I’m interviewing for a high profile brand side position and the interview process is quite intense. The next one involves some of the lead designers. What qualities in a mid level writer would you want to see as a designer? I’m guessing they’re more creative and collaborative designer roles than agency side.

What’s the A/S/L of Fs in here? Better yet, any Fs in the Charlotte/NC area in here?

I have a Soc analyst 3rd stage interview with the Head of Information & Cyber Security of a company , Has anyone been on either side of the table? I like to know what to except in such interview to sell myself as the best candidate for the job . Thanks

What do folks think of DDOG?

At what point during the day do you stop drinking coffee/caffeine?

Want to give myself a hard cut off. Have been having issues with sleep since starting adhd meds…

Hi all, has anyone temporarily transferred to the Canadian office of their firm and done the Canadian PR application while they were there on work visa?

Anyone here whose joining is on 27th june?

What's the shiny new toy you're impressing clients with this month?

Anyone here able to open up an Indian SIP from here in the US?

What platform do you use to do TA? How do I learn to do this?

I have to have an official ADA convo with HR about requesting to continue to WFH and not move back to NYC. Has anyone gone through this process?

What's the location of LTI in Noida or Delhi, are the offices up and running?
What are pros and cons joining LTI
What's the annual hike and performance bonus %

My daughter had tears streaming down here eyes this morning as she begged me not to go to work. I'm heartbroken. The weekend can't come soon enough.

So, it's super obvious not to use "Police" in ads and activations, right? Like, we all know not to dress actors as police and have them "bust" people who have the wrong product, right?

I have an attorney who sent me a referral. They have no $, debt, and will receive a small QDRO. Going back and forth between charging little to nothing to treating her like any other referral.

Anyone do the 15 nights mandatory quarantine in Taiwan? I need to go back for visa reasons and looking up which hotel to stay at. Thinking of staying in Marriott for the points but would love any recs! Can I use someone’s Marriott Bonvoy Ambassador Elite contact or something? Overwhelmed with this whole process 🥲

Does anyone have any resources to point to related to challenges in designing and implementing streaming data pipelines. I’m looking for some detailed examples of failures to use as a reference for design decisions

Next time I have a meeting my Senior Manager, I may just snap and tell him that instead of constant nitpicking and giving hurtful, blunt feedback, how about acknowledging sometimes for a change?

What was the thing that made you say "fuck this shit" at your previous workplace and resign?

Looking to learn more about the people behind the agencies. Could anyone tell me who’s actually driving the best work at:

-WK
-Droga5
-Martin
-Goodby Silverstein

Feel free to call out any top talent from an agency not listed above.

Weekend chatter. What movie makes you cry every time you watch it? And what scene? I'll start: perks of being a wall flower when he calls his sister when she's at the party

Okay let's say I got a job in the marketing department at Netflix. Would it be a plus to have a company like them on my resume, or make it harder to get back into an agency later on?

My browser history is failing me and hope y’all can help! I recently stumbled upon a website where some ad folks had compiled a bunch of idea/conceptual thinking approaches and if you clicked through there were past spots that had utilized that idea / way of thinking. I wanted to share it with a mentee and can’t track it down. It was a simple layout: grid of images w/headline naming the idea … Sound familiar?

Anyone have a recommendation for books or resources on upping my sales game? Open to in person class, online class, books, etc!

What do CDs look for on a resume? What would you expect to see on an art directors resume? Do things change if applying to agencies versus in-house?

Anybody have success requesting to go from 100% on one account to 50/50 or at least floating around a bit more? Any tips welcome 🙏

Manager texted me at ~10pm asking for a non-critical update. I chose not to respond (until morning) because I don't want to allow a bad habit to form. Thoughts?

Anyone else see that Walmart Office Space spot? So clever!

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.”

So, I work in an agency, but recently someone reached out to me for freelance writing work. I guess it'll be long form ad copy, as they're asking me for a rate per word...
I have no idea what's standard here

How do some of y’all manage to go 2+ years without a raise? Like are you just really good at budgeting?

Two months ago applied for a "dream role" at a "dream company" (not an agency). I am qualified for the role & they are looking for ppl with agency experience. a few days after applying a recruiter

Any great resume-writer recos? I need help!

What’s the best agency to work at?

As bad as my job may be, someone out there has to write an Effie entry for Weathertech