I’ve never felt more seen than when Zoe Scaman’s report on motherhood in advertising dropped. It is so sadly true. F you to the “progressive” and “feminist” boss who forced me back from mat leave before I was ready. And F you to the boss who didn’t renew my contract after mat leave. You are all the problem.

Men, what brand/style do you wear for a light jacket? The type you might want to wear if it's high 40s/low 50s in the morning and you're going to the office

Firing a client-best strategy? Does anyone have a template letter for diplomatically firing an unwanted client?

Male 🐟, if you're asked to wear a tie - does that automatically mean full suit or can it just be a shirt and tie (no jacket). I find it a little odd to just wear a shirt and tie.

Do you ever feel like people treat you differently at your firm because of your age? Like reverse ageism? As if you don't know enough or aren't competent enough yet? Just curious if others have ever felt this way.

So my VP at my previous company felt bad and refused to speak to me or attend my farewell after my resignation. His reason was that I somehow betrayed his trust as he had promoted me just last year (after keeping the position open for 4 months and letting me take additional work load after the previous SM left!). Does this make any sense? I mean where does this sense of entitlement or ownership over the employees come from? No wonder the company in question is kind of facing a literal exodus!

“At dinner John (client) said I have nice legs, grabbed my thigh, put his arm around me & invited me to his hotel. Seems inappropriate.” Boss: “Well we won’t be taking him to dinner again this year”🤯

What are your thoughts about wearing chinos to work?

For those of you don't eat lunch at your desk, where do you go and and how do you fend off people asking where you were?

I currently have my EAD based on my OPT with an addition 2 year renewal. I have also submitted a marriage based GC application in Nov 2021, did my biometrics currently waiting on my interview. I have an offer from a tech company and want to leave my current employer. I am worried if I tell my upcoming employer about being currently on OPT they will freak out and take back their offer even doh I can work and don’t need their sponsorship.

Do I have to tell ? Has anyone experience this before?

I’m not from an English speaking country but I am watching a tv show and businessmen walk into a room and instead of greeting eachother, everyone says each person’s first name in lieu of hi, however in my experience working in the states, I haven’t seen anyone do this, it’s always hi or good afternoon or some other greeting first THEN they say their first name. is it also appropriate to omit the greeting?

I am depressed because I am getting paid 15k less than the person who I am filling in for while she is on leave. I am still doing my job on top of that. I don’t know how to address this with my boss.

I recently had a specialist partner send me a fairly nasty email after I (a transactional first year) was told to ask them to review something ASAP that had clearly been on my partner’s radar for over a week. Why am I taking the (honestly justified) blame for this? Surely it should be obvious that I’m just the messenger here.

How do you deal with a challenger type of personality? I’m fairly new and I know the senior is trying to teach me the thought process. But she also makes me feel extremely small by the way she phrases her questions. I’m already stressed out not having everything figured out yet and this makes me feel super tense and down.

If you notice that a junior associate on your team has over-billed, how would you handle it? I don’t want to get them in trouble, but noticed that they billed extremely high numbers even though I was doing all they work on the deal and they completely disappeared other than for client conference calls. Certain things that they billed for on the final invoice, I alone handled and never asked them to do. Appreciate any advice. I’m a mid-level in case it helps for context.

I met two of my three aides for the first time today and they have been nothing but miserable the entire day. How could I promote a more positive environment without directly calling them out?

Got braids. You'd think I literally got a face transplant from how shook my coworkers are. I would say over 10 people have stopped me to ask about them or comment on them and I've been at work for maybe 2 1/2 hours. It's all been positive, but am I wrong for still finding it annoying? They don't lose their minds when Sarah gets bangs or whatever so I wish they could keep that same energy.

Just got staffed on a project in London. Any major differences from American business fashion I should be aware of?

I am so sick and fed up with some of the older clients at my job. I know it's my responsibility to take care of them, but they're just so sexist sometimes.

I keep getting accused of being a bot in live chat. Should I approach my boss about being less scripted, or is the efficiency worth it?

What do you value most to make a work environment attractive to you?

I’m seriously enatkng to get into an SE role and have been searching for Associate Sales Engineers that do NOT require SE experience since I’ve none. It’s proving to be difficult. Most companies for some reason are requiring 2-3 years of experience for the Associate role. 😭 Any Sales Engineers who know of companies hiring those with no experience? I am in tech as a BDR already.

