Anybody receive a payout for the Omnicom Settlement yet?

Anyone working remotely from San Diego? I’m currently in the greater NYC area and thinking about making the move out there. I need more sun.

For experienced accounting professionals considering a transition into a career with solid work/life balance, a fast-growing biotech company near San Francisco is hiring for a SOX Compliance Manager and Senior Accountant/Manager roles. Roles pay well over $100k.

Generous benefits, fun company culture, and VERY favorable stock options. Message me if interested, and I will try to screen you for an interview!

Hello PDX Ad folk! Moving back to Portland after 6 yrs away doing the NYC LA circuit. I'm currently a freelance Strategy Director, are there shops in Portland hiring freelancers into the New Year? Landing in January so looking to get connected to the right agencies ahead of my move. Thanks all!
(Connections & Creative Strat)

Good reasonably priced place in Arlington (preferably near Wilson Blvd) to get a haircut? 23F

Is the Mt Vernon Square/Triangle a (relatively) safe area? Specifically for walking around at night from judiciary square up to L street? Thanks!

Anyone work for VMware who can provide a referral for a Senior Project Manager roles?

Hello! I am looking for a referral for Google. Would anyone would be open to referring me? Happy to share my LinkedIn/resume. Thanks!

O&M Creative: more shuffling still to come? And by shuffling, I mean layoffs too.

hearing there was massive layoffs at concentric today. in the dozens. can someone confirm or refute?

Hi fishes,
Has coforge fired any employees in 2022?

Coworker got fired because they stole my clients! We have a policy stating that the realtor who initiated the contact should be the one closing the deal to give them a fair chance. I feel bad but they should have read the policy...

Is current layoffs only happening in Amazon US offices or Amazon India offices as well ?

Hello all, I am a production manager for a sign design and manufacturing company. I have been with the company for six years now starting as lead graphic designer working my way to the production manager. since becoming the production manager two years ago I am responsible for 4 large format printers and 1 vinyl plotter. I’m wearing too many hats but I love what I do. I would love to be a remote graphic designer but I don’t know where to start. Any suggestions?

Hi Fish,

I attended the interview in cognizant. But i didn't get any feedback of my interview. So, what should I do? Also, I dropped the Mails to recruiter. They did not reply on that.

Are the recent economic troubles translating to slower hiring or lower salaries in life sciences industry? I want to transition to industry this year but am worried it may not be the best time to.

Do we need to submit rent agreement for claiming rent or just rent receipts?

How's IBM for Oracle Cloud SCM ?

At my current agency 6 mos and realized I’m burnt out on ad. My coworker’s wife started at what sounds like my dream job a few months ago. Is it okay to ask for an informational interview through him?

O&M Creative: more shuffling still to come? And by shuffling, I mean layoffs too.

Laid off, 10 years exp, tired of acct management. Feel so lost. Don't want to go back to agency side. What should I do? I feel like 💩

New job.
Moved from agency after 6yrs, into a startup (€8m Series A, high growth); first marketing hire. My manager is ex VC, seems to like managing by fear, let’s fire X, let’s cut the agency etc. sets tight deadlines & adds urgent items last minute. Others seem to feel I’m doing great but I am butting heads with him constantly about unrealistic workloads etc. Really not enjoying interacting with him, thinking about leaving... should I stick it out? I feel like I’m being abused, but need money!

Is it normal for every single call (client or internal) everyone dials in from their desks at an open format office? Everyone avoids takings calls together/conference rooms like the plague.

I keep hearing about Consulting girls coming for and getting traditional advertising work...and I believe it. As a Strategy exec in Pharma advertising, what's keeping me from jumping ship to McKinsey

My girlfriend works in branded content. She is out having dinner with the production crew after they wrap eating dinner. She makes a comment how she wished she brought her swimsuit to go swimming cont

Is it okay to call a sick day as freelancers?

Not to be an asshole BUT... why hire juniors if you are at a high level creative agency? (Stealing culture/ platform insights not withstanding )

Today my boss told me I need to work on showing my frustration directly to people. She mentioned a meeting THREE weeks ago where, during a meeting, I said one single thing that showed I was unhappy with not being included in a particular meeting (for a project I was leading), and my tone made it clear I was unhappy about it. She said the person I “called out” didn’t even bring it up to her; it was what she “noticed.” Cont’d...

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?

My new agency’s healthcare plan only has ONE physician in NYC listed as in-network... is a plan this limited the norm?!

Could a cognitive behavioral therapist help me work through issues with imposter syndrome?

I’m already dreading Monday.

Thanks, legal! You really saved our bacon. Who knows the risk we would’ve exposed ourselves to if we said “enjoy” instead of “possibly enjoy” in that organic social media post.

Anytime a client says “thanks for the creative thinking” just know they’re going to kill everything.

What odd questions about your job did you get at the xmas / Hanukkah table?

Just found out there’s an ECD in a big NYC agency who claims to have won awards, but the name doesn’t pop up in any of the archives.

How do they get away with it?

Nice Ronald McDonald spot, Subway. Enjoy your cease and desist letter tomorrow morning!