Can anyone tell me what VML are like since their merger?

Hi. Anyone have a friend/ acquaintance at ADIA or Mubadala? What’s the pay like (base + bonus) for someone Principal equivalent (c.8-10 yes exp)?

Need your help 🐠 I feel like I‘m always sick (flue like symptoms ~2x per month). The doctors either just treat the symptoms or give me referral for a specialist for one or more symptoms, I feel like I‘m getting nowhere with that. Any advice on what tests I can ask for that helped you in the past? Any recommendations for a more complete checkup in Manhattan (ideally covered by most insurances)? TIA!

Probably the 100th person asking, but honest opinion requested: is this dip temporary or should we be worried.....personally I’m a HODLer but getting a little antsy

I hear most people recommend Coinbase Pro. What’s your argument for not using Gemini Active Trader if you’re trading under $1M? Gemini Active Trader has a smidge of lower trading fees than Coinbase Pro for smaller traders.

HR opinion: Do I have any leverage as a hospital nurse case manager in negotiating earned time? I have 15 years within the organization, left for 10 months to be remote during the pandemic while sorting out childcare as immunocompromised family helped. Now HR is restarting my ET as a new employee. I realize I left, but not on bad terms and I am an exemplar and respected employee. I thought I’d have the upper hand with the nursing shortage but I’m getting the “rules are rules” response. Help!?!

All, planning to head to France for the race in June. Any tips?

Sunday track report:
-mix of sunny/cloudy/couple light drops, doubt we'll see rain
-very windy, around 20mph. Difficult to keep my hat on
-f3 feature race was great. Changeable conditions and those that went to slicks made incredible moves through the field

Has anyone experienced difficulties with speech/thinking through taking anti-depressants or from suffering with long term depression? I first started noticing difficulties in articulating my thoughts at university and my career in consulting has only made this more prominent. I feel embarrassed, really depressed and incompetent because of this. This is one of the greatest anxieties I have regarding my performance and I find it is really effecting my development.

Hi my name is Robert and I am currently looking to hire a real estate agent or listing agents with experience to help me handle my property listing for 2 weeks and I’m willing to do a weekly payment of $500. Pls kindly message me if interested.

Tax question: Say I am due to owe $50k in capital gains in 2021. What’s to stop me from going out and buying a Tesla and renting it out on Turo for $1,500 per month. I then use bonus depreciation to write off the full expense of the car in year 1, negating the $50k in capital gains owed.

Thoughts on moving to Calgary for cheap housing?

How do you calculate IRR for a write off? Is it just 0% or should it go negative? There’s no cash moving after the initial investment so not sure what to do.

How how many days you expect to get a Laptop delvry from the day of order from the portal in Oracle?

Has anyone found some flower shops around the city that sell flower bouquets as inexpensive and incredible as the ones found in pikes place?

Trying to learn how to automate work using python. The specific task I wanna do is using information from a different webstie to create zendesk tickets. Any good resources I can use?
Thank you

Hi everyone! Is anyone from PWC or Grant Thornton willing to give a referral?

Hello London folk. There’s a lot of great chat about diversity in adland on fishbowl, but it’s all very US based. So I’ve just started a bowl on diversity in London specifically - 9qo8f

Any Junior Creative Professionals in London want to team up for Cannes Young Lions this year?

Dumb question: my in-laws have asked me to come work from Spain (fab) but they only sim hotspot for internet. Does anyone know if a simcard hotspot will be reliable enough for not blurry internet?

How is Karmarama these days? Good work + nice people? Can’t access the campaign school reports…

How’s TBWA London these days? Decent work + place to work?

Are there any recruiters in this bowl? What would inspire you to post openings?

Freelancers: what umbrella companies do you recommend? Had a bad experience w/ Parasol & looking for alternatives (avoiding the LTD/sole trader route as I can’t be bothered w/ invoicing/accounting).

So, who wants to vouch for me to Soho House?

Planning on making the move to London next year from a smaller EU city. Have you got any tips or advice? What should I know before going over?

Go on then. Guesses how long until Uncommon sell?

So, how was your Monday?

How’s MullenLowe london?

Hey Londoners! I’m about to move to London and hunting for a place to live (on a mid-level salary).
Could you please share how much rent do you currently pay and where do you live (area/no. of rooms)?

I was hoping to live alone but everything seems over the top expensive

Why is the ad community in London so cliquey?

Why are some entries on the creative circle shortlist in red? Have they accidentally leaked the gold award winners?

Looks like many agencies are starting to return to the office. For those who have gone back, has it been a mandatory return? And how are you feeling about it?

Pandemic induced pressure & burnout. Is every agency bad at present? Desperate to move on before it kills me but worried it’s not diff anywhere else. Hearing people are off sick in lots of agencies.
Or does anyone have positive experiences to share?

How’s TBWA? I hear the US arm is toxic, wondering if it’s the same in London.

Thoughts on taking a year out to travel as a Junior? would like to take some time off but I know it’s a little difficult to get jobs as a junior strategist.