How do you navigate working at a company where leadership is so openly partisan—posting political articles on office windows, placing large signs outside, and discussing controversial topics like the Big B Bill with clients while within earshot of the team? Two designers even asked to sit in my office to avoid the discomfort. Meanwhile, we have staff struggling financially. Is there really no awareness—or sense of responsibility—once you reach the top?

Barclays or EY GDS, which company is better to work with from software development role perspective?

Who here has successfully built a side hustle or startup? Who here is successfully creating additional income? Does anyone have resources [books, podcasts, anything] that have helped them?

Dating in California! What’s your experience?any difference between NYC?

Would love New Years recommendations within a 90 minute flight from Malaga, Spain. Leaning towards ski towns but open to other suggestions. Anyone have any recs? Thanks!

What’s the most reliable bmw 3 series after the year 2000?

When would our leave expires? End of December this year or by 31st January 2023?

I have to take atleast 6 more leaves else it would expire .

Struggling to find good workers who will stick around for a while… Is high turnover just a truth of retail that I’ll have to accept?

Recruiters, do you ever delete emails from prospective candidates (who are cold emailing) without even opening them? If so, any tips for avoiding being thrown in the metaphorical and literal trash bin?

Cali freelancers... does the passing of Prop 22 affect us at all?

Client removes all copy in ads re: product description or product benefits due to pending legal review. Removes visuals of product doing its job. Blames agency that ads aren’t driving traffic/sales

What is your agency’s maternity or paternity leave policy?

Can you do ARMS on your phone now? With secure web?

Thoughts on CSIQ? It is sitting near all time highs but has not jumped like crazy from pre-pandemic. It’s at a 25% premium. It has solid fundamentals. It may be a solid option after it hits the 50 day SMA.

Do you think that sales skills are an important/integral part of tech recruiting? Or recruiting in general? Do you see what you do as partly being "sales" oriented?

In ey gds when mail will come for uploading docs before joining? What's are the documents need to upload? EY

Hospital research software development analyst salary?

Been asked to present my current client’s plan and PCA in second interview for a role. Am I being over cautious by not feeling comfortable with this?

Chat Bots and Artificial Intelligence. Ok, go!

Traits of your favorite account people?

Why are agencies in LA paying so low?
The cost of living in the Playa Vista area, is on par with Silicon Valley.

I’ve been working my ass off to make it to ACD and I feel like this milestone has been all-consuming. I’m close, I can feel it. But will I be full-filled when I get there? And if so, for how long? Curious to hear from others about their climb up the ladder and if the hunger and drive ever subsides to an acceptable level.

What do y'all know about Konrad NY?

Can someone explain how billable hours work? At a new agency and although I had to fill timesheets at my previous agencies, they were mainly used to ensure we weren’t over servicing a client/for setting the appropriate retainer for contract renewals. I asked ppl at my agency but haven’t gotten a proper explanation. I get the impression that billing to the agency admin code isn’t recommended, and my manager said he bills everything to client codes, but that doesn’t make sense to me .

What odd questions about your job did you get at the xmas / Hanukkah table?

Hey is there anyone interested in starting an agency in NYC?

I'm reading this book on boundaries. In the work section it says I should tell my boss that I can't work after 5 PM. Knowing that advertising work commonly goes past 5 PM...would my job be in danger if I said that?
There's not really a rule book that says I must work until the work is done even though it's an unsaid expectation. Thoughts?

casually scrolling through my feed on IG when I see a sponsored ad from a guy wanting to work at Saatchi. Jobseekers are getting so clever! what's the best thing you've seen someone do for a job?

I have been editing and doing other post work and am up for a promotion. My role will be evolving to include producing and editing officially. What kind of salary and title should i be asking for?

Pros and cons of working on an auto brand?

Is it okay to call a sick day as freelancers?

My browser history is failing me and hope y’all can help! I recently stumbled upon a website where some ad folks had compiled a bunch of idea/conceptual thinking approaches and if you clicked through there were past spots that had utilized that idea / way of thinking. I wanted to share it with a mentee and can’t track it down. It was a simple layout: grid of images w/headline naming the idea … Sound familiar?

I have an internal interview for a potential promotion soon. Any tips on how I should treat it vs. a regular interview?

Anyone ever taken Adhouse School classes? Specifically copy with Tom Christmann? Thoughts?

Thoughts and best practices on sharing examples of strategy work to a hiring manager at an agency under the same holding company as my current agency? How much should I blind the work? What are some rules to remain legally compliant? Or should I avoid altogether?

How do I be a decent manager to a coworker who's upset I've been promoted twice in two years and they haven't? We started out as coworkers, became decent friends after a few good moments, but went back to simply coworkers after they flubbed a few projects and I had to step in to clean up. I'm non-confrontational but year-end reviews are right around the corner and I'm worried about having to act professional to someone who I got too close with and who now hates me.