Anyone looking for an ACD Copy role in NYC? My company is actively hiring. Send me your book in a DM and let’s talk.

Considering obtaining a CFE certification. Can anyone share their experience vs experience obtaining CPA? I’m already a CPA. I just want a comparison of study time requirement and difficulty of exam.

Did anyone else get a ridiculous rent increase this year?

This is for Amex folks.
How good is Program management role as compared to Product owner role? I have an opportunity to pick either of the two. Your thoughts?
a. In terms of growth in Amex ? (Currently I’m Band 30, asst manager )
b. In terms of exit opportunities down the line

What was your most recent success in advancing equity in education?

Is optum calling employees back to office? Junior level in gurgaon

Any luck for US CPA in Canada?

What is a non offensive salary base to ask for when working in Point of Sale sales? What’s the trend like? I’m in Houston Texas

Senior Manager, specialty tax practices in NYC: what was your base salary and bonus for the first year? Please also mention your firm.

Mid-senior level transactional folks: how do you originate deals? The only deals I originate come from when one of my corporate clients randomly decides to sell a business. There has to be another way to land more deals, right?

How much do people make on average in VC after 2-3 years out of undergrad in MBB/IB?

Sometimes when I make a mistake at work I feel like I am not good enough for the job while other times I take it as “let’s do better next time.” Would love to find a balance between the two feelings.

Any ID attorneys get their CPCU? Trying to make myself more marketable as claims counsel or in-house for a carrier (not doing ID).

Best consulting firms to work for in Hartford CT area?

I worked at a place for 1.5 years. My CD always treat me like I didn't know what I was doing. When I was about to leave he decided to look at my book for the first time and was surprised (cont)

When should you stop following up after a great interview? Was told I was too pricey for one market, so they asked me if I would consider another in the future. I said yes, and now it’s been a week.

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

NYC: my wife has about 16 years of professional graphic design experience in the garment industry. She wants out. She’s thinking about branding, UX, or digital design. Continued....

Been at a new job for a couple of months. Overall it’s been disappointing and I’m starting to feel anxiety for the future. I feel this way because I’ve just been working on one account I really don’t feel will create anything book worthy and I’m afraid that I will have nothing to show after a year. I’d been interviewing with this company for a while (off and on for 7 months+) and during that time made work I’m proud of and as of this past may, is award winning. (continued in comments)

Why do CDs fall into complacency so easily?

This may sound odd, but can you run an agency without an ECD/CCO?? (Asking for a friend)

Does anyone know anything good/bad about working at red fuse?

Thoughts on GREY NY these days?

Who's got the most fishbowl points?

How did your agency handle layoffs? All-agency meeting before they started? After they ended? Both?

Kinda sorta trying to predict if I’m losing my job tomorrow.

My browser history is failing me and hope y’all can help! I recently stumbled upon a website where some ad folks had compiled a bunch of idea/conceptual thinking approaches and if you clicked through there were past spots that had utilized that idea / way of thinking. I wanted to share it with a mentee and can’t track it down. It was a simple layout: grid of images w/headline naming the idea … Sound familiar?

Thoughts on the MasterCard team at McCann NY? Thanks.

Can someone explain how billable hours work? At a new agency and although I had to fill timesheets at my previous agencies, they were mainly used to ensure we weren’t over servicing a client/for setting the appropriate retainer for contract renewals. I asked ppl at my agency but haven’t gotten a proper explanation. I get the impression that billing to the agency admin code isn’t recommended, and my manager said he bills everything to client codes, but that doesn’t make sense to me .

Today is Women's Day and 'A Day Without a Woman,' -- are you skipping work and wearing red?

In a typical advertising creative team structure, who vets the new hires? ECD? CD? Trying to get some clarity as I work at a small shop with CD being the highest title.

Most beautiful places to escape within three hours' driving of NYC? Forests, lakes, ocean, camping.

A little humor sprinkled in a resume. Yay? Nay?