Help! I am sick with a virus contracted from my toddler (not contagious btwn adults). I have a big presentation with clients flying in and a pitch this week. Any tips on how to get through it alive?

Anyone has used hydration pills to get through fasting? Is it helpful?

Pandemic induced pressure & burnout. Is every agency bad at present? Desperate to move on before it kills me but worried it’s not diff anywhere else. Hearing people are off sick in lots of agencies.
Or does anyone have positive experiences to share?

Just started medication - adderal helped but if I didn’t take it for a day the withdrawal was UNBEARABLE. On vyvanse now.. tbh feels like my brain fog started when I started meds?

Anyway to slim down legs; just want to smooth out this massive imbalance that the body seems to favor to the downside

I suffer from depression. Currently on 150mg Venafaxcine. It seems my depression is worse in the day and I come alive at night. Has anyone experienced this with or without Venafaxcine?
I work remote and I'm currently on the bench. I'm worried because my utilization is low...Im trying to learn new skills and sleepy during the day it makes it hard. I don't get sleepy until 3am because I'm wired/hyped up. I don't know what to do. Without the meds, I won't be able to get out of bed...

Those of you that love your job, where do you work? I’ll start - I have a part time job at a medical cannabis dispensary and love it - I finally feel like I’m really helping people.

Looking for recommendations for resistance band exercises with no other equipment. I know you tube has a ton of videos, but would like recos on any that you found effective.. Thank you...

Best hotel in NYC with a decent gym?

Yoga folks! I used to do yoga and exercise frequently. Things happened, getting back on the wagon. I'd love to work up to a daily practice even if it's just a few mins - but I do need to incorporate other programming as I've got some covid lbs to lose. For those of you who do yoga regularly, wondering how you incorporate and/or balance your practice vs. other types of workouts or if you mostly do strengthening type yoga in that case.

--KSG--

Is your blood pressure and anxiety rocketing or are you normal?

Brb, still busy refreshing emails

Has anyone worked as a medical assistant for a temp agency? If so how was it? Likes? Dislikes?

Does anyone use the Garmin Venu for running? Would you recommend?

Anybody rowing? Came back after a long hiatus - saw my college 2k (6:18) drop to a mortifying (7:45) - hoping to get it back but curious who else is punishing themselves on the erg in the pandemic.

How would you handle not getting a lunch break when you are a salaried employee treating patients for 40 hours a week? I don’t get documentation time either, but all notes are to be completed the same day. Some of us have reached out to HR and we’re told to discuss it with the regional director, but the regional director says we’d have to come in early or leave late to block out a lunch break. My commute is an hour each way, so I’d prefer not to make my day any longer. Advice?

What are the best pregnancy apps you’ve found? Thanks!

How do you keep yourself motivated when you’re so unhappy at your company and it’s affecting your physical, mental, and emotional health? I cannot do this anymore. I’m so miserable.

I have a CKD patient who is really struggling with their diet. I tried to help but whoa, it is involved!

I was supportive of Lori when this virus first started but her actions since have dwindled my support of her. I don’t expect her to make every decision correct nor do we have to agree with all of them. I believe she should be correct around 75 percent of the time but I believe she is in the 50 percent range. I know everything doesn’t fall on her shoulder but things haven’t been great as of late. Hopefully they figure out something soon.

What is an acceptable bonus range for a PE sales associate in the NYC metro area?

Hi everyone,

Does anyone know the salary range for a Senior Analyst I position within Risk Assurance in Service Delivery Center at EY?

Thank you!

I’m thinking about transitioning to In-House from a big law firm where I practice Employee Benefits. Will employers consider me without the typical “corporate” or “litigation” experience?

Hi Fishes,

Does Deloitte send starting kit with their goodies? Lately, I've been seeing a lot of these posts on LinkedIn and wondering if they send it to all new joiners or is random.

9th September onwards, so called the grand programme for the next 3 Fridays for completion of 150 years!
Question to Leadership!
1. You are calling all the employees in the office & just providing lunch? That's all for completing 150 years?
2. You would ask questions, and whoever is able to answer it, you will give some merchandise only to them?, And the other people are not your employees?
Why are you even organizing it? You think people would come from far places just for lunch?

Does anyone work a compressed/ 4 day schedule? Any tips on making it work? Are there things you didn’t expect that you wish you had known about? How did you set boundaries?

Any AICPA coupon codes out there recently used?

Transferring to a city with a higher COL after our “performance year”. Will my pay be upped to the new city’s levels?

