Hiring in 2021:

- 50% raise
- fully remote
- “please join us”

Hiring in 2025:

- 10% pay cut
- 5 days in office
- “take it or leave it”

:(

Looking for 100% remote roles for an operations VP with 40 hour work weeks and at least 180k total comp. Any suggestions? (12 years experience)

Big four presence in Philadelphia, which firm audits the sports teams.

Passed the CIA. 🍾 I'm rolling deep in the letters... CPA, CFE too. What should I do next?

Any experienced senior managers that have moved between Big 4 firms? Can you speak towards your experience, any struggles, and opportunities in terms of partner promotion? Frankly, EY path to partner seems to be too clouded (long pipeline, no clear direction/path, uncertainty on promotion cycles, etc.) at the moment and I would like to visit all options. Appreciate the input.

How is Salesforce project in Coforge? WLB etc..

When life isn’t even hard and you’re still struggling 😔

Any one relocating to banglore?

Can someone provide a referral at Honeywell? Would be a great help!

Tomorrow (August 13) the National WW II Museum is having a "Band of Brothers" 20th Anniversary Symposium that you can attend virtually

It’s been 5 weeks and I haven’t gone a day or night without crying and feeling haunted by them. I can’t eat, can’t sleep, can’t produce quality work, can’t find joy in anything I previously loved. This is the worst physical and psychological pain I’ve ever experienced.

That other politics bowl is full of raging and angry people. Even an objective statement triggers them. In their anger, they allow trump to win lmao 🤣

Does anyone have any plus points that are expirining and want to give them away? I'm flying to India and back in Feb and see some availability for PZ. Unfortunately I'm just a gold. TIA.

I booked a trip from NYC->Singapore with Krisflyer miles for next year. I need to change the reservation to be NYC->Bangkok but with a stop over in Singapore. I’m seeing that the dates are now blocked / waitlist only on the stopover route (bc the singapore flight is full) but I am the person on the NY->Singapore flight 🤦🏽‍♂️. Any ideas on how to make this change given it’s an entirely new route?

I have a client who needs a 401k, or a solo retirement account w loan options. When I was at UBS/Ameriprise, it was no issue but now it seems tougher to find a firm that does solo 401k as a RIA's.

My Week in Emoji: ⏰☎️🧹🚽☕️📥🧾💤 Hbu?

I could not get myself to stop eating ice cream out of the container tonight no matter how much I knew I’d end up hating myself tomorrow for doing it :(

Planning director vs strategy director. Whats the diff? Is there a diff?

I feel like a planning director wouldnt know how to manage digital strgy while a strgy dir would be much more well rounded

Top agencies to complete an internship in Detroit area?

Starting to think about making the switch from agency to brand side. Any tips from strategists who have already made the jump? And is there a level at which it makes the most sense (i.e. should I wait until I make Director and then make the switch, or does it not really matter)?

Thinking of switching to marketing at a non profit or university comms role. Any skills I need to get under@my belt before starting to apply or do you think there’s enough overlap to just learn on the job (quietly) thank you :)

Any digital engagement strategists on here with app experience? I'm looking for some temp-to-perm candidates. DM me.

What brands are you really into at the moment? Would be great to think about and be inspired by those doing a great job!

If Arya Stark from GOT worked in advertising, she would be a strategist...

Thoughts on VCCP London for strategy?

How far into implementation and execution do you get as a strategist (and what's your specialty). I notice social strategist tend to get way more into the executional portion, even writing copy etc. whereas brand strategy tends to roll off once the briefing process is done. Does brand strategy ever go on shoots or vendor/production meeting and are they responsible for it? Just had an unclear moment where it seemed like I was expected to vet production partners and I didn't realize I should've .

If some of the key creative leaders in your agency are actively advocating against recommending our clients take action for George Floyd or Black Lives Matter, what would you recommend doing?

I interviewed with the TBWA NY strategy team and they were the saddest people in the world.

Trying to leave agency life, but unsure of where to go next. Any successful transitions? Where did you go?

Is associate and junior the same? If not, what's the difference?

What have you found most helpful in training up a very green junior brand planner or junior strategist? Any particular trainings or resources that are great at teaching foundational skills? I’ll be pulling them into projects and teaching through doing but I need some assistance in building up their core skills/training the strategy muscle.

What’s the word on Ace Metrix? Pros, cons? Every tool has them. More and more of my clients are using it... both for creative pre testing and measurement.

Brand planners, how much time do you typically get when you’re on a new account writing a brief for a new integrated campaign? Do you find yourself having to negotiate/push back with account folks so you have the time to do it properly? Curious with shortening timelines these days how long you all have to think about a brand brief.

Salary range for a Strategist (mid level) in NYC?

I’m a senior planner leading one brand and there’s a new strategist on the team working on a sister brand. They’ve been asking for every strategy deck I’ve made on that brand as an example to go by to inform the thinking/flow on the sister brand. Also because I mentioned it went well with client when they ask. All for sharing thinking w/ the team & I know we feel imposter syndrome to varying degrees, but I also feel like it’s good for planners to find their own voice/style/flow. Thoughts?