Design director decided to opt us into a new biz pitch kickoff on the tuesday before thanksgiving when half the office is already on PTO, the submission is due in 3 working days. People are getting called into the office this weekend. Not feeling very thankful right now…

Planning a one-week summer vacation to Yellowstone Park area. Family unit of 6, so need to rent a single, large SUV. Just looked at prices and the cheapest car available for 6 people with unlimited mileage is $3,500+. Makes the vacation almost not worth it. Anyone have any recommendations on how to get a better deal? Any discount codes? Thank you in advance!!

Feb 2021 L1 candidates how are you keeping yourself motivated to study with holiday season upon us...thanks

When is the right time to buy a second home (primary investment/ secondary vacation home)?

What’s been your most impressive/successful salary negotiation when you’ve received an offer? Did you manage to get way more PTO or other perks?

Trying to be really understanding about coworkers with no children feeling stressed during the holiday season, but it's hard not to ask if they'd prefer to go home to my sick kid, frustrated spouse and dirty house instead of their empty apartment where they have a flat screen TV and a beer waiting. How do you keep sane?

Best place for holiday office parties?

Renegotiating my contract and curious about maternity leave policies at other practices/hospitals. Do you get paid leave? If so how much time off & are you getting full pay? We are a group of about 75 employees, 6 docs with 5 PA’s and only unpaid 12 weeks off.

I have been working in SEA region last 4 years. I feel burned out. I have 10yoe, I have try to move to other country but I pretty much suck in LeetCode. I want to take some time off to unwind, finish some personal business, and really prepare for interviews. I would like to hear from you. Should I quit to my current manager(5th so far) or wait after mid year performance review, when a new boss will take over my team? I'm thinking on giving them 2 months notice period. By contract is 1.

Thanks

Now that the holiday season has arrived, what's on the secret wish list for Black professionals in the accounting world?

Anyone wanna pay for my vacation to Disney world?

Does Slalom provide any extra days off in addition to vacation? For example, short days on summer Fridays and closure between Christmas and New Years?

In 2023 I'm wanting to help make my management more effective. So, I'm looking for a book or a couple of books to gift my team this holiday season. I would like books that focus on communication and taking ownership. Any recommendations?

I’ll wait till the holiday weekend ends then send out a survey to get an idea of the demographics we have in this group

What are some easy to make, low stress holiday meals for a school holiday staff party? I was "volunteered" by our principal to set it up this year (🙄). I'm making decorated sugar cookies but kind of drawing a blank when it comes to savory dishes. Bonus points if you have any adult holiday themed games or fun drinks to suggest! It's off school property and there will be a bar (thank god), for context.

Any good work holiday party stories? Past or recent?

Yay thanks for starting this bowl!!

What value do brand strategy consultancies like Siegel+Gale, Landor, Interbrand, etc bring to the table? Doesn't what ultimately get implemented by ad agencies primarily influence the brand strategy?

Hello! Any single men would like to chat? If you’re engaging, not a weirdo, and can a hold convo, you can slide into my dm’s. 30/f/nyc 😋

Has anyone ever filed an episode of workplace violence after being attacked by a student? What was the process like?

Why isn’t this bowl more active? We’re a great community. Let’s talk. How’s everyone doing out there?

first int’l trip to Singapore as a staff for work. not sure what airline i should fly. i typically fly united (i’m in nyc) but i really am not loyal to them and wouldn’t mind switching airlines, recs?

Do you think the US will issue a 100% travel ban (aka nobody can come in or get out) similar to some other countries? When and how long?

What’s the culture like at Ogilvy San Francisco?

Why doesn’t anyone post here? 🍃

I know many of us have (had) crushes on senior bankers, BUT have any of you taken it further than just a crush from afar?

LinkedIn is a biggest professional social network. But everything is not perfect. Curious to understand your pain points on this platform.

What is the salary structure in verizon?

Favorite TED talks? Medical or otherwise

Where do we draw the line of being an alcoholic? (Asking for a friend)

What is comp like at a pension fund?

Questions my friend asked when I got selected for TA..Bhai teri company ka CEO shroff hai? bhai tumhari company balm bechti hai? Bhai tumhari company me 1411 employees hain? and so on...

CDs. How many brands do you look after? Trying to find out if I'm stretched too thin, or not thin enough.

Going in house is the move, right?

How do you dig into work/life balance in job interviews? What kind of questions do you ask to make sure you’re not just being told a line?

Has anyone been able to negotiate anything extra or terms when being laid off?

Do brand design / strategy shops have better w/l balance than advertising?

When a client expects a new campaign with only 1-2 weeks before a deadline 🫠

Been asked to present my current client’s plan and PCA in second interview for a role. Am I being over cautious by not feeling comfortable with this?

I have my exit interview tomorrow. Any tips? Have any of you written down what you wanted to say? I’m leaving advertising and moving so I’ll probably never see these people again.

Not many people seem to care about those agency of the year titles anymore. Especially in the past 2 to 3 years. Even to the winners. Right?

I want to quit and give myself a couple months to find a new job and enjoy my life. Someone told me I need to approach my reason for leaving sensitively as I don't want to ruin my connections and references. Any tips?
How do I put in my notice with no new job offer without coming out and saying "this place no longer fulfills me and I want to be able to breath for a couple months when I search for something new" ?

If you do something on the side for extra cash (like drive for Uber) then lose your agency job in a layoff, does your little side gig disqualify you from collecting unemployment?

Do IPG and Omnicom still have the in-office vaccine mandates that they instituted last year, or have they repealed them?

Will it ever not be a boy's club?

ACDs in tech, what are your salary ranges if you live outside of SF + what city are you in? I’m in SF (big tech co) and given covid, been thinking about leaving but curious what numbers I would be looking at in Seattle vs LA or other cities with tech companies. Thank you!

Got any jokes?

Crushing real hard on my manager 😭😭😭

Conflicted on whether to stock up due to coronavirus or not. Part of me thinks it’s smart in case of a run on the stores or quarantine, but I’ve checked in with friends who live in Italy (cont)

Every other brief I get is about people coming together. STOP IT!

I just got into reading books, any suggestions to start with? Which could help to increase media/marketing knowledge.