How long do you give your juniors to settle into their new roles before considering letting them go?

Anyone working at a MM IB firm in Washington DC? Looking for some insight. Thanks!

I recently interviewed with DTIC and completed all the rounds and kind of felt it was done linently and kind of confused now if it is good to join? I am from Kolkata and have to relocate to Bangalore for it.
I also have an offer of EY but want to consider DTIC as it is a Product based company but am quite concerned about the future in it. Please help understanding if it will be a good decision if I join DTIC?

YOE - 5.7
Role offered - Azure Administrator at DTIC

Planning to leave my current firm soon. Anyone want to provide a referral?

What does burnout feel like for you?
I’ve been pedal to the metal, launching one or both of my two brands, filling in for departed managers AND direct reports who weren’t replaced, and living through pandemic madness for over a year now. The work never stops but I have never felt less engaged. The word “kickoff” fills me with despair. I’m burned to a crisp, right?

I’m looking for a tool that allows me to search for text in Office Actions and responses. For example, is there a way to search for ‘written description’ or ‘improper Markush’ issued by Examiner John Smith? Does something like this exist?

I’ve been reading a lot of FIRE books lately and want somewhere to discuss. What are the biggest takeaways from your FIRE journey/ research?

I am having skills of Analytics but not getting job I know Excel and other tools also Power Bi, Google sheets, Google Data Studio, Python, My Sql in learning.

How did you ask for green card upon receiving H1B? I am a H1B holder thinking about asking my employer to sponsor my green card (same employer who sponsored my H1B). Curious to hear how others with similar experience have managed such conversations!

There really is such a direct correlation between cringey title and cringey posts.

Before LinkedIn...to me, the king of professional cringey was Shingy. Do you guys remember him? He was aol's overpaid "digital prophet" and got paid to visit companies at lunchtime and babble the same kind of nonsense we now call "LinkedIn cringe".

Thoughts on analyst to associate promote in IB?

Hi fishes,

Is there any referral opportunity available for the Data Engineer role with EY.

YOE: 4 years

Tech Stack: Python, PySpark, AWS, SQL, Hadoop

Thoughts on Fiverr

Top 5 picks for long hold.. 5 years min?

To what degree do you share your mental health issues with your team? I went through a period of depression and recently got comments back that I need to fix my attitude. Is it worth mentioning now?

Hi everyone - I received an offer from Wayfair recently, for a Senior Manager role based in Boston. Any recommendations on where to negotiate / how much?

Details:
- $160K Base
- 1,200 RSUs over 4 years
1yr vesting with quarterly clip thereafter
Valued at $144K over 4y using today's stock price of $120 = $36K/y
- Signing bonus of ~$10K (TBD)
- Relocation payout of ~$10K (TBD)

Thanks in advance!

Hi fishes, do you get paid by the hour or receive a salary?

Hi! Looking for insight. My fiancée is currently in the US on an F1 Student Visa. We plan on getting married in Dec 2022, before he graduates in May 2023. Is it better to get our marriage certification in the US and have our ceremonies in our home country? Or does it not matter?

SPY broke its trend line, downside can be very rewarding. Start of the great reset

What are the chances of Amazon (or FAANG in general) allowing you to apply/interview again for a position that you did not get in the past?

The learning and design content I write belongs to the company where I work. Am I able to add and/or share my work in my portfolio? Is it acceptable to create some generic content to demonstrate my skill set?

Is it bad or is there a polite way to ask an agency to see their work when they haven’t updated their site for a few years, during an interview?

Can anyone explain why agencies seem to favor hiring a ton of freelance people over full time creatives? I can’t imagine it’s cheaper than paying someone a salary.

Trying to make jump to ACD. Just updated book. Like it. Proud of it. Don't have any of the awards my ad chums have. Do I need to do something stunty to get noticed by bigger agencies? Any other tips?

What we really need to know is, which clients are yet to have their brand logos dissected and distanced.

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.

Been on meetings w/ account & strategy all day & in between i’m trying to get work done. Then we hang up & they message me asking to connect AGAIN. LEAVE ME ALONE!! 😭 my introverted self can’t deal.

Any recommendations for good improv clubs, places that teach comedy writing, or joke writing resources in general? Trying to punch myself up while we’re still WFH.

LA agencies/creatives open this week?

Creatives that use PowerPoint disgust me that is all have a good day.

What's the over/under on the number of people who post the aviation gin peloton woman ad?

I think we're at about 6 already...

Dear CDs and ecds who give all the good projects to your favs, know that we all see you and your favs will be the first to leave because you stacked their books too fast. Love, everyone else.

Does your company pay for parking (if they don’t have a designated lot)? If no, do you believe they should they pay for it? Thoughts on this?

Does anyone else hate the word Kudos as much as I do?

Did anyone else watch the One Show special awards ceremony earlier? Did you also find it irritating?

Any info on Fallon NY?

Know that many members of the adv community are looking for work, I have a great role in Chicago. Ideal candidate is a CD/ACD/senior writer who loves gaming & has experience w/branded content.

When sending a cold email to a recruiter, should you include a reason why you’re interested in the agency? Or keep it short and sweet with your book, resume and what you’re looking for?

Uber Eats Wrapped. A summary of all the stress eating you did while working from home…

I’ve been freelancing at a bigger NYC agency for a while and just found out that some of the FT creatives/account folks with significant responsibility make <45k. How is that okay?

Thoughts on Bo Burnham's Inside? It's honestly depressing not only in content but also to see one person create something so amazing just on their own. Here I am struggling just to make an alright ad, meanwhile I should probably just forget ads and actually make something decent instead. Sigh.