I was looking up the best Halloween ads and stumbled upon this. Have I been living under some kind of rock, because I've never heard of any of these agencies (except Dentsu Creative)? I complain that I don't know of any more agencies to apply to but this made me realize there's just so many to discover. How do you usually run your searches to find great agencies that do great work?

South End: 1 Room in 2bd/1ba; 1-yr lease; May Move-in (Later Negotiable); $1,300/mo; <5 min from BMC, BU Med/Dental--PM/DM/Chat if interested!

If you take vacation, is the onus on you to make up that billable time? If so, how do you enjoy long vacations?

How are hours at Simpson Thacher LA?

“I feel like I’m the stupidest person here”
“You are not stupid. You literally work at one of the top consulting firms in the world”
“I literally got a 6% in one exam during undergrad”
“Well damn I guess you are stupid”

Alright, Fishbowl - whats the juiciest gossip you heard this week at work?

Does anyone work at at Merrill Lynch as a Life services relationship consultant? Any info on the pay?

I have a consulting/PE interview on Friday, please recommend consulting books or sites to read. Need to speak consulting language

My girlfriend is willing to break off our entire relationship because she found out my mom doesn't approve of her. We have no issues between each other but she said she can't be with someone who's family doesn't like her.

What is the fixed component for a software engineer with 0 years of experience. CTC offered is mentioned as 11-12.5L Tier-2 institute

How much time does it take to get i-140 approved under Regular processing? Firm saying no for applying under premium processing. Giving me an option to self-pay premium processing fee if I want $1410

Forecast for US Recession Within Year Hits 100% in Blow to Biden

Setting up ConEdison for first time. How much should I expect to pay in monthly utilities for a studio (heat, gas, water incl)?

Moving to NYC with my girlfriend. We are 26. Budget is 4K-4500 for a 1br in a luxury building. What neighborhoods should we be targeting? More so foodies than bar people. Quieter probably preferred.

Hi All,
Promotion letters are out for C2 and C3A

PwC CMAAS or A&M?

Does EY follow bands for different ranks? I have seen so different salary for same ranks and people at higher rank are earning less than people at low rank.

For IBM Generally how many day it took to generate offer letter after filling the background details & candidate forms online.

How many meetings a week do you find necessary when there aren't any special launches and/or campaigns?

I hated the Cheetos ad when I saw it last week until I saw all the other ads that came before it today :/

Tips for saving/mocking up social posts of your work once it’s posted? Like is it easier to take a screen grab or what? Sorry I’m not super tech savvy. Haha

Anyone worked for an in-house agency? Pros and cons? Did/do you enjoy it? Would you recommend it? More stable? More money?

Do you ever get stoned before/during work? I had always steered clear during work hours but recently I broke my own rule and wound up writing what felt like some of my best work in months.

After multiple rounds of interviews, had anyone ever been offered a job that was a full level lower than the position you were interviewed for? What did you do?

Where is the best place to look at inspo for directors / style for TVC/OLV?

Random Q unrelated to advertising but is anyone investing through Fidelity? And what mutual funds/stocks are you investing in that show potential?

I always wondered what kind of side jobs that copywriter could do?
I barely get an offer and when i do, i felt bad for charging it much so i always go with “pay as you wish”

Anyone know the salary range for an Art Director in LA?

How can I help our UX/UI people and developers become more familiar with conceptual advertising? One Show books? Hey Whipple, Squeeze This?

How do you all handle the boring but standard recruiter phone question “so tell me about yourself”? In the past I always do straight and honest answer. Thinking if I should try to be witty this time?

Currently a Sr. Designer finishing my masters in marketing/pr and am being offered a job as a pr & marketing manager. Is it a bad move to leave the creative side for bit? My goal is creative director.

I am beyond stuck in my first 1.5 years of my career.

I was over promised opportunities at my first gig and then Covid hit. Leading me to have no portfolio worthy pieces from this 💩 agency with nothing great in sight. (place hasn’t won a pitch in my entire time here + lost clients)

I’m juggling re-vamping my site and a side project to hopefully make my book more robust.

With no kind of leadership or mentor, I’m just figuring out how to dig myself out of this hole. Any advice for this chump?

Looking to move to New York - does anyone know which agencies are hiring these days?

I love Instagram, I really do! But sometimes I feel that as a creative the thought of "sticking" to an aesthetic makes me cringe! I feel that art & inspo should be free flowing - not confined to a box

A small part of me wish I would get laid off and be forced into freelancing so I can make 💰 💰 💰

Ever see your rejected ideas win Grand Prix by other creatives? Seen it more than twice?

What’s the best way to deal with a partner that prefers working solo? For context, this writer I work with conceptualizes by himself, emails the Account team, gives deep input, and makes decisions for us without consulting with me (his “partner”) most of the time. While I appreciate his proactiveness, I feel excluded, limited, and without much room to co-lead the work with him. I don’t know how to bring this up without sounding like I’m b*tching about it.