If your agency ever announces unlimited vacation time...consider this upload

EY folks - how is Unlimited PTO accounted for in your utilization rate?

How do you calculate two weeks notice, is it 2 calendar weeks from the day you give notice or two work weeks? How would you factor in a holiday (like Memorial Day)?

Not a kid topic a vacation topic instead. I want to go to Italy next summer and I’ve never been out of the United States. Where do I begin with this vacation

How do I lose half my holiday bonus to taxes?! 😭😭😭

My co-founder (the CTO) started out strong during our first two years. Then he started backing away despite being still needed. He is almost completely absent now. When he’s not on vacation, which is often, then he might spend half an hour a day answering messages. I’ve spoken about it to him many times and he just gets defensive about doing work I don’t see. How do you deal with an absent co-founder?

Never been to holiday party. Do people really dress up like prom?

Hi, I work under contract for a foreign company as an APM. I have an import export licence and send the monthly invoice to my HR. My benefits include the following in-hand allowances: food, internet, sports, vacation, training and hardware. Plus a yearly bonus.
Can someone help me out as this is new to me, how can save my taxes? have to file ITR 4)

This is our first holiday season in the Nashville area, any suggestions on family activities/light displays we should check out? Our kids our 8, 5, and 3.

How does your firm deal with underperforming associates? We are crazy busy but have a couple first-years on vacation, 50-100 hours per month, and thinking we are a "lifestyle" firm. I don't want to just fire them, at least not yet, but I want to see a change. How many second chances do you give? How many months under budget?

Hey y’all!

Any folks seeing effective practices to minimize burnout? Whether it’s agency wide or amongst teams or by managers or whatever?

And yes I know “more realistic scopes, better clients etc etc etc” but like serious answers please I want to help my folks out as best I can aside from enabling PTO and making no-meeting Fridays. 😬

Looking for a fun, summer themed book to take on vacation. Any suggestions?

Question about PTO - my contract says 25 days but is this inclusive of any office shutdown over Christmas/New years (if there is one?). In Sydney office if that provides some context. Thanks!

How bad is the FTO policy at GT? It gets a bad rap on Glassdoor but is it really that hard to take a decent amount of time off a year?

How do I ask for more vacation time? I’ve been at this firm 2 years and only get 10 vacation days a year. Days get increased in year 4 to 15 where they max out. I’m beyond burnt out because I don’t have the time I need to fully rehab my mental health. Any suggestions?

Looking for negotiation advice between these two offers for a Program Manager. Currently a Sr Project Manager in tech w/ 16 YOE, with PMP and CSM and SAFe certifications. First offer: contractor, USD $85/hour. Second offer: Full time CAD employment, $165k salary w/ a decent health benefits package and 4 weeks vacation. Which would you choose, or how would you negotiate between these two offers?

How are you spending your bank holiday?

Do I tell my manager I’m leaving the company before their 5 day birthday PTO or after?
If I tell, it would be the day before their last day. If I hold on to it will be 2 weeks before my last day.
I want to help interview for replacement if they want me to. Also wrapping up my project and Demi going into surge support work, which I expect to do while they’re OOO.

Just got a promotion to go to 105k + 10% bonus unlimited PTO (trust me when I say I really use my PTO.. 😂) for embedded software engineer in Melbourne Fl. Should I start looking for a new job?

Sometime I think about bringing my significant other to office on Sunday or on a holiday and have wild sex on my desk. Anyone else have similar thoughts?

Galaxy S22 flagship trio to cost exactly the same as the S21 series at launch.

My male boss said to me once “How did you get that trophy husband?” I was offended. Would you be if your boss said that to you?

Looking for Linux Administrator role, having 5+ years of experience. NP - 90. Please let me know if any openings is going in your organization

Feeling like the strategist I’m working with is all style and no substance as far as proving shit out. Feels like it’s built on a house of cards & I’m trying not to care because they want to own it..

Anyone looking for in house counsel? Would love to work with a startup and help a business grow.

When working as a realtor, do you prefer to use your own phone or did you get a new one for job-only purposes, such as client calls and your public information?

