How do you balance taking and incorporating feedback on your/your team’s creative from the cross-functional team and your higher-ups, without losing credibility or authority?

Especially in the in-house/corporate side, where there’s not as clear creative chain of command as there is in agencies. But I guess this applies to agencies and clients too.

How much do you take before you become a pixel pusher, and how do you approach the “collaboration”?

Anyone here done any of the Iron Butt challenges? Looking to do one this year. Any tips?

For those in big 4, how much time between accepting an offer and start date have you been able to ask for? Is a month feasible/how should one phrase it? Two weeks just doesn’t feel like enough with this heavy burnout/having to wrap up deals at old firm

Hi All,

I have offer from Accenture with 15.5 LPA with 21percent VPA including 3.25 L variable pay. The pay is for Level 10 and domain is SAP, YOE is 4.6. So what is the pay range for Level 10 and I do have counter offer so can I negotiate further with Accenture.

Looking for recs for an outdoor party spot this summer. 20ish people on a Sunday afternoon, chill vibe, not too loud, somewhere people can easily come and go. Best I’ve got so far is Kaiser Tiger or metropolitan tap room. Any others? Thanks!

FAANG peps! Offramping from the military as an officer with 11 YOE. Predominantly Program and Project Management skills. I would love to connect with some folks in this space!

Have a google strategy and ops interview. Any tips for the interview and prep? Usual questions? Would like to connect with folks who’ve done this! Thanks all!

Are you a female?

What’s a good Marriott Bonvoy points vs $ conversion to make decisions on using points or $?
I’m contemplating 40k points vs $168 including taxes at a category 4 location

Do you guys give your boss's New Years' gifts? I'm thinking of doing one since I didn't give a holiday gift but thought it maybe weird

Hi fishes,
I will be promoted to A from this Oct . Pay scale will change from Oct . So will I get yearly hike or they ignore it ?

Was looking at a last minute trip to Japan in Tokyo over NYE and thinking of taking the week after to ski. Any recommendations or tips on housing, ski resorts, restaurants and transport? I’ll be coming from the US & have an Ikon pass, so I was looking at Niseko and Lotte Arai primarily.

When do we think dating can go back to normal post-pandemic? Are we thinking mid 2021?

Does anyone here work for Fidelity? I saw that there are a bunch of customer service positions open and I don't know if it's somewhere that would fairly easy for someone with just 1 year of experience. I need to change where I'm at, but not sure how big of a company is really gonna hire me when I'm so new to things.

Anyone else feel restless - I'm happy with my job / money but this restlessness surrounds me, want to do something else, something creative, something bigger than a job...

What is the courtesy of withdrawing an offer you already accepted?

Looking to move to New York - does anyone know which agencies are hiring these days?

I have mostly digital and earned work in my portfolio, but recently worked on a product-forward TVC. Not the most groundbreaking, but feel like TVC experience would help round out my book. Worth adding?

Ever see your rejected ideas win Grand Prix by other creatives? Seen it more than twice?

A creative judging film craft at CLIO’s and don’t have a single film in the portfolio? #industryproblems

Hi. Can I bounce some ideas for a spot off one of ya?

What do you wish your CDs did more of? What do you wish they did less of?

Things are apparently going to get better after a client will be leaving, I’ll get to work on different brands but I am feeling pretty burnt out from the agency I’m at. Will new clients help? Or should I look elsewhere. Been at the agency almost 3 years, I feel like I need to switch things up for my sanity.

Hello!

I'm about to start a new job with my main account being a big beer brand.
I want to study and prepare as much as I can before it starts, and influence myself as much stuff as possible... Both from advertising and outside of it.

Can you please share your tips and recommendations?
Specially Art Direction focused - I really want to arrive and be prepared to perform to the best level possible.

Thank you!!

I’ve always been comfortable concepting and writing. But when it comes to nitty gritty logistical stuff, I struggle. Like the discussions about aspect ratios, social post timelines, and the nuances of Facebook collection ads.

Can any other writers relate?

Has anyone burned some bridges yet? Just curious 😏

My ECD keeps changing our work before it goes to client and it's cost us making good work. Our books are suffering because he can't get his hands off the tools. Our books are only full of spec now.

Does anybody know which are the best in-house agencies to work for? Thanks!

Moved over to a review system called 15Five. It allows you to review your manager. I gave my manager a terrible review. The catch is: they get to “anonymously” see your reviews. Bad move?

Kind of wanna move to Europe, where do I find an awesome job europeople? CD.

Who are your favorite advertising comedy directors? Who are your favorite comedy directors who are women?

I always wondered what kind of side jobs that copywriter could do?
I barely get an offer and when i do, i felt bad for charging it much so i always go with “pay as you wish”

Some days the ghosting and radio silence comes off as blacklisting and soul crushing. How hard of an ask is it to copy and paste "thank you for your interest, we decided to go with another candidate"