I’m new to Dubai, working at a top agency, often 12–16 hours a day, including weekends. I have a family, and it’s wearing me down as I barely see them.

I’m not sure HR knows how extreme the hours are, and I’m afraid to speak up. But I’ve heard this goes against UAE labor laws. Friends at other agencies say it’s the same, so it seems widespread.

What can I do? I appreciate any help as I’m not able to see by myself a potential solution.

1/22/22 Daily Checkin! What’s your work out for this Saturday?

Mid-senior level transactional folks: how do you originate deals? The only deals I originate come from when one of my corporate clients randomly decides to sell a business. There has to be another way to land more deals, right?

How do you properly vet a law firm? I feel the associates I speak with talk up the firm and aren’t always candid.

Rising 2L here…Just found out yesterday that one of my top target law firms is not participating in OCIs (they don’t have offices in my state). Any advice on the best way to move forward with them? Still planning to apply, just want to know what I should be doing. Thanks!

Do you need to be a cpa for fdd at pwc? Manager and up? I heard ey SaT fdd is going away from that

Deloitte or dixon hughes goodman? Considering accounting advisory at one of the two. Deloitte has a better brand name but based on the talk here it seems like the pay and hours are dogshit. Thoughts anyone

Any good guidance on ifrs to gaap differences to look for when evaluating ifrs statements? More high level.

Is it bad form to pet someone else’s dog that walks up to you at the dog park?

Has anyone not taking notes or highlighted along while watching the Becker lectures and successfully passed?

Anyone work in Amazon’s antitrust shop or know anything about it? Heard mixed things.

Hi , I recently started preparing for " data analyst" course. I have masters degree in computer science and 2 years experience as business analyst. Currently I'm on a career break of almost 7 years and trying to get back into IT as a data analyst now.
I started doing a course on coursera " Google data analytics certificate " . I'm not sure how to get back into job market. Please suggest any courses or road map to entry level data analyst jobs?

Salary for senior copywriter in Chicago. 6 years experience at big agencies? Good book but no lions yet.

Hello fishes,

Please help i am Lead associate at 7 LPA CTC. Can I expect 10 LPA CTC in my next cycle progression/promotion.

Please help experience person.

Thank you

Hi,

I'm appearing for sde2 interviews this week. Any help would be much appreciated!

What's the interview pattern?
Did anyone give the interview recently and can post their questions here?
Any tips on improving DS stat?

Curious if anyone started sweating intensely during their sleep as they got older or if it was related to a condition. Some nights, now more often, I wake up completely drenched. Any ideas?

Anyone else struggling with hormones / mood swings? I am almost 16 weeks and been having a real tough time lately, feeling really down and stressed about things. Sadly, causing tension between me and my partner as well as he cannot relate and seems preoccupied with business as usual. Trying to get out the funk and just telling myself it’s all the hormones.

I opted not to go to our holiday party this year, but I have extreme anxiety about potential repercussions! Am I making the right choice? Context is in comments below. Would appreciate any insight!

Interviewed for 2 jobs I am highly interested in. One offered the job already, but the other one hasn’t made a decision yet but should this week. I have until tomorrow to accept the offer but would like to work for the other company if the compensation package is better. Any advice? I don’t want to accept and then have to cancel, but there’s no guarantee the other job will hire me either. 😩

Tell me about 72 NY

What y'all know about Space150?

Thoughts and best practices on sharing examples of strategy work to a hiring manager at an agency under the same holding company as my current agency? How much should I blind the work? What are some rules to remain legally compliant? Or should I avoid altogether?

Is it normal for every single call (client or internal) everyone dials in from their desks at an open format office? Everyone avoids takings calls together/conference rooms like the plague.

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

Does anyone know if Vice Media and internal agency Virtue consider remote candidates?

Anyone have clients write a 3 page "creative brief" which is usually a mix of a marketing brief, creative brief and media brief - all in one?

What’s the WLB at Droga like?

Best way to find a mentor? I'm trying to better my book to get better jobs but I need some guidance.

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

If you got fired today would you have a Bach up plan? What would it be?

Poll: who uses their lunch break to workout?

Question: we have an art director who is pretty senior, really good, but is now lazy as hell, avoiding projects and collecting a paycheck. What does the team do?

Going in house is the move, right?

Interviewing client side for the first time, what are some good questions to ask that one might not think about at an agency?

Whomever is doing the tv placement for Advocate Healthcare in Chicago: do you have to have the ad going every other commercial? If I hear “come on get healthy” one more time, I’m leaving the state.

If I grow an awesome, thick beard of flowing chestnut hair, will I look highly creative?

Laid off, 10 years exp, tired of acct management. Feel so lost. Don't want to go back to agency side. What should I do? I feel like 💩

Do first 🐟 responders to a post have a responsibility for setting up the tone (positive/negative/off topic)?? Asking for a friend who noticed a trend😊 (For which this may turn into a demo...)

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.”