Creative Director, Marc. Saw you on Wheel of Fortune. Cleaned house.

Hey guys! What is the average pay for an entry level, straight out of school data scientist? I don’t want to get low balled.

BA gold traveling on Iberia with 3 guests. I can only bring one into the lounge. One other guest has JetBlue mosaic. Any one know of a Oneworld airline who will status match JBM so we can all get in?

Hi 👋
I got an offer from enphase and trueblue.
Can anyone give me some idea which is best to work, learning and environment wise and

do anyone having/had work experience on these two companies?

I just applied for a Delta flight attendant role and my page glitched right in the middle of my application and now it says I’ve applied even though I didn’t finish answering questions. Has anyone else had this happen? So scared it has completely ruined my chances.

WWYD:
I have a distant family member I want to cut out of my life. Openly homophobic and racist. After actively trying to engage him, gave up and decided to let him be. But passively viewing his behavior also makes me feel terrible. He is my husband’s sister’s husband, so would be easy to cut out. I only interact with him in a group Snapchat, but also during weekly family calls that started in quarantine (cont)

A year full of hard work and they offer poor bands and even pathetic hikes. God knows what is wrong with this company. Loyal employees do not matter for them anymore.

After 8 long years with this company, it feels like I would have never wasted so much time here.

Working for an independent insurance agency as the CFO. Looking to increase my salary but not sure the average. I’ve been there almost 3 years. I do about 85% of all the financials. I also help with management decisions. Any ideas?

I’ve been with my current company for 3 years. In this time I have only received one raise and triple the responsibilities. I am currently the fleet/safety manager for a fleet of 8 trucks. Also, I am required to do all secretary work, manage the office, dispatch, keep the books, and manage payroll for 12 employees for 34,000 annually. With the workload I currently have I’m not sure what to approach my boss with as a fair salary for the task i complete daily.

After 10 interviews and a Lunch meeting with the CEO. I’ve been asked to answer and present a business case interview. I was given the interview schedule at the beginning of this process and never was this last item mentioned. Are they keeping me warm? Am I the backup plan? Are they looking for a perfect candidate?

For those on consular processing for H1B while still in the US. Can you go abroad (Canada) and come back on your valid status without activating your H1B?
Assuming you still have a valid EAD/AP?

Has anyone recently received a H1B visa stamp (renewal)?

The current job market is pretty insane. Most of the companies are opening up to hire candidates with visa needs. Please hit the iron while it’s hot.

A 5% raise in light of 1) calling it a “substantial” improvement on last year 2) inflation running above 9% 3) peers at other consultancies getting 10-15% raises in non-promo years is extremely disappointing

Currently interviewing for a remote account manager position with USI Insurance in NC. I have over 20 years experience in personal lines as an agent. Can anyone provide insight as to the average pay for this position?

I’ve worked full time and I’ve freelanced. Freelance CD/AD for the last two years and I don’t see any reason to go back to FT. Producing work is paramount. FT or FL. Agree?

Why is your job hard?

Ad Ops people: how do client teams send over their creatives and or tracking requests? Email? Excel form? One long sentence with no punctuation, shouty phone call? Does any other team take ownership?

My company is pitching to Peloton, not for advertising, but for something tech-related. Does anyone have experience or insight about what they’re like to work with??

Does anyone have a trusted and inexpensive outsourced video production/animation person? Heard great things about the Philippines. I started up a vitamin company, and our budget is tiny, and video isn’t in my skill set.

Do you feel empowered by brands today?

At least half of my account got promoted yesterday. Should I still worry about layoffs?

What’s it like to live in Amsterdam?

Starting a new job, but had prior engagements. I need two days off on my second week of the job. Should I feel bad? How do I handle this?

Does anyone have a literary agent? Mine is moving companies but I don’t really want to leave the talent agency I’m represented by. Will they be offended that...

Ok so how do I get into Mekanism?

How many meals per week do you make at home? (Microwave meals don't count, I mean things that actually require preparing ingredients)

Pet peeve: when someone unapologetically books a meeting with you at the only time you have to eat lunch before 4, when everyone is also free after 4.

Anyone else worried about layoffs? I lost my double dip job so now I have to rely on one freelance salary.

Torn between flipping to fulltime for a position that I don’t love but accidentally became really good at it, or staying freelance & growing elsewhere. Also want to buy a house soon, please advise!

Tough day. Layoffs at JL, Ogilvy, huge and
R/GA

News outlets report 95% of current employees are thinking of changing jobs. The ad industry had massive layoffs last year, so a lot of people are looking for work.

Yet agencies are reportedly having trouble finding talent.

Assuming you’re offering fair pay, if you can’t poach or find talent in this scenario, your recruiters are incompetent, or you’re being way too picky.

Copywriters - do you find yourselves being pushed to communicate bullshit product selling points? Bombastic, unquantifiable benefits? Do you shrug and write or push back?

What's your side hustle? Anyone finding success with growing substantial passive income despite the time demands of ad work?

Is there anything better than the feeling you get once you give notice? I feel my creativity and drive slowly creeping back thank God.

AI gone mad: I’m reading about the mass shooting in Thailand on the BBC app, and in the middle of the report there’s an ad for Thai Airways inviting me to discover amazing Thailand. Unbelievable.