**Celie hands** What's the most petty thing you've ever done in the office? This is supposed to be fun, so keep it light.

Ladies, what heels / brands do you recommend for work? Looking for shoes I can walk around in (mostly) comfortably

Resigned last week from a job with a horrible manager. In the process learned that the other team member is toxic and poisoning my reputation in front of others behind my back. I am so relieved!

Hello, what dress clothes do you wear to work?

When you do a cut and you’re super excited and proud. And then the director weighs in and it gets even better! And then... the client makes it worse. And worse again. And worser still. Sigh.

Sometimes I let people know I'm sober. I don't talk about the 12 steps unless someone asks. I try to practice attraction rather than promotion. Also I've never done a noon meeting but sometimes I really think I should!

Seeking advice on how to react when a colleague asks how much you make. I don’t want to disclose what I make given the person asking definitely makes less and it will cause drama

Hello! I've been struggling the last few weeks because someone on my team has been taking credit for my work. This coworker is really good with buzzwords and getting the attention of upper management. I'm feeling discouraged - what should I do?

PARTNERS: two questions —1. If you see an associate has really low hours for the month, do you imagine them chillen on a beach somewhere or do you consider they probably spent most of their days sitting in front of the computer being “available”? 2. If you send an associate a random e-mail on a weekend like “Can you pull X and send to Y”, would you get annoyed if they responded saying they weren’t by a comp or would you consider it reasonable that they wouldn’t be by a comp on a weekend?

What’s the overall feeling about presentation attire? Suit and tie?

I’ve been working with a founder/small biz freelancing as their digital producer for a little bit. I’m having issues lately because they won’t give me a budget for content they want to make for their site/Instagram. I’m worried with the budget gate keeping that we’re going to burn bridges with contacts, especially now that we’re dipping into my personal contacts for content collaboration. Is this normal? How do I get them to give me a budget to work from?

Good places for buying business casual clothing (men's)?

I blacked out and hit on a coworker at a work-related event. I would never have normally done it (aside from the stupid amounts of alcohol in my system) and they are in a committed relationship, making everything so much worse.

No idea how I’m going to interact with them in basically every meeting I have for now until I leave the company.

How do deal with rude employees?

Someone I’ve started seeing uses they/them pronouns. I’m trying my best but still feel like I make mistakes. When I want to address them is it ok to say how are you or should I say how are they?

Any advice on how to tastefully tell your manager that you no longer want to be a charge nurse anymore? For us being in charge is having full assignment 3p-7p & being responsible for assigning pts , communicating w/ supervisor about various issues, making the assignment for next shift, and a mini report about each pt for the next charge. On the weekends, same responsibilities but 7a-7p. We don't get any additional pay for being in charge and I'm sick of the added responsibility and stress of it.

Do other ladies on here ever have days when they dress up for work with no good reason just to see how people will react?

Partners, what are signs/examples that a project’s leadership is prioritizing the clients needs over the team beyond the normal ‘nature of client service’? Is a convo is worth it?

The mid-level associate who directly supervises me isn’t being responsive. I am worried about missing a deadline. Should I keep pinging him? Figure it out on my own? Reach out to someone above him?

What % do you guys charge a partner to advertise on social using your handle/ad account? Is a 100% markup fee plus an "agency" like fee for maintenance of 15% too aggressive?

How did you give notice you were lateraling to people you like? Particularly if you haven't been there that long?

I'm lateraling to another firm because frankly I think the management of this one is terrible, but the people (and individual partners) I actually work with are awesome. I've only been here for about 18 months, so I imagine that short time frame will make it extra awkward 😬

jew here celebrating my first christmas with my new partner - how much $$$ is typically spent on gifts? 29M for reference

If you asked to be considered for early promotion and didn’t get it (despite being highly rated, exceeding billable goal, etc) would you look elsewhere? Is it right to be angry about it? I don’t want to spin myself up unnecessarily if it’s unjustified

I pity those who revel in the "accomplishment" of have 100+ YTD utilization. Y'all got suckered by the firm.

Does someone with a Lufthansa account mind checking for me how many miles I would need for a 1 way business class ticket from HKG to ORD on 7/28?

I would check myself but they require 7,000 miles.

Thank you so much!!!!!

Hello,

Would anyone be kind enough to help refer me to Google EBP?

Thank you in advance.

Looking for a good recruiter in central to puppet Florida...anyone have any one that they can recommend?

Hi! Excited we have a space finally :)

Where and how do you search for new opportunities?

I use LinkedIn, my network, search key words in Google for adverts and look on organisation's careers pages.

Is there a more structured way for me to do it?
Any websites that I should check out?

I'm looking for strategy type work outside of London.

How often does anyone feel burned out? At what point does anyone say enough of this shit after feeling ignored by your company? Keep in mind that this is work at home.

Hello Fishes!
Any idea how long does it take to get a German visa appointment for EU Blue card and dependents? I am based in Chennai and have been trying since 2 weeks, no luck.
Do slots really open up at certain timings? Also, am in the waitlist pool for Chennai location, would I be able to add myself to waitlist pool for Hyderabad location as well?
Am supposed to join work by Aug 30th. Please help!

I bought a house six months ago and while doing some redecorating, I found black mold behind the wallpaper in the kitchen. Didn't the previous owners have to disclose this to me, by law?

How much do partners pay for health insurance?

The most important lesson from the Snyder-verse JUSTICE LEAGUE is the value of good editing.

Anyone currently enrolled or will be enrolled in the online masters cyber degree at Georgia Tech?

Delayed 6 hours ORD -> JFK (Delta Platinum) - how many points?

Have you ever not eaten for a really long time but just can’t? I’m tired and hungry but there’s some sort of...wall. I can’t get myself to do it. Not anorexic, I’m chubby, but...anxiety.

Is your agency Agency most interested in their DEI initiatives when pitching new business?

Happy Friday! To spread joy, who do you want to give flowers to today?

Is anyone else struggling to find motivation today? I just can’t bring myself to care about anything work related. I’m trying to push through but it’s hard today.

Hi - I’m working on a podcast to showcase real stories of ageism, racism, and sexism in the ad industry. You will remain anonymous if you wish. If you’re interested PM me and if you have ideas on how

Favorite creative from a black-owned brand?

Just registered for WAATBP end of this month and am looking forward to it!

I’m conflicted: Soul (the movie): yay, meh or nay? I liked it, but woke Twitter opinions are affecting me.

When seeking a new role, How many different agencies have y’all had to interview with before being hired? I’m on agency number 6 right now I’m so over it. I know my portfolio is amazing because so many recruiters wouldn’t be reaching out if that wasn’t the case. The process is Mad agggggy.

How do you get opportunities to speak on panels? Is it based on networking?

What to do if someone you know is getting pushed out of your agency? (Continued in the comments)

Any creatives looking for work in Atlanta or DC? HMU...

Any music producers out there that have gone freelance? I’ve been thinking about making the jump a lot lately.