I hate how real this article is - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/28/style/gen-x-creative-work.html

Wendys twitter interactions are pure gold.

Hello Fishes,
I'm working as an Associate Product Manager with a total of 5 years experience in Engineering, Consulting and Product.
Seeking referrals in Product Management!

35M. Friend zoned after one date. What am I doing wrong? I met her at a baby shower. We talked/text regular for about a month or so because I was traveling for work. Finally went on a date about two weeks ago, a week after I told her I like her and said she never thought about us being romantic. Today I got the official friend zoned text.

Thoughts on posting promotion updates on LinkedIn during this time? Being mindful of mass layoffs and the unemployment rate, do you think those who earn promotions should postpone posting the update?

Does anybody have any recommendations for podcasts related to career success, work-life balance, etc?

Anyone know what is the job n responsibility of application owner in mumbai

Which area is kpmg GS office located in bangalore? I am looking for accommodation but HR just sent a basic on boarding mail.

Kindly help me with this

Zoom (huge chunk, currently at loss)- sell or hold?

Hi folks,
I hold an experience of 4+ years in Sales as wealth Manager, and right now working with the Fintech company.
I’m looking for new opportunities which has remote location for sales or business development profile.
Please let me know if there’s any referrals and I can share the resume for the same

I think most people come on here because they’re lonely. Thoughts?

Need 11 likes for direct messaging

The Albertsons (Jewel) and Kroger (Mariano’s) merger would be terrible for Chicago. I doubt antitrust will allow them to retain all stores here. Maybe a player trying to enter the region will buy out those stores.

Can anybody explain to me the difference between IPE and PBC?
IPE being information provided by Entity vs PBC being Provided By Client.

A friend of mine works with TCS as an Analyst, his base location is Bengaluru but he is been working from his hometown in Lucknow since the first COVID lockdown. Now he is being asked by his team to work from Ahmedabad, where his direct supervisor (manager) is working from. In this case, according to TCS talent policies, what is the procedure and the benefits that he can avail, as part of project initiated relocation? Also, how long it takes to get base location changed through HR in TCS?

How soon until we all take jobs at consultancies?

Hi Everyone!
Could someone refer me to Spotify in Program Mgmt? I have 3 yrs of experience. Please let me know 😬

Full time creatives who freelance: how do you get these freelance opportunities?

Currently working full time and have no intention of going fully freelance any time soon, but would love to know the best places/sites to look for these freelance opportunities that allow you to do your full-time responsibilities on top of some freelance work.

What do y'all know about Konrad NY?

Does anyone feel weird in the DEI space for all the identity politics of representation (which I understand progress is progress!) but it’s still within the system of capitalism because this is still... advertising? - coming from a BIPOC

Which holding company gets the best rental car discount? And which rental company?

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?

Do you guys use stock music sites for clients with no budget? How do you sway them to use original tracks, even for social?

Creative at MediaCom NYC. Thoughts?

Going to remove the Toyota logo off a truck in post ... is that good enough? It's still recognizable from the way the grill looks, but no logo. Don't want to ask our legal. They'll probably tell us to scrap the shot.

Kudos to the man on the train next to me who has his ticket around his neck, his glasses in his hand and a full sleeping mask on. 😴

What’s the point of creative agency CCO’s? Do they touch any of the work? What do they do that ECDs can’t?

When a client expects a new campaign with only 1-2 weeks before a deadline 🫠

Anyone participate in the 4A's Institute? Philly presentations are coming up this week! Any recommendations?

Does the infamous side hustle really just mean a hobby?

Which do you prefer?

“Give me a deadline and I’ll get the work done”
or

“when I get this done I’ll let you know and we can figure out when the client will see it.”

What do you guys think of JvM / Sports these days?

Why do some art directors only really start looking at stuff at the 11th hour? Thus forcing people to stay late on the Friday of a 3 day weekend.

On a scale of one to ten, what's your average daily stress level?

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

Which agencies are going through layoffs