How much do experienced Account Directors (or VP Account Directors or Group Account Directors) make in Chicago, Atlanta, Austin, San Fran, or LA? Thinking about breaking out of NYC.

Recently found out a hiring manager was bragging to a bunch of people at the company about getting me to accept an offer for a must cheaper rate than he expected. He was let go soon after. Justice? Not sure..

Hi there,

Just joined S&C from 8 YOE in industry. Joined as M1, but was also a manager in former industry role. How soon is reasonable to be thinking about promotion Senior Manager? What kind of salary increase comes with this promotion?

Also, I negotiated current salary when the offer came 5 months ago now, not taking into account high increases in inflation. Do salaries get adjusted for inflation? And if so, when?

I am Sr. Software engineer with 9 YOE and proficiency in PHP, Codeigniter, Wordpress, Drupal, Html, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript. How much package should i have with these skills and experience? Please let me know if anyone has any idea.

Hi fishes, what's the fixed range for B30 Engineer 2?

This question is for the project manager/resource manager. Project allocation will be done based on band or based on package in TCS

Hello I was wondering if any admin assistants have gotten an inflation raise? At the next staff meeting I was going to ask for an inflation raise but I wanted to ask around before I did. Also if so how much was the raise and what not? Thank you in advance!

Does anyone know the typical salary for a 1st-2nd year associate at Lewis Brisbois in Los Angeles? L&E

Late 90s: Web designer. Early–mid 2000s: Digital designer. Nxt 15 yrs: digital strat & creative (AD). Dropped 15K for General Assembly’s UXDI. Being rejected for basic UX roles bc I have no apps....

EY just announced that they will not be paying year-end bonuses due to the current economic climate and uncertainty. Do you think other companies will follow suit?

My two year anniversary of starting my career (in general) is coming up in the next 3 weeks.

Aug 2020- 65k base salary
Jan 2022- 80k base salary
July/Aug 2022- 110k base salary


Just posting as a reminder to LEAVE that job (within a reasonable time 😂) and go where the money is!

(p.s. I already know some of you have had higher increases in the same amount of time & I consider 6 months minimum is “within a reasonable time”)

I need out of the legal field for a job with independence, interesting and challenging issues to solve and a decent amount of pay. Halp!

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

How many times a day does excel crash on you for no reason?? At least 3 for me...So frustrating

You know you've made it when _______________ .

Does anyone here have any experience working as a White House Correspondent?

What has been difficult for you in the endeavor to complete half your deen?

I was today years old when I realized they were right when they said the dunya is hell for the believers.

The level of toxic individualism within society is mind boggling.

Currently going through some negations on an internal role. I’m currently at 88k and they offered me 100k for a position that requires a lot more work. Do you guys think it’s easier to land a higher salary when applying externally rather than internally? Also this is for a territory sales management role. They stated 120k+ is extremely high for that role. What do you guys think? Playing the game?

What are the best consulting firms for digital marketing?

How is Data services (DATA) BU at LTI? Getting designation for Senior Data Engineer.

Who can relate?

College: Adderall
Year 1 (staff): Gives up Adderall
Year 5 (senior): Starts to drink coffee (or heavily increases)
Year 10 (Senior Manager): Restarts Adderall
Year 16(PPD): TBD

Best Christmas activities and events happening in the city?

Annual review coming up. Looking for suggestions for asks…

8 YOE, Current 125 base, TC ~140.

Median base for my title/geo ~170 (mean ~166, 0.75 ~226).

Certs: CIPM, M365 Security Admin/Architect, AWS SOA, AN, & Security.

Vet, Inactive TS.

Highlights of the year: flew out on 12hr notice to evac E Europe-based employees & families, plugged 3 exposures before they became breaches, built TVM/privacy program from scratch, onboarded new CNAPP.

(-) Still a student (GIB: BA/MS expected ‘24)

Been doing my job for 6 years now and I am roughly paid 10k less than my coworkers for the same work even the new hires are paid better than me. What can I do?

For expert witnesses/lawyers

I’m a former forensic scientist that left the field several years ago. I recently received a subpoena from a case I worked and suggested to DA to have evidence re-worked by the lab or stipulation. If I am required to testify (as an expert witness), I would need to book a flight, hotel, etc. My question is this: can I ask for my requested hourly rate, travel, and hotel to be covered when speaking with DA or is that “not how this works” as the investigator put it?

Best NYC growth equity shops for WLB and career progression?

WLB seems to improve after VP level at my firm. Curious if thats true at other firms 🧐

I really wanna enter Young Lions but I’m 30... what if my partner’s under 30? 😂😩😩

What is the news of 10000 crores fine coming on Flipkart

What’s an appropriate salary/range for an Account Director in Toronto? It’s a small agency, so I know that will skew things a bit on the lower side. Initial research on LinkedIn & Glassdoor says $93-$95k average. Personally have 8 years’ experience.

Do other ladies on here ever have days when they dress up for work with no good reason just to see how people will react?

What’s your spookiest recruiter ghost story?

Why do recruiters never tell you which agency they want to talk to you about until they get you on the phone? I don’t want to waste anyone’s time and it would be helpful to know this info from the initial outreach. My experience with this only applies to healthcare, but would imagine it’s the same in consumer as well. Anyone?

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

Any thoughts on Doner in LA?

Anyone ever sue the company they work for or know someone that did? If so, for what and how did it go?

What are your favorite YouTube channels? Ideally industry specific or ones that benefit your life or work. Thanks!

Insight = People hate Monday mornings. Keep the storyline going. We open up on a...

Honest thoughts on Horizon? What are their toughest accounts to work on?

Okay so I’m somewhat new to the Advertising industry and was curious if hiring comes in waves? Seem like a lot of people are posting about how quiet hiring is rn.

Thoughts on Martin as it is now?

Any thoughts on taking a class at Adhouse while interning at a great agency? It's not a necessity since I have this internship, but I've been thinking it can just help my craft. If so, which class?

Do pharma agencies intentionally over-promote / inflate titles so you’re stuck and not really qualified to leave?

Is Vitro as bad as Glassdoor is making it out to be?

I MISS OBAMA.

Best practice for Post Mortems?

Looking for senior designers that knows shopper marketing. Please DM with books!

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).

Creatives who left for tech. What is it exactly that you do now? Is it still writing or art directing? Or a different creative role? Hearing about people leaving for tech so I want to know what it means exactly aside from the benefits.

It's an everyday torture when you hate your partner. Maybe the feeling is mutual.