Apparently “scrappy” now means unpaid overtime. We’re being told to do more with less while still keeping the brand elevated. Except our budget’s been slashed, our team is down two people, and I can’t even get a $15 stock photo approved without a procurement process. Meanwhile, leadership is asking for world-class creative with a timeline that would make an intern cry. I’m proud of how resourceful we are, but the bar is sky-high while our support systems are in freefall. How do you push back on unrealistic expectations without tanking your own rep?

Got an offer I am thinking of accepting and waiting for the official letter. Sooooo checked out mentally and cannot wait to break the news to the firm. I am so over it (cont.)

Morning ! Just setup a coinbase pro account yesterday but I got the trading prohibited message . Does anyone know whats going on?

Which high yield savings account do you recommend?

Hi Fishes :
I have 2 offers for Automation Engineer:
1- EPAM Anywhere - 21LPA[inc. Bonus] - Totally Remote
2- Jio Infocom - 21 LPA[Fixed] but with lot of provisions in CTC - Will call to office [location : Mumbai]

YOE: 6 Years
Need your suggestions

Does anybody have insight into SAP’s Academy for Customer Success?

Hi fishes
I got selection call from the HR last friday. However he needs more time to get the approval for the package!

How much time does it take to get approval?
Any idea?

I have more than 12 years of tax attorney experience at biglaw and big4. Are there any big4 positions that pay more than 200k? National Tax? Anything else?

On the chopping block. actively looking. anyone hiring?

Have you ever walked out of a job with no notice?

What are some of the influencer vendors you would recommend?

Hi All,

I currently working in Hcl and have 4 years of experience in Infrastructure as a Quality Analyst ( I do perform audit for Calls , Chat , Request and Incidents).
Kindly do help on all job related to ITSM , INFRA , INCIDENT MANAGEMENT.

Anyone start later in life? About to turn 32 and my retirement savings are sad.

What has been the best role introduction you have heard from someone?

Can anyone share work culture and flexibility in olam Chennai. Also what is salary range and incentives for associate director in olam.

My current package 18 laks at 8 year experience how much i can expect with TCS now

Any fishes here born in 2000’s ? How do you adjust yourself to the generation gap in your team?

Just walked out of FAR test, literally cried after submitting it. SIMS were something I got ripped off by, can say clearly 4 out of 8 sims I kind of missed completely...😭😭😭 don’t know if I can ever get over this

There’s now a lawsuit in Texas challenging PREP. How much longer do y’all plan to live in the US? This is actually how I predicted this would unfold. That folks with moral objections would file a lawsuit like this, and then get it up to The Church for review, and then overturn Lawrence v Texas. This is just happening a lot faster than I thought.

Those of you that were on Agency and switched over are you producing projects at the same level? Is there operational support? Can you push back on the bad ideas? Are there leaders who ‘get it’?

Anyone work at Diageo or previously work for them and have a POV on what they're like IE. Culture, work life balance, are they currently on a hybrid working model?

Or is the organization just one to avoid?

Anyone know of companies looking to hire an Event Director? I feel like events jobs have been disappearing recently. Preferably remote.

After going from big agency to in-house, I have the chance to move to a smaller in-house company to be the only creative and eventually begin to build my own team. Ideal situation or terrifying one?

What is the best way to reach out to your in house agency ? I want to share our call for artists . Do I have go through HR? Or is there a place I can simply post an announcement ?

What’s it like at Verizon?

Does anyone have experience with a CMS migration? I inherited a migration plan with very little context. Any recommendations or best practices on how to move forward? Who should be included as stakeholders?

I just finished what I thought was the final round of interviews for a job that I really want. Everything has been going extremely well. The recruiter just called to tell me that they want me to do one more round, though. This will make 8 interviews total, including a full case study presentation to 4 people. Should I be worried? Is this a red flag?

Happy Indigenous People's Day! Let's hope none of the brands we work for make an embarrassing and money-grabbing attempt at celebrating today! Here's to no cringe "we see you" emails and instead just sending out donation links for Indigenous People's causes!

If you were to launch a new product campaign for a beverage in Feb/March, would you focus on spring/summer imagery or more oils that feel too premature? What cultural/timing things would you take into consideration?

Hi! I’m looking into pivoting my career as more “brand” specialist/ manager. What skill sets would you find crucial to know ? Any advice on tips to learn/ gain experience? Thank you!

I am looking to leave my current position due to not having the opportunity to run campaigns and earn experience.
However, every interview I get asked about the campaigns that I have run.
This is starting to feel like a closed loop. Any ideas are appreciated.

I do create some personal campaigns and do social media content on LinkedIn for my personal profile. That is why I get a high number of interviews but I stumble at the starting line.

Does anyone have any insights into what work at stack adapt is like?
And the general salary ranges there?

Anyone else finding it really hard to care about super bowl commercials this year? They feel like a relic from another time to me.

Working at a hospital with a million programs and services. When is developing an independent brand for a group justified, and when should it remain part of the parent brand?

Any AmEx Marketing connections here? Saw some recent postings with their marketing team that I’m interested in but would love any intel working in-house there.

What certificates/training should I do in order to apply for a brand manager/marketing manager on the brand side? Almost regretting my choices since I come from a prominent pharma ad agency as an account, and it seems like most brands consider account as sales, and limit pharma transition into non-pharma industry.

I’ve noticed on Glassdoor, salaries for my level (Director) are higher than my base but have similar bonus opportunity. At what level of pay gap would you push or make a stink? In hindsight I should have pushed more during the hiring process. At 160k base now, seeing ranges in the 170s to low 180s. These are specific to my current company.