Just processed a request for a holiday day on a Saturday.... love this industry 😂😂😂😂

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Yeah things are crazy at the moment and there’s a hiring freeze on so as clients awaken from their COVID-19 slumbers and more work comes in, there’s still the same amount of people to handle it all.

It’s late nights and weekends at the moment so my partner and I have put through a holiday day request for an upcoming Sunday.

They have said that they technically can’t give it to us due to the law, but will do ‘their best’ to protect that Sunday for us.

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I’m in the same boat. Got 120 hours of PTO and can’t use it because the rest of the team is on furlough.

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It’s brutal at the moment and I reckon the holding companies will keep the hiring / freelancer freeze for as long as possible.

What agency ?

won’t name names. It’s a WPP agency in London. One of the big networks. Advertising, not media.

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Morning! Being laid off sux, I been down this road 5x in my career it never bets easier.

Dust off contacts and make your rounds
* if you’re in a good position to take time off do some, seems we all need a mental break anyway

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Hi 🐟
Salary credited for August??
EY GDS
As tomorrow is a holiday.
Hdfc bank account
EY

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