I build every plan with a buffer, risk scenarios, and escalation paths because I’ve learned the hard way what happens when things go sideways. And yet, when the launch slips, the fingers point my way. Never mind that the dev team changed priorities mid-sprint, or a key vendor dropped off. Somehow I’m the one who “didn’t plan well enough.” I’m tired of absorbing blame for things outside my control. How do you plan for unpredictability without becoming the scapegoat?

Anyone know a place to safely meet other kinksters?

Do we get any diwali gift??

Do people recommend peaks framework? Is the $400 cost the standard?

Any young professionals consider moving to Middle East for work?
Curious if I would be considered since they usually want a lot of experience. I'm a mechanical eng with about 5 YOE.

I am a woman who has been working as a tech PE investor for 8 months now, and have been feeling extremely discouraged by my experiences in this sector so far. I regularly get mistaken as the “administrative assistant” in meetings and email chains, have had things said to me by men such as “the only way you work in private equity is as a receptionist”, and have even been at networking events where men have literally grabbed my ass when no one was looking. Any advice on how to handle this?

Anyone afraid to take vacation in FY18, for fear of missing utilization? 🙋🏼🙋🏼‍♂️

Dads side from Latin America - grandparents live there. Have my cedula and citizenship. Understand Spanish and speak it well but not perfectly. I constantly feel (contd...)

I am an Oracle apps technical guy(9+ yrs exp)
Got 3 offers which one i should choose please suggest.
Current CTC in IBM - 11Lpa
New offers as below
Cognizant - 18.7LPA (18Fixed +0. 7 variable)
TCS + 19.5LPA (including fixed , variable and retention bonus)

Wipro - 20LPa ( including fixed and variable)

What are the top sales companies to work for?

Is oracle still good to join these days? I haven’t heard good things of oracle.

Just saw this quote from the Minari movie ads and it kinda reminded me of being in BigLaw:
“Minari grows: It comes in the pockets of immigrants, dies in the first year, thrives in the second, and purifies the water and the soil around it.”

I joined Persistent in April 2021, I got a mail for Persistent top talent this Friday
Anyone knows what that is? Also how is it awarded ?
Designation is Engineering Lead, experience 5.5 yrs

I bought a house six months ago and while doing some redecorating, I found black mold behind the wallpaper in the kitchen. Didn't the previous owners have to disclose this to me, by law?

Here’s a question for the recruiters out there: do you want to see my portfolio?
I just started freelancing after having been FT for a long time. Top agency experience, Cannes Lions, NYC-based, DM me!

I find it disturbing that people all of a sudden think remote work = 1/2 work 1/2 care for children

Mid/big law privacy associates- how much do you bill a month on average? is your workload predictable?

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

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

How would you define "strategy” in one sentence?

Hi strategists. Has anyone conducted a scenario planning workshop for their clients? If so do you have any recommended exercises or tools or just advice in general? TIA

Can anyone recommend a good headhunter that has experience in placing agency strategists on the client side (not just agency only)?

Thoughts on VCCP London for strategy?

Do any of you work at Havas NY? If so, do you like it? How’s the culture?

Anyone have a recommendation for a research firm that specializes in teen recruitment for focus groups? Don’t need full service offering, just the recruit. Appreciate any help.

What is the best way to find out if a career in Strategy is right for you?

Anyone work at Instrument’s PDX office? Just applied for the Senior Strategist position. Have both UX and Brand experience. What’s it like to work there? Looking to move back to the PNW!

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 :)

You're seen as a"job hopper" and decide no matter what, you're committing to this new job for at least two years. feeling super dedicated no matter what. Then they start making you do illegal sht.

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 .

Influencer Marketing remains a black box in the business. In y’all’s opinion; Who are the key players in the influencer space?! Agencies, tech companies and private companies? I want to follow companies who are doing it big and correctly

Has anyone worked at a smaller branding agency? Would love to switch from big agency to actually creating brands but not sure how to start there.

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?

Anyone have any killer quotes / resources / thoughts for framing the role of a creative brief to a client who has a tendency to get lost in details and soften language?

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)?

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.

Does anyone have a good lead on where to find research backed customer journeys? Either generic for an industry (like restaurant) or for major players in an industry (like chili's). I am fairly new to planning, and this keeps coming up as something and that would be helpful.
Thank you!