Once a vaccine is found (assuming it'll be in the next 12 months) how long do you think it'll take the economy to rebound?

Hi fishes, I have total 10 years experience of design and developement experience in ab initio and talend. With data warehouse and data modelling knowledge and also worked in Aws s3.At present I am looking for change immediately.Can someone please help?

I just started doing insurance defense 3 months ago. A few of my billing entries have been cut. I feel very bad. Does anybody have any tips for writing better time entries?

Hello,
May i know in how many days i will be able to get a project after joining? And the training provided will be from the project perspective or from overall perspective. TIA

Dear Sharks,

I want to shift my career to UI/UX designer as an entry level designer. I have good hands-on experience. I work on Figma.

I have an experience of 2 years. Need help with referral for the same.

Thanks and Regards!

Guys, I have 4.5 yr Experience as Robotics process Automation.Currenty I am working as Senior RPA developer(AA).
Do you have any opportunity and referal.please let me know.

Anyone have lucky emailing their building management to open up their gym / amenities? About to send an email and wanted to see if anyone’s had luck doing something similar

Dumbest feedback you’ve heard this month? Misery loves company. TIA for sharing 🐸☕️

I’m looking for some new things to read or listen to — doesn’t need to be ad-related. Books, podcasts, whaddya got?
I’m not really into fiction, but open to anything. Last books I enjoyed were Junior and Moonwalking with Einstein, last podcast I binged was Startup (Gimlet).

How do you handle people’s kids showing up on video meetings? Screaming, kicking, hamming it up, (wasting time.) Everyone else is coo-ing…I’m not a kids person. Heard a technique which is to drop off the call bc you “assume the call is over” (which seems like a great way to get fired especially if it’s a way higher up’s kids - plus it feels rather passive aggressive.) Thoughts?

Any thoughts in the Ogilvy office? Which are account are worth being in?

Do people read Glassdoor reviews? I should have before starting here 🤦🏽‍♂️

Anyone know if we can expense coffee pods during this WFH thing? I’m already on my 2nd cup.

Unreliable coworker help - There’s a coordinator on my team who assists me and the other strategists but literally every time I ask her to help with something she says yes & then waits until the last minute to tell me she wasn’t able to do it/makes up an emergency excuse. Trying to be understanding but this is getting ridiculous- she/parents/dog/boyfriend are sick (8x), forgot about another urgent project (10x), WiFi is down or power is out RIGHT when I ask for help (5x).

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Haven't started the job search yet, but is the NYC market as slow as FB makes it out to be?

Specifically for creatives focusing on the digital display and video space.

From an analytics standpoint, what do you care about? What are the metrics you care about when getting creative performance reporting?

The CW that I’d work the longest with (for about 3 years) had just being promoted to ECD on a big cool shop after very good run. Meanwhile I was just promoted to ACD at an OK medium shop after a very torturous run that almost made me quit ad life for good.

Sometimes I wonder what the hell did I do wrong.
I didn’t even think he was that good back then 😂.

He is a nice guy tho and I’m happy for him and for whoever will be working for him.

Best leadership or professional “self help” book you’ve ever read and how applying its logic helped you?

I feel inadequate and unsure of how or if to acknowledge the US/Buffalo racist murders and terrorism of this weekend in the workplace. I don’t want to do disservice or unintentionally further traumatize anyone. I know my Black colleagues are traumatized. I am horrified. And yet we just have our meetings and I guess compartmentalize it away.

My challenge to everyone of you. Every leader, every future leader, everybody who will lead this industry one day: when we get back to normal, whatever that will look like, get personally involved again with recruiting, hiring and mentoring. DO NOT leave personnel decisions to HR, alone. DO Not rely on the parasitic temp agencies like creative circle and Aquent to do all the work. Get involved. Give a damn. A creative leader saw value in me, l assume someone saw value in you too. Pay it forward.

When you email a recruiter, what do you put in the email (besides your portfolio link)?

Black Lives Matter.

Has anyone been fired? How’d you bounce back? How did you approach it when applying for new jobs? I’m legitimately worried I’ll be fired and could use some advice.

I left an omnicom agency for a Publicis one. My new benefits cost me 250 a paycheck (medical, dental, vision) for my spouse and kids. At omnicom it was 630 per check. That’s fuckin robbery right there.

Can someone explain what the hype is about Gary Vee?

How long would you say it takes to adjust to a new job?

What’s your post-pitch/post-presentation relaxer?