Is anyone a CD but reports to an ECD at a big agency? How’s your experience been? Asking for a friend.

40+ / M / NYC / 375

Stealth layoffs at CWT confirmed.

IFV recommendations in Boston anyone? A Reproductive Endocrinologist the most - but reccs on any and all members of a health team/other tips welcome. Wide and I are about to begin this journey =/

Can anybody from Netherlands explain what a junior manager is at Deloitte? I got a salary range for junior manager from Deloitte in NL that’s lower than the salary range of a starting senior consultant in pwc. I was under the impression manager in pwc is junior manager in D and senior manager in pwc = manager in D

I've been trying to figure out why TikTok is so popular. I mean, I get it: it's easy to use and fun, but what's the ROI?

How does your agency use data? Is it only used for tracking and reporting? Is it used for setting strategy and informing creative? For business consulting? Thanks!

Are any of the free online certificate courses from top business schools likely to add much value to my resume? Early in my career just out of college

Does having student loans impact your ability to get a mortgage?

Hello, I've been working as a Healthcare Consultant for over 4 years now & I am currently a Consulting Manager near the Philadelphia area seeking an opportunity in NYC. Anyone know anything avail?

How long did it take you to find the right position the first time you went in-house? I am 5 months into it and regretting turning down the (lowball) offer I got a couple months ago.

is that Verizon the same Verizon that throttled firefighter data during the California fires??

We’ve all said “I wish I’d done that ad.” Which SB ad do you wish was your idea?

Do they still have HC if it’s a specific job role? Or does it get skipped

Hey hey guys.
I am looking for a good example of a cv of a mbb consultant who moved to a FAANG. Any guidance here

What is the best resource to learn JavaScript? Currently using freecodecamp and getting those certs

I know that the economy is troublesome and it is causing mental health issues- is anyone else afraid of social distancing being lifted too soon?

Any leads for a room/1 RK near ZS gurgaon office, have my joining from 5th so need to shift ASAP.
Please help.
TIA

Why did the auditor cross the road?

New writer on an account. Being pitted against the other existing writer on the account for every project. They take it very personally if my work is chosen over theirs

Where do you stay up to date in the best ideas from the industry?

What questions should I be asking an in-house recruiter? Seeking Sr/ACD roles.

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

What’s a gal got to do to get an interview with Droga5? Any CDs in here willing to check out my book?

Offered 8 grand less than interns who were hired on last year...need negotiation advice!
Is it appropriate to bring up that I know the salary amount that was offered there in previous years?

If the internal account and project people on brand you work on told you “don’t spoil the market” and just do the basic things that had been done- what would you do?

What’s your take on a job listing that states “From $xx,xxx”

The particular job I’m looking at has this on the listing and I’m curious as to what their budget actually is. Do I assume a range?

They’re seeking someone with 5-8 years experience. I have the latter (8 almost 9)

How would I approach this when asked without pricing myself out of the position? Especially if they’re not willing to be upfront (assuming here) how much they’d want to offer me in particular.

The industry is crumbling under our feet and I still can’t decide if I want to go in-house or not. I’m afraid it won’t be as exciting and I won’t travel as much. But also, I need a job. So 🤦‍♂️

Has any creative here ever tried to make the leap to leave advertising and be a film maker, photographer, illustrator, etc.?? I’m so tired of ad agencies and how draining the “creative” can be. Happiness is more important than a nice paycheck for me. Any inspiration success stories advice would be so helpful right now...

I put in my two weeks! But now it's weird here haha. Agencies should ask you to leave and pay you out. This is silly.

Kind of wanna move to Europe, where do I find an awesome job europeople? CD.

I Have a HR scheduled meeting, in the morning. Is that Sus?

*meeting begins*
Strategist: we really think this brief could be fun. The client needs to promote this new product and we found...
Data guru: Data
Strategist: ahem, we found...
Data guru: DATA!
Strategist: we...
Data guru: BIG DATA!!!!!
*a tattoo grows on the data gurus neck. It’s a birthday cake that says Happy Data. There are no doors in the room. Everything turns to numbers. You die, then awake you are now the data guru. You try to speak and only data comes out*

Which one would you pick?

Big name shop. Shitty account, but you get opportunities beyond that.

Shop with bad reputation that lacks PR and hardly enters awards but has a lot of book-worthy projects.

I came across a copywriter position that I’m interested in, but one of the requirements is 8 years of experience. I’m currently just over 5 years. Would it be ok to still apply?

I worked with a Junior AD that skipped college and went straight to portfolio school. I was mad resentful of him at first, mostly because I wish I would have thought of that and saved $100K.