Hi guys,

I switched 20 days back to a reputed MNC. I have 7 years of experience working as a full stack Engineer, who is passionate working on both front end and back end on latest technologies. But my new Company is working only on back end with 10 years old tech stack. There is no front end work at all. What should I do?
I don't like working here at all, but I am not sure whether moving out again in a month will give bad Impression on my resume. Hence please give me advice on this situation

Any Director/VP corporate banking positions open? Need a new job 😞

What are some tips or strategies you use to convey to interviewers that public accounting taught you what you needed to know to do the job.

I sometimes have trouble conveying how a section I work on means I understand without talking to high level

Hi,

I am looking to transition from banking to consulting. I have spoken with people in my network that work in consulting, and I have begun to get some interviews. I have my first ever consulting interview with KPMG next week and I am unsure what to expect….sounds like it will most likely consist of obtaining some background on myself and answer some behavioral questions.

Idk anyone at KPMG, but I would assume the process is similar to other consulting firms. Any advice is much appreciated !

Hi folks,
My joining is in december.will i get any consideration on hike next year June?

I’m 21 and been in sales for about 3 years total. I’m on pace to make just under $300,000 this year. Is that around what I should be expecting or should I be speaking with the executives for more?

Typical SVP and EVP comps for the f500?

I feel like director and VP comps are more known and somewhat standardized, but does anyone know what the higher levels make?

I’ve generally gotten the sense at my firm (not Accenture anymore) that SVP is sort of the equivalent of early partners in consulting, with EVP maybe being a more senior partner. Curious how the comps stack up.

Bulletproof coffee anyone? Got the whole group doing it

Any available post producers, give me a shout for an ASAP gig

What do you do when 2 MDs give conflicting comments on a task?

I respect that their not auto tuned or lip syncing. But they definitely should've.

Anyone have an aversion to hiring from elite colleges? I've been burned by people fresh out of _______ University who think they know everything and are ready for the corner office. Anyone else?

Laid off! 🤕

Gave my boss my 2 weeks notice today via Teams and she hung up on me, mid-sentence... so how's your week going

Most demeaning experience on the job? My director once forced me to sit in the corner and take notes for an executive-level meeting. This was after I was seated at the main table which had space...

Why do we have so many meetings? That’s the whole question, just curious what people think!

ACD salary in Chicago?

Intraoffice communication. What is your agency using? Slack? Workplace? Something else? Like it or hate it? Too many questions?

An agency I used to work at had another round of layoffs today bringing the total number of people who have lost their job to nearly 40. They then went on to post across social media today about the One Show awards they won. The lack of humanity in this industry is disgusting.

Curious if any agencies have social sitting under creative rather than strategy. Feels like that would be a much better fit both for supporting creatives and creative execution, and most of the “social” people I’ve worked with would probably fit in better.

What are everyone’s favorite spots/campaigns lately?

Really curious how the KFC Chickendales video worked. Any technologists out there know anything about the mechanics? I’m in ad school and interactive video is just SUPER interesting to me!

Best advice for negotiating the salary you want — when you’re hoping for 10K or a 10-15% jump from your last salary? Interviewing at a smaller shop but they have lots of business.

Thanks for the advice! First timer with negotiations.

Hey who is going to Here Are All The Black People (NY) and 3% (Chicago)? We’ll be there! Hit me directly if you’d like to meet up IRL in either or both cities. Our agency has many roles at the moment.

Got overdue raise at yrly review, weeks later got cornered into travel gig for a yr contract m-f cross country client NY-CA without a salary review. Any tips to negotiate salary / what I should make?

Thoughts and opinions on mediamonks nyc? Something about it feels cheugy to me...can anyone provide insight?

Moral dilemma: the very public CEO of the brand I work on stands for pretty much everything I disagree with in this world. Have any of you dealt with this, or a version of this? And how?

“There’s no place like space.”

What other taglines can we come up with for SPACE FORCE?

Anyone work at Droga5? Pros? Cons?

Fired for a bullshit reason by a sociopathic boss so he could make a political play and hire a lady to look good to the CEO. He was promoted quickly after. Any tips for moving on. Still feel wronged