Just here trying to see if there’s any interesting info from the Palisades MediaGroup shutdown…

So I've been at my job for 5+ years as a data analyst/back office support team. I made my way up into making a little over $40k. I've been WFH the past 2 yrs and overtime more than half my team has now been pulled out to work for a diff department which resulted in me taking 90% of our daily tasks to handle. I'm at a point where the salary I'm getting is disrespectfully low for all the work I do. Should I ask for a raise? And if so, how do I go about asking without sounding greedy.

Those that work in insurance… What is needed to become an underwriter?
I just took a job as a claims adjuster to get a foot in the insurance industry, but not planning to stay for long in the same position.
Would you guide me on how to get into underwriting?
Thank you!

Hi Guys,

Can I get some refferal for Cloud Automation fields : VCenter, Powershell, Azure...
Application Development : .net , C#, javascript, html, css...

Currently I am on notice period. With total experience of 3 years 10 months.

Also please give some idea of what CTC should I expect....

Hello all, i have. A question regarding compensation for a lateral move. I just received a job offer for an UA position from a competing cyber insurance carrier for $70,000 + bonuses. This job will be based out of San Francisco. I currently make $30/hour for the same role in Chicago, after OT it’s about $60,000. Do you think it would be wise to accept the offer? Thoughts in general?

Is your base plus commission a 50/50 split? Mines is like a 40/60 split and would prefer a higher base.

Do we know who the new BBDO recruiter is? Thanks Chicago fish!

Managing people is hard, y’all. Any advice for a newly appointed CD with a lot more managing and a lot less creating on their plate?

I’m maxing out my 401K, traditional IRA and HSA this year and paying for some house improvements. I have about $750K total investments and very close to $2M net worth, but realize that I am behind on investments if I want to do FIRE. I was focused on paying off huge chunks of my mortgage and managed to whittle it down to $75K left. Would you suggest I go ahead and pay that off this year? Or pause and do a mega back door roth instead? I’m mid 40s. Thanks!

Might be the wrong bowl but finding it extremely difficult to focus on work post busy season. It’s been 2 weeks since we filed and I’m still taking lots of naps and breaks (I’m talking like 3-4 cumulative hrs worked during the day). Idk if I’m taking longer to recover from busy season bc I’m getting old or if I’m over public accounting (but then where do i go). Tried to schedule time with a therapist but everyone has a months-long waitlist so next step might be trying to find a life/career coach

Blow me one last kiss 😘

Philly fishbowl happy hour after Covid???

It's that time...🦃

What's one thing you're grateful for in your life or career at the moment?

Drop it below! 👇

What are exits for tech transfer? Have an opportunity, but idk if I want to work for university commercialization offices for the rest of my life

Need help settling a debate with my friend. She thinks I will have an easier time getting research grants because I'm male. I think it's the opposite because companies are trying to change the status quo and get more women involved (which I'm not complaining about... please don't attack me.) Which one of us is more right than the other? I'm interested in getting as many viewpoints as possible, whether or not they agree with me or with her. Thanks!!!

is there a lot of competition between male and female researchers, and if there is, do you think it's usually in good humor?

Any idea about greenway health?

Someone gave a like to a post I made… 110 weeks ago! how bored do you gotta be to scroll that far back in FB?

I have my first case review I am kind of nervous about it, wish me luck. I am not scared, I am just nervous about it.

Is paralegal burn-out a thing? And if it is, how do you overcome it?

It goes down in the company bowl.

How do you even enter the metaverse?

Got an internship at AKQA and a full time job at a smaller company (78k/yr). What do I pick?! Like AKQA better but I also like money LOL

What agencies are the best at doing stunty acts that get press.

Opinions on Creative Shop at Meta? Currently at a smallish rapidly growing creative agency.

What’s the juiciest piece of gossip ya got right now?

Just got laid off from Droga! Headed to drink bloody Marys. Apparently there are more to come. Let me know if anyone else gets the axe. I’ll buy you a drink

With getting an idea produced/finished, how much is pure creativity and hard work and how much is just luck and right timing?

In your opinion, which agencies do the best comedic work? Can be anywhere in the U.S.

My company is looking to boost the office culture outside of the typical happy hour/free snacks/food. What are some fun ideas in and outside of the office you’ve seen or done?

How much of a pay cut would you be willing to take if you got an offer for your dream job (if it's outside of advertising)?

Just when I think Facebook has no more room to grow... it adds another 100mm daily active users. At what point does Facebook become simply too big to fail?🤔

What is the solution to give to your manager when you have too much on your plate but your team is struggling to hire more people (like everywhere else), agency won’t say “no” to clients adding more work, there are team members with even more work than you, and finding a new job isn’t financially feasible? Is it even possible to fix?

😔

Anybody else still procrastinating on their tax prep? My accountant sends polite reminder emails, but combing through my credit card statements to tally expenses is overwhelming. Help.

Thoughts on TBWA? How is the culture? Is it a good place to work?

On the cusp of making a career move to Merkle and taking a new Associate Director position in Paid Social. Negotiations went well, so salary and signing offer are good atm, but any thoughts in the community about their work culture and management? Want to get a feel for how direct reports feel working there.

*me as an intern when i wasn’t totally confident with my idea*. Now before I present this idea to you, I want you to know that above all, it sucks. It’s horrible and reflects poorly on me as a person. Whatever you do-do not like it. I will be tendering my resignation once this is over. I want you to judge this presentation as harshly and with a negative bias against me as possible. Anyway, here’s the idea.

Since the industry is small and everyone knows each other, how do you navigate leaving a place when your old manager knows your new manager?