HAHAH but what's the problem with the word 'moist'? It's so refreshing and fun to watch Dove's marketing be funny so this was great, but to think that the whole premise of this ad is that 'moist' is not an acceptable word is quite crazy to me... What's the problem, please remind me. I love Mrs. Moist and I'm sad she won't make it out there :D.

Happy Friday! Looking for an associate healthcare project management position in the south Florida area. If you’re hiring please contact me!

Has anyone tried Polo Tshirts from Nautica?

Reviews?

Why do people say more number of switches will create a problem in the long run? Ideally how many switches should be there. New in IT industry, just want some guidance.

Anyone going to the suitcase party tomorrow in Scottsdale? Looking for networking events here... still 50-50 on buying tickets.

Has anyone moved from HR consulting to Core HR Roles?, I wanted to take some career guidance from him/her

How much do bcom grads earn for associate 1 level? In AC, Advisory? (Salary range)

When a recruiter emails you at work, how do you respond? I feel like it’s stupid to use my firm email for that, but it seems like when I forward to my personal email and reply there, I never get a response?

I am joining SAP India in August. Can I request WFH for close to a month and in November owing to personal reasons?

Moving to the Bay Area this summer from chicago. Any recommendations for good luxury apartments in Palo Alto, Redwood City or Mountain View? Also how critical is it to have your own car? I live in downtown chicago currently where everything is walking distance

What is the salary range for product owner at EPAM system?

2.1 KDR and I’m a homosexual, try to keep up boys

Black ops tomorrow, let's see how it is

Need some rippers to play with, need 2.0 kds

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

Most of my students are Spanish-speaking and only want to speak their native language to each other. How do I discourage this, but in a positive way?

Don't mean to be rude. Plz tell me if this is rude. But whats your religion? Assuming it's ok to ask since we're all anon. I'm a non-practicing but was born in a Muslim country. Agnostic maybe?🤷🏻‍♂️

As we are almost approaching July, does anyone know when we might be knowing if we are promoted or not ?

Anyone from EY i require a referral

Any recommendations for a course / resources on children's book writing / illustration?

When non-ad ppl ask you what do you do? In terms of title; do you tell them “copywriter”? Or immediately assume they dont know and might confuse it with copyright infringement, and just end up telling them that you’re a writer or a creative director, and skip the hassle

Pivoting from copywriting to _____? Interested to hear from copywriters who are either considering or have already transitioned into a totally different or somewhat similar creative role.

Today is supposed to be our “day off.” I always laugh when I see emails announcing special days off. What’s even funnier are the reminders about “half days.” Hilarious.

Been thinking about going freelance. What are your best tips for making the jump and finding work? Should I just connect with a recruiter and gobble up contract gigs? Not sure how it all works.

Do you find that you speak figuratively or in analogies more than non-copywriters?

I keep getting recruiters asking to apply for new roles, which is what I thought I wanted because I’m not growing at my agency. But I’m so fatigued I don’t even know if I want to stay in advertising. Have y’all left or took a break to do something different? What did you do?

If you are approached for copy position with a company called LadyBoss... RUN! I don’t know racket they’re running but they set up a video conf with a bunch of copywriters interviewing simultaneously.

Sick of writing emails client-side all day and can’t seem to get into an agency. What’s another career path for a copywriter? Getting too old to try and become a teacher or anything.

Is it a red flag to interview with a potential new agency that I'd have to move to a different state for and they never give you a chance to ask any questions or fly you out to meet in person?

Who’s working in house in LA? Where? Doing what?

Working with a Junior AD who’s too opinionated & doesn’t respond to my feedback well. He’ll just show ideas that I’ve already debunked/scripts that aren’t very good, which makes me look bad. Advice?

Shout out to everyone who’s ever had a white paper to “copyedit” that they just ended up rewriting entirely. I’m there today.

Jumping off a related topic: am I delusional to not care about jr/int/sr level titles? I've been a "copywriter" since the day I started and steadily gained responsibility, autonomy, and money. Happy with career progression, always getting juicier assignments, work directly with ECDs/CCOs... am I missing something crucial? Is my case an anomaly? Or is it okay not to push for a title upgrade?

I’m a copywriter and I’m shite at writing cover letters, which makes me feel like a fraud. Any other writers feel this way? Any advice?

How do you say “buy this product” in a headline without saying “buy this product”?

Sincerely,
A Junior Copywriter with a shitty brief and an even shittier turnover time 😭😭🥹