I’m not a Teams player. Today on Kingdom of Failure.

Just watched office space again and realized it’s actually about the FIRE movement (without explicitly saying it)

Any good Chinese food around/near Arlington? I’m looking for stuff like lo mein, Singapore rice noodles, etc. not sketchy hole in the wall, but decent hole in the wall

Is it just me or is production seriously that dry (fulltime or otherwise) in NYC these days? Can’t seem to find my next FL gig, even with ample experience and great names in my book! What gives!

Shall I disclose reason for leaving a firm during my initial call with a recruiter from said firm, if I was laid off? Are they privy to that information. Ironically being recruited by that same firm

My last post created quite the debate lol and searching through fishbowl i saw that there is a Desi singles bowl but no arab/mena one so I decided to create one 😂. It is still fresh and new but feel free to join

Any nonprofit/EO lawyers looking for a change of scenery and a better fit?
A firm with the best of everything is hiring. Seriously a hidden gem.

DM if interested. California bar required.

Open to given a referral if you’re a bad ass radical lawyer, just don’t make me look bad. 😊

Sooo who’s working on Pfizer’s covid vaccine?

How to fake NP to 60 days or 30 days if you are in MNC. Because most of the people/HR knows that MNC's NP is 90 days only.. :-

Does a 20 year long career at Deloitte hold much value in the marketplace in light of the current economic situation? Started as a change leadership Consultant, but ultimately spent majority of my career in Resource Management and Global Mobility.

Please share your experience if you have experience working in an Agile marketing structure! Stand ups, scrums and two week sprints to create, test, learn and iterate. Are all advertising/ marketing companies headed this way eventually?

Policy merits aside (for a moment) does anyone agree with claim Trump acted illegally in strike which killed Soleimani who was head of a designated terrorist organization? If so, on what grounds?

What groups are best at tax valuations (e.g. IP and other asset valuations)?

Is it usually done by tax service lines or advisory service lines?

Can we upload yearly bill now for broadband reimbursement ?

I have an interview lined up for a Corporate Banking analyst role. I was wondering how the interview process looks like? Any leads?

Does anyone else balk a little bit when applying for jobs and the recruiter or job description mentions a lot of blog writing and other content like that?

I thought that the occasional visits from the recently divorced single mother that moved in down the hall was the best thing that ever happened to me. I was wrong, getting that mouse jiggler is the best thing that ever happened to me.

How many dates do you give someone if you don’t feel a “spark” in the first 1-2 dates but genuinely enjoy their company (I.e. talking and learning about them etc)?

Just read a LinkedIn post from someone who was laid off from Twitter. They mentioned how to had just spent the last week completing projects that should have taken several quarters to do. Then they were let go without a thought. Remember, your company is not your family.

Do you think independent agencies will be in better shape to handle COVID-related client budget reductions and/or losses?

Or does it not matter and layoffs are equal across the board?

How long can you go without having anything to do before you get laid off?

Do other agencies have a “no hiring people from Vayner” policy or is my inability to land a new job just because I suck?

So we just had a brief where the strategy is just a big pile of nothing. How do I explain to the planners what we need from them?

Do you work on a single brand only or multiple (how many)?

Is helping with pitch work worth it where you work?

Thoughts on a PM going into new business? Challenges? Similarities?

Anyone work at a boys club? How does a female break through if you're not into politics and playing games.

Creatives who left for tech. What is it exactly that you do now? Is it still writing or art directing? Or a different creative role? Hearing about people leaving for tech so I want to know what it means exactly aside from the benefits.

Looking for senior designers that knows shopper marketing. Please DM with books!

How do you handle people’s kids showing up on video meetings? Screaming, kicking, hamming it up, (wasting time.) Everyone else is coo-ing…I’m not a kids person. Heard a technique which is to drop off the call bc you “assume the call is over” (which seems like a great way to get fired especially if it’s a way higher up’s kids - plus it feels rather passive aggressive.) Thoughts?

Has anyone been fired? How’d you bounce back? How did you approach it when applying for new jobs? I’m legitimately worried I’ll be fired and could use some advice.

Happy Friday. I’m a new grad looking for tips to connect with recruiters in LA based agencies! Thanks in advance!

Anyone ever negotiated parental leave before? I have an offer on the table. Gave me what I asked for $ wise and PTO. But mat leave is not great. Not trying to have a baby now, but in the next 5 yrs.

Quiet firings are happening through out the industry right now. Agencies have become better about hiding the layoffs and firings. Not a good thing…

Came up with an idea in an agency brainstorm, even who the influencer should be. Now it’s being executed, but I’m not working on it. Weird if I put it in my book? Maybe as just the one who came up with it?

Truly rare when you find a mentor that’s actually wanting to mentor you. Found mine today 🙌🏽 Can’t wait to be one some day 💖

Anyone else feel like as you move up, you have to work even harder to justify your value to your company as you grow “out of the weeds”? Especially with the fear of layoffs looming over everyone’s heads.

Has anyone been able to negotiate anything extra or terms when being laid off?