements - MBA(Finance)/CA/CFA with 1-3 year experience.
Financial service experience with research and analytical skill background will be preferred, Budget - 20 LPA (Negotiable),
Location- Bangalore
Let me know if anyone of you with suitable skills and experience looking out. Comment/DM here!

Bitcoin plunged yesterday. Buying opportunity?

Moving from Canada to the US. Anyone have recommendations on best credit cards to apply for to start building credit and that either leverage Canadian credit or don’t require credit? Have heard Amex and RBC (and a few other larger banks) seem most straightforward but open to ideas.

Im looking to buy a home, program is zero down (no PMI). I make 150k base salary; take home 8k mon. Im looking to buy a house under 350k in my area. Im looking at a payment of about 3k including prop. taxes in a newly gentrifying area. My plan is to house-hack and in a year move out. Is this monthly payment too high? I have under 10k student loans (will get wiped) and no other payments. I want to make sure I can afford it even without tenants just in case.

I 485 question - I do not have any vaccination record from my home town. It is a small village. I am thinking of getting the required vaccination here in US. Will insurance cover my vaccination?

Best technology to use that LPL has?

Hey new to this field..so what are some certs I should focus on as a newby... and what type of training I should be taking. I've been focusing in trailhead..but if u know of other training mods..lmk.

Is it wise to switch from testing background to Salesforce after 10 years of IT experience? If so should I start as an admin?

As a A4 am getting 11.8 PA in Trichy Location, Even i have 5 yrs completed in CG.

How's the job security for a 10 years experienced DevOps engineer. I am planning to join.

Is it a company where people can stay longer . ?

I recently started working a side gig to supplement my income. It's tiring but I felt I had no other choice. Has anyone else here started working a side gig too?

Any potential flags/benefits for dual agency? My agent and the seller's agent work for the same company.

So, I work in an agency, but recently someone reached out to me for freelance writing work. I guess it'll be long form ad copy, as they're asking me for a rate per word...
I have no idea what's standard here

Believe it or not, for all the talk of digital... online video subscriptions and downloads JUST overtook DVD sales. People still exist that rent dvds from netflix?

Has anyone received a job offer after being initially ghosted by recruiter? How long did you not hear from them? Feeling down after not hearing anything for 2 weeks after a round of seemingly promising interviews.

Anyone hiring a UX Designer in Atlanta? I know someone who got laid off

Best (non-agency) company to work at in Boston??

Was talking to a musician friend who says since he quit working full time, every day feels like the weekend. Meanwhile, in advertising, every day feels like a Tuesday 🙃

Just realized it's not Friday ☹️

Pretty tired of smart women undermining each other, especially seniors doing it to juniors. Why the hell is the first instinct to attack&destroy? Not into kumbayas but more into having my peer's back.

If you got fired tomorrow, how long can you go without a paycheck? Assume you get 1 week of pay for every 6 months worked, and then can do unemployment after that ($425 a week)

What about Italy? Anyone working there?

Community Manager: Outdated term for social. What would you rebrand it as for a more real-time & accurate description of life in social? 🤔

Two months ago applied for a "dream role" at a "dream company" (not an agency). I am qualified for the role & they are looking for ppl with agency experience. a few days after applying a recruiter

In West Philadelphia born and raised...

Practical advice on how to deal with a mansplaining colleague?? 🙄

If your agency would pay for any training, education, certification you wanted (no limits on time or money including PTO to complete) what would you do?

Brands closing for climate change? Wouldn’t that lost income be more effective/useful if they donated it to clean energy alternatives instead? Do a spot about it to promote it & it’s content. Win. Win

Working with another agency on a project and think I'd rather work there. Protocol for reaching out to someone to pick their brain? Email? LinkedIn message?

Next time I have a meeting my Senior Manager, I may just snap and tell him that instead of constant nitpicking and giving hurtful, blunt feedback, how about acknowledging sometimes for a change?

What does your (romantic) partner do? Is there a big income disparity between the two of you?