Does anyone here have any inside scoop on if WPP lost Coke to Publicis? An article on digiday had wording that sounded like it’s lost but WPP has yet to tell anyone…

Does CGI send any welcome gift to new joiners?

EY fish - when you are laid off, is it immediate the day you're told or do you get a little warning?

What should be the expected salary for early stage startup in India?

Company size - 11-50
YoE - 2 yrs 8 months.

How realistic is getting a dog as a junior associate?

So, my fellow first year associates who just started working in September. How many hours did you bill this month?

I started on the 12th and only billed like 40 😵 overwhelmed here

A friend of mine died today. She was a lawyer,too. Smart, funny, talented beyond belief, hard-working, knowledgeable, beautiful, humble, and genuinely well liked by all who knew her. While she was an exceptional attorney, it is not her legal acumen that I will miss, but rather how she made everyone feel good about themselves when she was near. Be righteous to each other, won’t you? 

I am helping a client find a CCO. Where do these people gather besides Cannes? We are looking for a high profile name, award winning etc. I can look on awards sites, and the standard creative agencies etc but is there some thing or some place more interesting I can look? I am a TA person but I don’t handle creative recruiting typically and I want to get this search right! TIA.

Professional assessment tests...

Can anyone recommend online professional assessment tests for profiling personality / aptitudes, rather than for skills?

Or can you share which assessments you've seen private equity firms using most often?

Thaaanks.

I am going to India for a month. May have to change my return date. Any suggestion on what insurance/other option to reduce the ticket update cost impact.

I am a UX designer who has completed a Google certification program along with a resume and professional portfolio. However, I’ve struggled to find a job (remote). Any advice or resources I could use? Or are there any employers currently hiring and are interested? I’d be happy to hear from you.

Anybody have a flat Lenovo laptop charger staying at the st Regis in DC tonight. Flights cancelled and charger is broken. Hotel has nothing

Do SPG suite nights expire? I chose the 10 suite nights as my reward for 50 stays last year, and am wondering if I should be in a bit more of a rush to use them

Why am I so bad at leaving voicemails. Anyone else have this problem?? Wtf is wrong with me 😭😭

As a Senior 3 who's already performing at an M Level, moving officially into an M role - what can I do to be a successful Manager 1 (or perhaps 2)

Anyone noticing AA taking longer to post miles? Feels like it takes an extra day or two and if not I have to request for missing miles

Accounting role potential interview questions and process? L4

How do you answer “Tell me about yourself?” Is there a specific format you follow? Examples greatly appreciated! Thank you :)

What's the verdict on including concepts/pitch work in your portfolio that went far but ultimately weren't bought?

Wieden creatives, what’s it like working there?

What are the rules on recycling an idea (that you 100% came up with alone) while working at a different agency? I came up with this great stunt for a client last year, but they didn’t end up buying it. Now I’m working on a VERY similar client at a new agency. I want to present the idea, but I don’t know if I technically can…

Going in house is the move, right?

Who has left the ad world completely and come back? What did you do and how did you do it?

Is a spousal “fine” normal for insurance plans? Understand I don’t have a choice in the matter, just wondering if that’s a national thing, an IL thing, or an advertising thing. Help 😢

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

I don’t work at the big LA shops (Deutsch/Chiat/72) because I don’t want to be worked to the bone 80 hours a week and abused. Also, because no one has ever reached out. But mostly the former.

I like Dan Levy quite a bit, but I just saw him in ads for three different brands during the same TV show.

Has anyone else stopped going to agencyspy since they turned into a subscription model? Feels like AdWeek's making them evil.

Should I explore job offers while most business are still remote? Or should I stay where I am until going back into the office is an option and than explore job offers?

I just think it would be hard to start a new job remotely. THOUGHTS?!

Are there any good groups/orgs in NYC for strategists? I’m not talking Meetup, but cultivated communities actual strategists have built from the ground up.

Two truths, no lies:
What do you love about your agency?
What do you hate about your agency?

The only decoration I have in my office is a bottle of hot sauce. Swag?

Highest paying agencies for search manager or sr search analyst in Chicago?

Strategy directors, sr directors of lifestyle experience, creative strategy leads and all the other made of positions that are trending right now — you’re destroying creative more than you’re helping