I have an employee who sends me almost every outgoing comm she sends to read first.

She doesn't have to. It's not required. I trust her.

But she has a really bad experience at a previous with a leader who berated her for not having the right "tone" in writing. You know. ~Trauma~

I almost never have a correction, and she does a great job, but she worries. Rather than her deal with anxiety, I just quick check them when she asks. Would/do you do the same for your employees?

I have experience in node.js and react with 3 yr fulltime and 1 yr internship. Current ctc is 6.5 lpa. How much be my expected salary?

For those that just got mid year promo, happy/unhappy? % increase, level, etc.?

During my screening call, I said my expected salary range is 85K-95K. Got the offer today for 90K and I want to counter 100K. Is that a bad look? Should I counter 95K or go for 100K?

Interviewing for a Senior Brand Manager (SBM) role @KraftHeinz in Chicago. Looking for insight on realistic salary range and variable compensation. Currently an SBM with 6 years experience in brand management and 6 years sales experience. TIA!

I know this bowl doesn’t get much action, but would love info on the following towns for families with school age kids: Tenafly vs Ridgewood vs Millburn vs Westfield. Interested in what the town personalities/vibes are.

Do you dry clean your clothes every week or just wash them at home?

Great lunch time specials around the city?

Fishies—does anyone know of a way to convert a deposition transcript to remove all page:line numbers? I’d like to use text-to-speech to listen to transcripts but I can’t in the normal format.

My firm’s IT (especially system saving and file locating function) is so bad 😐😞 and they keep doing updates no one asked them for just to mess with the stuff we already got a hang of without doing anything about the issues we actually need fixed. Anyone else in a similar boat? Do you bill the client for the time it takes to fix the IT issue (or IT inefficiency generally, like time taken to find a file in a convoluted system)? Or is that supposed to be our non-billable time?

I made an offer to a candidate today. It feels really good to make that phone call and hear the other person being happy.

What carrer shifts could CSMs make?

I made the unusual transition from SDR To CSM. Considering switching roles or going to full on account management roles.

Thoughts?

Are there any stable part time jobs in Finance? I have 7/66.

DC - AFS, Senior Analyst making 88K salary with a 2K sign on bonus I had to negotiate is this a good deal?

I am available for Per Diem appearances in New Jersey. DM Me.

Hi All,
I am a new joiner to TCS. My wife is pregnant (4 months completed). Can I claim her delivery expense. Please advise.

Hello , I have accepted an offer from a UK firm , they mentioned that they will provide coc form to me and then I have to apply for a visa (they will reimburse the visa cost)
Is this a norm there ?
Do you guys have any experience with applying for a visa ?

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?

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 :)

What’s a good amount of time to be at the senior planner level?

I’m honestly tired of being at an agency and not feeling as fulfilled as I used with strategy as a career. Have anyone here make a career change? if so, what other jobs out there - outside of agencies and client side - can you apply what you know as a strategist? Curious if anyone has done it and has some advice.

What brands are you really into at the moment? Would be great to think about and be inspired by those doing a great job!

Any digital engagement strategists on here with app experience? I'm looking for some temp-to-perm candidates. DM me.

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’s the word on Ace Metrix? Pros, cons? Every tool has them. More and more of my clients are using it... both for creative pre testing and measurement.

Is associate and junior the same? If not, what's the difference?

Has anyone ever worked with Mark Pollard or Julian Cole? Are they as great as they seem?

anyone know which agencies are hiring strategists? job market is supposed to be hot, but not seeing too many job listings on the usual spots (LI, Indeed, etc)

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 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 .

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.

What’s is like going from social strategy to brand strategy? Advice for making that career jump?

Trying to leave agency life, but unsure of where to go next. Any successful transitions? Where did you go?

Hi all,

I am a freelance strategist (mid-level), and I am looking for projects that I can support.
I can work remotely, and I appreciate any leads.
Thanks!