Consumer spending is way down. Ad agencies are having layoffs. Are we the canary in the coal mine for a larger nationwide trend? Should I be buying gold or just take off my tinfoil hat?

Where are you guys at Deloitte buying options for GME/AMC/NOK, etc..
Now? Td ameritrade blocked them.

I know I want to move to NY at some point in the near future, but am just trying to decide the right time. From a rent perspective, but also from the perspective it not being worth it when there are limited things to do. What are other people thinking?

Any good gaming ETF ?

I’m 26 and have ~40k sitting in my savings account. Annual income 140k. Maxing out 401k. No debt. Planning to invest 25k but don’t know where to start. Should I get a wealth manager? What is the best way to approach this?

Deloitte US just announced layoffs. Any other B4 started layoffs too ?

Can I just consider stablecoin staking / interest accounts (Anchor protocol, BlockFi) as my “savings account”? 7% of my liquid NW is in cash and 10% is in stables (rest is equities and other crypto). Hoping this is enough to pay expenses + tactically and periodically deploy into equities and crypto.

I have the opportunity to buy a new build in ATX for 310k at 5.625% 30 year. Should I buy it? I can either:
1) rent it out
2) sell it

It's not my primary and I don't need it to live in. The news about a housing market crash is worrying me. Any advice?

The wife, baby and I are moving to Greenville SC in the spring.

Would love to hear anyone’s experiences about the city and where you’d suggest we start our house search!

TRON correction anytime soon or buy at .20?

Needs some ideas for scenario planning optimizations! Currently have a model to predict conversions given media spend, I can adjust spend up and down to create different budget scenarios and send to model to get respective conversions. Thoughts?

Stock market is like life, full of ups and downs.
In the hope of market going down maybe not to the March lows but close enough for me to buy.

My husband and I have saved up about $80K and it’s just sitting in our bank account. We thought we were going to buy a townhome but with the crazy inflated prices we decided not to since we like where we live currently (location could not be better and rent is crazy cheap at only $700 a month). How should we invest our money in the meantime while we save up for a house?

Can any ACN fish refer? Firm issued a wave of new hire layoffs which happened to affect me.

anyone gonna buy any calls before market close?

Does anyone have any YouTube suggestions to learn the details of option trading? Or a good resource to learn about them? Apologies if this is out there...I couldn’t seem to find any threads on this

Will be moving to the Bay area for a new job which pays a bit under 200k. I know SF is very expensive so just trying to gauge what would be a reasonable amount to spend on rent. I have no debt and decent savings. Bringing my car with me and will be commuting to Marin most days, but looking to live in SF. Otherwise tend to be fairly frugal and like to cook.

Any thoughts/suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Frustrating… I don’t like my associate
He’s been on the project for 6 months and doesn’t do anything and isn’t willing to learn anything but some how is still employed . I’m not the type to get someone fired and you know … have prbs paying bills . So I haven’t professionally complained about him but for F*** sake I’m losing my patience … feeling guilty to take his bread and complain … looking for new project … idk what to do

Who here has successfully built a side hustle or startup? Who here is successfully creating additional income? Does anyone have resources [books, podcasts, anything] that have helped them?

I have a large dataset in PowerBI (7m rows) and I’m trying to condense it to pivot in Excel by aggregating the data. Does anyone have experience doing this? How do you pivot and export in Power BI?

Any pointers on which practice areas at BCG Dubai has most clients in Dubai/remote work? Planning to join BCG Dubai soon and because of some personal issues, I just cannot travel outside Dubai. Will it be possible at BCG Dubai?

Hi guys...
My doj is 18th july.
After joining dusi, there will be interviews for projects..right? After a week i guess.
I need your suggestion guys. How was the process and in how many days you have got the project?
What about relocation allowance? Hr said that no need to attach any bills. I will get xxk in august month end as relocation allowance.

Mexican restaurants for a date? Looking for a lunch spot.. most of the nicer ones just open for dinner! Help!

I think hospitals would benefit tremendously from hiring designers to help facilitate better space utilization, communication, etc.

Best Marriott property in Napa Valley on points?

How is BUSINESS ANALYST -APPLICATION OWNER -DEPUTY MANAGER BAND II in ICICI Bank?
Also growth and WLB in technology division and anyone had similar offer with ICICI Bank.

Anyone familiar with National Research Group (NRG) and its culture?

What do you do to fight burnout? Got a raise yesterday and will get another in September, for dealing with a lot of stuff, but I can't shake the burnout.

What time are you studying for GMAT? I am struggling to study in the morning as I am not s morning person. I am however too tired to study after work

What is comp like for a Federal Tax Senior 1 going into Tax Senior 2 year? Chicago

Does Deloitte USI reimburses the EA/CPA fees? If yes, what is the reimbursement amount?

My dials are getting better. But one thing I' m struggling with is the follow up call. I don' t even know what questions to ask. Any ideas?

I have so much tension in my calves, like half the calf is one tight ball. Have tried massage, foam roll, potassium, magnesium and stretching. Any other ideas?

Anyone have any advice for someone interested in getting an MBA to either go in-house or break into securities litigation. 5th year associate here.

IEP, 504, and those without internet will return in-person next week while rest of students remain remote. Regular Ed teachers may have students (mild Learning Disabled kiddos) in their room while teaching. They are saying it’s a liability issue if they have one student in the room with them, even though teaching other via Zoom. Thoughts? Anyone else experiencing this?

How many of you considering immigrating to Canada considering the current immigration environment

I hate that I feel sad I’ve never had my work enter for awards. My feed is flooded with everyone’s success. Should this define me? Why do I care so much when there are bigger problems in the world?

How much do CDs make at RGA?

Facebook shutting down Oculus Story Studio... VR dead?

Pudding cups. Bagel bites. Hot pockets. Slim Jims. New ice cream flavors. All new to my house. What cool Shit are you buying for the big hunker in the bunker?

Do you feel it’s appropriate for a non-Latinx/Hispanic Producer to ideate or create a Spanish US/Domestic ad for the Latinx audience?
(ie Spanish spot running on Univison for Walmart) **Not referring to LATAM ads**

Why do some art directors only really start looking at stuff at the 11th hour? Thus forcing people to stay late on the Friday of a 3 day weekend.

Mccann creatives - what are the good groups?

Thoughts on having PMs manage media teams?

What y'all know about Space150?

So… everyone is burnt out?

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 .

Anyone on here worked with Edelman? Pros? Cons?

Going in house is the move, right?

I'm reading this book on boundaries. In the work section it says I should tell my boss that I can't work after 5 PM. Knowing that advertising work commonly goes past 5 PM...would my job be in danger if I said that?
There's not really a rule book that says I must work until the work is done even though it's an unsaid expectation. Thoughts?

Which agencies are going through layoffs

Without asking or confirming, account lead booked an in-person client meeting that requires travel. Who books ~any~ major client meeting without first checking with the team ?

Has anyone received a job offer after being initially ghosted by recruiter? How long did you not hear from them? Feeling down after not hearing anything for 2 weeks after a round of seemingly promising interviews.

Interviewing client side for the first time, what are some good questions to ask that one might not think about at an agency?

What’s the most time you guys have taken in between jobs? Is 1 week enough? What’s the perfect amount of time? I have the possibility to take 3 weeks… is that too much?