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Phr vs waiting for sphr?
Taking the credential and want to prep.

Any recommendations for a book/podcast/self study materials for a new finance attorney? I have no background in finance and was assigned to a finance group. Help me!!

Anyone looking for or know someone looking for a bomb PM in NYC with 5 yrs experience? I was brand side and did everything from creative dev to media planning to exec reports 😁

Experienced road trippers, is the Roadtripper app worth it? I like the idea but not sure if I want to spend the money. It does look great. It’s only 30 bucks I realize.

What bars / clubs have checked your vaccination proof at door?

Thoughts on ETSY?

People who are long FAANG, do any of the government lawsuits coming worry you(antitrust/monopoly, content, etc) as a long term shareholder? I figure most of these tech companies may get a slap on the wrist but understand the risks. Heck, most of these senators are invested in these companies and are they really going to break up companies like Amazon & Facebook? Seems like they would establish an extremely dangerous precedent

I purchased a home with the intent of living in it once DT allowed us to return to office, but the return date kept getting pushed back so I haven’t moved in yet. I’ve been staying at my parents house 2 hours away and plan on remaining with them until the office opens up. Would i get in trouble if I rent my home out? I fully intended on living in the home at the time of signing but covid just got worse so my original plan hasn’t worked out yet.

Anyone hiring? I’m a PharmD looking to jump from consulting to the industry.

Anyone have a young, savvy personal accountant who they’d recommend?

Any good sneaker alert follows other than @j23 and @solelinks?

Looking for guidance. I’ve been passively applying to Director roles since January, and actively for 2 weeks now. I’ve gotten one call for a position I didn’t apply to and no other response. Is there something I should be doing to get more traction?

For context, I was hired as a site GM. Then 8 months later made a regional. In January I was placed in a Director capacity pending position approval. The position has been postponed a year tentatively but I’ve been asked to continue in unofficial

Did folks with twins have high hcg at 4 weeks?

Alternatively, did you have high hcg at 4 weeks (like 600+) and have twins or not?

How often do you feel that you’ve nailed an interview, and then gotten an offer? Alternatively.. How often have you gotten an offer despite what felt like an “okay” interview?

Following senior Ad people on Instagram during Cannes is enlightening.

For example, I now know the CMO of Ogilvy wears a $100k Patek Philippe watch.

It bums me out seeing how many of us account folks are bad at the job or don't understand where we help and where we don't. I think a great account prsn is an asset to any team, but there aren't many

Managers: least favorite employee & why?

If you decided to leave advertising today, and have thought about other jobs you might you want to pursue (especially throughout 2020), what have they been? I’ll start (and be honest):

Mailman.
Coffin Maker.
Obituarist.

Go.

Non-competes. I signed one when I started, but they want me to sign one again now that I’m leaving. Why? Also, how enforceable are they?

Frustrated with process at my agency and this endless hamster wheel where we don't seem to learn from our mistakes. Trying to just take a deep breath and go home and forget about it.

How much would an A&U study cost for a snack brand across 2-3 audience segments?

Strategists please….please…for the love of gourd…not another brief about empowering people. Or inspiration, or passion—-and dont think “love your impossible” or whatever the hell is clever or different. Its not. Please I am BEGGING YOU

Do almost all the ACD/CDs out there have a skill in recognizing what a good idea is, what the client would buy, etc?

Just curious, people always say how advertising is such a boys club, but the majority of people in my classes were women. Is that just a new shift in the industry or has that always been the case?

Anyone else out there feel like they’re both 1. working harder and for longer hours than ever but also 2. about to be laid off regardless, given the looming economic constraint.

Stay and build with the people you know? It might be really slow but you know you’ll get there eventually. Or leave and take a more sr position in an unknown environment. Both are great companies.

SF Freelance rate? Principal of a pharma agency I worked with for years reached out for help concepting for a pitch. Doing it on the side, but haven’t freelanced for awhile. What’s a fair going rate?

What’s gonna happen to the existing Cannes submissions? Is Cannes just gonna refund the money? Or are the submissions gonna be judged in 2021?

When you're out with your manager and he wants to talk politics at a team outing <<<<

Just had a weird and awkward interview for a role I want. Is it weird to acknowledge that it was weird and awkward in my follow up?

Can I say I worked at a company 4 months instead of 3? To me the month makes a difference. Thoughts? Legal issues?

DDB Chicago posted ‘we’re hiring!’ today. For the same creative roles they just laid off.The press DDB would’ve gotten for being the first agency to bring people back? But instead they humiliated those people with this tone. Really sad!!!!!