AKQA is laying off around 35 people I saw. Also what’s this about the agency pivoting to sustainability and environment? AKQA Bloom being merged into AKQA? What’s the vibe there now?

Wtff still the office address is not given 🥲🥲🥲

Holding my life together
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Hii.. what will be the timings for AYDE???

Can someone confirm if the vive event on October 19 is going to happen in IT Park Taramani office.

I’m teaching the juniors on my team a few frameworks for getting to a strategy. So far I have the 3/4 Cs & BBh/Chiat disruption model. Any other thoughts/ ideas/references?

How do you all set better boundaries? I find myself working weekends to catch up and stay on top of things and it’s not even busy season. I am burning myself out quickly and I don’t know why I just don’t stop. Can anyone relate?

Hi everyone, anyone has inputs on comp ranges? I am a senior making 105 base with 6% bonus and about 15k RSUs but I see seniors in other analysis based orgs such as go to market, sales ops, corp dev making 150k base salary + benefits. Is there a reason why and what skill sets would people need to be competitive?

How do i find out if I will be happier divorced or more unhappily staying married. 2 kids; 2 & 4 YO. They don’t hear the arguments after bed time and don’t understand the bruises yet but I know it’s just a matter of time. It would be so much harder not seeing my kids everyday than living with the pain, loneliness and lost friendships. But I’m tired. And so sad. Lost. So alone. Does anyone have something that turned it around? He changed? You changed so he did? Ayahuasca retreat maybe?

Is a distribution supervisor job a decent stepping stone? Or a dead end for career progression?

How up to date are the firm’s job search portals? Like do they usually have stale job listings?

How long from submitting applications are candidates hearing back from firms in this market?

which firms are still hiring seniors in the west for accounting advisory type roles?

Hello! What is the best way to structure a discovery call for SaaS sales? e.g. share a deck, only focus on their use case (current state, goals, pain, etc.), share a story, etc. Lastly, how do you go further than surface level, like if they mention they are having issues with xyz, which is usually a symptom of the problem and not the problem itself. Any info would be appreciated, thanks.

What virtual receptionist would you recommend? Back Office Bettie’s, Ruby, Lex, something else? Thanks!

Any creative directors (any level, CD/GCD/ACD) you would move agencies to work for or learn from? Who and why?

My partner has largely been an at-home parent for the past 5 years. She started as a HS English teacher this past September but is already looking to pivot (overworked, unpaid, safety issues, etc). She would ideally like something remote to go along with her background in writing and editing. Any tips or potential leads?

Is anyone else finding ubereats, DoorDash, etc to be less reliable in recent months? I’ve had several deliveries go missing or arrive hours later than expected.

What’s the best social media hack campaign ?

Chat Bots and Artificial Intelligence. Ok, go!

Grey NY news on 4-Day work week option. Thoughts?

Fishies - my shop is looking for a freelance copywriter. DM me if you are interested and available for a few hours/week.

Hey guys! Working on an interesting personal project and would like to know who you guys would suggest as having the freshest haircut in the ad game! Their names, portfolio and agency would be great.

What y'all know about Space150?

ACDs in tech, what are your salary ranges if you live outside of SF + what city are you in? I’m in SF (big tech co) and given covid, been thinking about leaving but curious what numbers I would be looking at in Seattle vs LA or other cities with tech companies. Thank you!

Thoughts and best practices on sharing examples of strategy work to a hiring manager at an agency under the same holding company as my current agency? How much should I blind the work? What are some rules to remain legally compliant? Or should I avoid altogether?

Who's got the most fishbowl points?

YunoJuno. Any jr/mid creatives use it? Good experiences? Worth it?

Future 'Havas Health & You'ers (yes I know terrible name)... what's the verdict. Are they moving the 200 Hudson folks to 200 Madison?

Project Managers. Are any of your companies hiring a junior PM? I've been looking and not having a ton of luck.

Still really want to know how that Strategist's conversation with the boss went today.

Confession: Sometimes I give money to homeless people that look like they might be an undercover billionaire looking for a kind soul to leave their fortune to. Does that make me a bad person?

Where are all the proper ACDs at? Either it's senior/mid creatives who have been promoted too early or ACDs who did the job for a year and are now freelancing as creative directors.

If I grow an awesome, thick beard of flowing chestnut hair, will I look highly creative?

A recruiter from one of the Publicis houses reached out to me about an open position. I'm seeing positions I'd rather have in other Publicis houses. How can I leverage this contact to find the right recruiters for the job I want?

Which do you prefer?

“Give me a deadline and I’ll get the work done”
or

“when I get this done I’ll let you know and we can figure out when the client will see it.”