I can't believe people in advertising care about the Cheetos font. I know the people outside of it sure don't.

At the beginning of quarantine, I was really depressed. I was drinking too much alcohol, eating too much junk food, and generally not in a good place. I realized I couldn’t continue like that so I started a plan to be healthier. As of today, I am down 11 pounds & am my lowest weight in years! It has been a slow weight loss but I am focusing on making sustainable lifestyle changes that I can keep up. I am so excited and proud!!

Anyone have the AirPods Pro? Something just happened to my AirPods air and I am looking to upgrade and I would love to hear your feedback on the Pro?

I am looking to use them to lift and walk/talk.

What are some tips to make cooking and meal prep efficient? Like how to pick recipes, plan for the week yet be flexible, and also be healthy overall

Looking for a lighter/puffer winter jacket and figured at this point I’ll wait until they go on sale. Does that ever happen with Barbour, Patagonia, Northface etc?

Anyone going to the Send in Kansas City this weekend?

Christmas music thread. Post your favorite Christmas songs!

What are the exit opportunities for PE Value Creation? Done a lot of ODD projects and hoping to explore something else.

What kind of consulting did you all do and where if you exited to PE investing roles? Every single head hunter I’ve spoken to says these MM firms want banking experience

Has anyone thought of doing of a masters in CS instead of a MBA to break into product management?

When should I quit my current job if I’m on a TN visa and have another job lined up? After I get the new TN at the border, or before I get the visa? I’ve got all the paperwork ready I just need to go to the border to actually get the stamp... is it ok to quit?

Curious - would you consider a lateral move to a lower ranked firm if the practice group is higher ranked than at your current firm? In other words what’s more important - firm or practice group ranking?

I have an exam voucher for AWS CCP, it's valid till December 2022. Anyone looking to buy please let me know. I can give it for a little bit lesser price also

Is citi provide any vouchers on Birthday ? And any alternative they giving for club Mahindra benefit ?

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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.

Thoughts on Mother NY?

Do agencies outside of pharma have Art Supervisor roles? Or does it go Sr AD > ACD. I just got promoted to Art Sup & honestly don’t know if so should update my Linkedin since i’m working...

Does anyone know who the Publicis Seattle recruiter is/have their information? Thanks in advance!

Any thoughts on the new agency,The Curv? I just interviewed there today along with 200 other applicants squished in a waiting room. What’s their story?

I want to become an art director with zero design skills. I’m going to have someone else comp everything up for me. The ideas might be solid. Who wants to hire me?

Just became an ACD. Im in a limbo. Half of the time im being treated as a Super Senior AD and the other half im being treated as a Almost CD. Then when im scoped over work that my CD and I oversee, some people are asking me how does my role differ from the CD’s, as they tend to look at me as an unnecessary layer for approvals. In a way, i do the job so well that i get asked to do more AD projs and guide more projs — but then: wtf does my CD do? They mostly just 👍🏻what i direct n approve

Anyone wanna give me constructive criticism on my portfolio? 😪

Living outside of NYC and remote interviewing for a job, landing an offer, then relocating to NYC -> anyone ever done this?

Who here is freelancing while working full time?

I love living in NYC. Unfortunately, I haven’t found the kind of job I want here. Can someone suggest me other states where creative agencies are actually hiring?

Can someone describe the difference between Apple in Culver vs Apple in Cupertino?
(Types of work, culture, pay, teams, etc.)

What’s your take on a job listing that states “From $xx,xxx”

The particular job I’m looking at has this on the listing and I’m curious as to what their budget actually is. Do I assume a range?

They’re seeking someone with 5-8 years experience. I have the latter (8 almost 9)

How would I approach this when asked without pricing myself out of the position? Especially if they’re not willing to be upfront (assuming here) how much they’d want to offer me in particular.

Ok straight out of ad school/internship at an A-list agency: is it better to take a job at a “lesser” shop where their work isnt great but they’re the only place hiring rn OR wait it out for better?

I’m transitioning into a role where I’ll be more hands on in production. Previously, the producers handled the budget, contracts etc. I haven’t done this in a long while so I hope I could get some answers here to be more prepared

This is a much smaller company so I imagine I’ll have to take on some of that eventually.

What are the standard day rates today for a stylist, photographer, Director, DP, set designer, prop stylist? Are there resources out there I can just look up?

Is the average freelance rate in a pandemic same/higher or lower? Wondering what I should charge in nyc right now. Pls lmk, thanks!

Where do you stay up to date in the best ideas from the industry?