Any other creatives struggle with how creative is done at R/GA? The process feels all over the place. Past and current R/GAers, what was your experience?

Career Ambition vs Career Salary

Are they synonymous? What’s more important?

Just want to throw this out here since the topic of Affirmative Action comes up pretty often. I applied EA to Darden, I’m a legacy, in-state Black, LGBT 325 GRE, 3.2 STEM UG, 3.93 Grad GPA, attended several events, experience in consulting and tech (Product Operations), targeting VC post MBA.

Didn’t get in. It had nothing to do with my race/sexuality. I simply didn’t fare well in the application process. So it’s back to the drawing board. TLDR: stop blaming other candidates for your ding

How much J P MORGAN CHASE offers for role 601 i.e. Associate for experience 7-9 yrs...Role is into business intelligence amd Analytics...

Current CTC 24 lpa plus 3.5 bonus
Experience 12+ years
What should be CTC expectations from Thoughtworks senior consultant BA profile?

Hi folks,new to tax deduction... Pls help.

My yearly income (post standard deduction+ 1.5 lacs 80c investment) is 650,000. (April 21- march 22).

I will also receive 2,00,000 joining bonus this month end.

Total income: 6.5 lacs + 2 lacs

Question:
1. Will 10% taxes(as per old regime slab) be deducted on 6.5 lacs and flat 30% be deducted on joining bonus?
Or
Only 10% Tax will be deducted on 8.5 lacs(6.5 + 2 lacs jb)?

2. Need suggestion to save tax on the above numbers.

Thanks

Suggestions on a good west loop brunch spot? Looking for something low key to go with parents / family

Dior Book Tote as a work bag. Yay or nay?

My boyfriend is texting his best friend's girlfriend. He openly says "oh i texted her about x" to me and I believe him...but my concern is that they're going to start some sort of flirtationship. She's some sort of model and has even told her boyfriend that my boyfriend is funny whereas she says her boyfriend is obnoxious. Is this something to worry about? We're not in a great space right now so Idk what to think.

What is your favorite firm perk that others don't know about?

Hi all,
Please help me understand if I should accept this position or not?
I was working as a regular staff therapist for 2 years at an assisted living when just 2 weeks back the HR approached me with an offer to work at a newly opened senior living, so basically I will helping them set up that location from scratch, open it and get it running. For doing all this they have not even clearly offered me a promotion, raise or a change in position. What should I do?

Please help🙏🏻

Any strategists from RGA LA open to letting me take them for a bev/chat? Curious about the co and Dept dynamics.

Can we just deposit 3k or 5k to a credit card right away and hit the bonus ?

Why are firms reducing benefits for the bottom rung (e.g scaled down flyback at BCG, no Ritz Carlton at S&)?

Hi, is anyone aware of where can I find my FNF documents - unable to login to allsec alumni as the link given is of KBG portal.

Does anyone have input as to how most designers or graphic designers are doing during this pandemic? Since January 2020, I became laid off from my job working full-time and remotely for a Southwest Florida urologist that I worked for about 10 years. no it seemed I was going to get my job back around July of last year, he decided to create a partnership with an oncologist who had his own marketing team. Because of the partnership, it looks like I can only work freelance for them now.

How do I unlock DMs? And how can one ask questions on other bowls? Thanks for your help everyone I really appreciate it :)

Does Reese’s dark chocolate peanut butter cups taste like licorice to you?

Does anyone have tips on how to utilize an old classmate/friendly acquaintance for a referral for a job? At first I felt weird about it bc we weren’t close and felt a little out the blue. But (cont.)

Don’t you love presenting work you hate to clients 😭😭😭. We started with something great but as it went around the team members it really got diluted to something… well not good, and now I’m presenting it 🥸 AND I SOUND LIKE I LOVE IT 😭

I just purchased an iPad Pro to better my graphic design career. Do you have any suggestions of apps you cannot live without. Now don’t say procreate all at once

Best way to find BIPOC creatives?

What are the best websites to find inspiration for guerrilla advertising, experiential, activations and bigger ideas?

Making hard push to go in-house with a startup, billable work has dried up.

Question: what’s a good salary for VP Mkt & Sales? And commission?

Me: I’m making a commercial

My mom: an actual commercial or is it just going on Facebook?

Damn mom, chill

I have a question that I’ve always wondered but am too scared to ask people.. what does it mean to become SVP .. or VP something - why is that title there sometimes and not other times?

Have you got any tips for comping? Like a website that has PNG cutouts of different people and poses?

What do you think of brands using the same tagline?

“Good/Best things come to those who wait” was apparently used by Heinz in the 1980s and by Guinness in 1990s.

A headhunter reached out to me about an opportunity and sent my book to the agency and the agency now wants to chat. Just curious how many different books does a headhunter usually shares with the agency?

What's the longest you've waiting to get a response from an email you've sent applying for a job?

Anyone ever get a Super Bowl brief all to themself? This process is soul-crushing.

Who else is hyped for Detroiters Season 2?

Why’s your entire book password protected? Who’s work are you stealing?

How much time would you propose to create 2 Facebook ads, a sweepstakes landing page and write & design 3 contest entry emails? I was asked to complete this as a paid take-home part of an application.

Having no success shopping myself through cold emails and LinkedIn. Any creatives here who work somewhere they like willing to take a look at my book and potentially refer me?
Will send bribes of smoked brisket.