Does anyone have any experience with hub insurance?

Does have your ARM designation help more than 20+ years experience?

Any recommendations for front door security camera’s (eg ring)? Want one for my parents who live in a not-dense suburb

Is flexi bucket part of monthly salary? Or do we need to claim it as part of monthly expenses?

Every walkthrough that lasts longer than 2 hours makes me want to quit

Anyone in IB/PE in Toronto? Would like to connect to learn more about the industry

Can anyone let me know for any opportunities in amdocs india (pune/ Bangalore) for java/mainframe/python positions.

Amdocs or EY LLB ?

Same fixed CTC for both , variable is 0-20% in EY and for Amdocs I got to know from employee that avg is 8-10%.

Which one should I join?

Kittle (coming back from IR) or Gesicki (vs. Houston)?

I think the 49ers will ease Kittle back from his injury and have him primarily block against the Arizona defense.

However, Miami may primarily run the ball due to the game script vs. Houston.

What do you guy think?

Bain & Company folks; anyone willing to refer me for the London office?

Stocks markets are crashing, crypto prices are cut in half. What does everyone think on where the consulting businesses are headed?

Does HCL give any joining bonus to immediate joiners?

Nice cxone
How is WLB ?
I got cleared L1 waiting for L2

How do they pay as compared to Market
What should I expect as 10yoe Fullstack developer ( React, Nodejs, Postgresql, AWS )

Hi Fishes,

I am looking for a Job opportunity. I would like to know if anyone can help me to forward my resume or connect me to the concerned person.

I can send my resume if there is any ongoing recruitment or any vacant position in your organization. It would be great if you could refer to my resume.

Skill- Selenium with Java, Cucumber, TestNG, Maven, Git, Jenkins, SQL.

YOE - 2.3 years

NP - 60 days

Thanks In Advance!

Anyone seen Black Friday? I think it's Anurag Kashyaps best direction till date

If you're in need of a junior writer with cojones hit me up!

I think I’m potentially about to be fired this week in retaliation from my boss...what should I do?

TBWA NY layoffs today.

Has anyone worked on the creative team for Hilton corporate? As someone who loves travel (and Hilton hotels) this always appealed to me. Wondering if anyone can shed some light on the reality of working there.

Who has more earning potential: Creatives or Producers? Talking about two aspects: mid-career salary and lifetime earning potential? I feel like producers peak earlier but creatives have higher max?

How many agencies that have spent the last year talking about Black Lives Matter/equality/diversity and then don’t do a very simple thing like closing in recognition of MLK Day?

Do anyone know if JPMC does their social (organic and paid) in house?

Any senior art directors at NY agencies looking for a new partner? Pref someone at BBDO, DDB, TBWA, Droga, Wk, Mother, T+S.

Best time sheet system you’ve ever tried in a job?

Retail, Social, Pharma. Fuck, Marry, Kill....

Grey Merge with AKQA, VMLYR merges with Geometry. Are those „mergers” just the coverups for potential wave of layoffs?

📊 Curious to learn how diverse is Fishbowl? What's your age and nationality?

Surprise and delight. I can’t help but not feel the sexual undertones when I read or say it.

Your opinion on VaynerMedia?

Do any of u have book recos that give you the low down for digital/social (inclusive of what reporting means ect)? Just joined a team and would like to be proactive since everyone is super busy for

What do you put on internal time when you are not booked? (You are watching YouTube videos or shopping online)

Has this happened to anyone else recently?

Recruiter on LinkedIn: Hey we saw your work and were impressed with your ____ project. we’d love to setup some time to chat.

Me: ok great. Here’s when I’m free_______

Recruiter on LinkedIn: Sorry have to cancel the meeting, doesn’t seem like your experience matches the job we are currently offering.

This has happened 4 times in the past few months. Like you reached out to me??

Can anyone from PMG let me know what the culture is like at that agency and if they recommend someone going there as a manager (Analytics)? Have an offer but as usual the internet reviews are stuff of nightmares but that’s typical of agencies

Are there any amazing creative directors in Minneapolis? I need someone I can believe in if I'm gonna move there.