#MAIPSummit2020
How can you discuss setting personal boundaries (and respecting them) with your employer/manager/team(s), when your well-being is not centered in the workplace?

Poll: What dress code do you follow at your home office?

Hello. What's is type of shoes do you wear to work
Flats, heels or sneakers?

I make a lot more than a coworker along with a higher title all because I have an awesome boss who cares and he has a selfish one. Should I say something to my boss or HR?

Have you ever actually let loose on a customer? I think about it almost on a daily basis but I’ve managed to keep my cool so far

How do you deal with clients who act like they know more than you even though they don't?

Any fishes here born in 2000’s ? How do you adjust yourself to the generation gap in your team?

How do you deal with being chewed out by a CD? Chewed out in a way that feels inappropriately over the top. Now I'm the one overthinking the mistake and feeling bad hours later.

Should I shave my beard for MBA interviews?

Does anyone have a go-to "odd" or unconventional question you like to ask candidates to keep them on their toes or see how they react when put on the spot?

Any particularly effective strategies to manage client asks to treat everything as a zero markup pass through?

Any ideas for a funny/cute white elephant/secret Santa gift for my finance department xmas lunch party?? I have a cricut so I was thinking about making a funny sign you could hang on your desk or a coffee mug with a cute or funny saying about accounting ? Too lame ? Idk it’s my first Christmas at this company any ideas welcome

I’ll be getting a shared EA assigned to me soon. I’ve never had one before. What is the best way to work with an EA so that both sides are happy? What should I be doing and what support is realistic to except?

How on earth are you guys getting into these AMD calls for 5/1? The theta is scaring the devil out of me. I almost went with the peer pressure yesterday and then backed out (I am bullish in AMD)

How do you handle rude clinicians in the workplace? I always have an attending talking down to me.

One of my friend was asked to resign because she got pregnant . They specifically told her that they have strict policies and need complete commitment and you are not fit for the current role owing to your health. They have a king rule from management side and treat their employees as daily wage labor . Very bad HR and management

Anyone witness slackers who got into companies you have no idea how? Had a coworker who does jack chit at work besides chatting on Facebook yet lands at a faang company? I guess if he brings the same work ethic he will be spit out for sure. Or maybe he just had no interest in doing project work.

At a small firm, but I have another gay associate in my practice "group" super excited.

How often do you interact with your A clients? I feel disconnected them and probably should follow up with them more frequently

How do I stop defining myself by my career? I can’t help but think of a small mistake I made at work for weeks…

I work at a ‘free market’ firm and have developed a very good reputation among partners. Naturally, they are drowning me in work. Each time a new case comes up, the partner will email asking if I have “time and interest” in helping. When I’m at capacity, I take these words at face value and explain why I can’t do it, and that seems to work out ok with no hard feelings. But what’s the “interest” thing? If I don’t want to work on a toxic tort case, do I just say that and pass?

The Wayfair human trafficking conspiracy is pretty wild 🤔

What is the COVID positivity % in your home vs work zipcode (if they are different)?

What are some signs of burn out? This is my first professional job and i’m not sure what the signs are.

What is the comparision between Infosys band 6B and Band 8 of IBM? Any pointers please!

What's a good way to find a mentor in this industry?

For the past 2-3 years, I have obsessively tracked my net worth/income trends/investment performance over time. I checked my trends just now, and OMG I hit the 300k net worth mark right around Christmas. I guess I haven’t looked at my dashboard for a month. This feels so cool. I want to shout it from the roof! I can’t really brag about this to my friends, so I’m sharing here! 🎉 🎉

Do you count your car as part of your NW on Mint/other trackers?

Given crazy market returns recently, do you still expect the market to rise at 10% over the next 30 years?

Question, if you pay off your house isn’t a 100k salary more than enough to sustain a good lifestyle? My goal has always been to payoff my mortgage then find a really easy analyst role to sustain my expenses. Assuming I’m a director/VP by the time my mortgage is paid off I’d probably be able to do an analyst 40hr week in like 10hrs. Esp at some of these low expectation companies. What do y’all think about this plan?

Do you maintain a CSR/Amex Plat even as a traveling consultant (assuming you are using Corp amex green)?

Salary cut 20% first week the virus broke out, no bonuses this year, and it’s unlikely that we will get that 20% back. Good thing this was my first year and I earned all of 3 months of my salary. 😑

Currently my location is banglore. I raised location change request to chennai..I informed the same to my Manager..he said there will be less growth in chennai..is it true🙄

I have got an offer of CTC 23.25LPA +JB +RSU in Blore. And I have also got an international offer of CTC € 70000 + relocation sponsorship in a mid sized firm in Vienna, Austria.

My wife works with a CTC of 15LPA in Blore.

I am in dilemma about the option that is most suitable for me as my wife would have to quit her current job and relocate and then find another job. Is it a profitable deal to relocate to Austria?

Kindly post your opinions.

Sometimes I feel real financial stability is a universe away. Wealth is so hard to build. I’m 24, first-gen, thankful for a couple of very accredited degrees...but it feels like I need a miracle.

Has anyone gone through bcgs experienced hire recruiting?

Plus what is the starting salary for entry levels associate under group m like xaxis, mindshare,etc

I have a rental property and my tenant is asking me to change the fridge light burb. I live out of state and don’t have property manager locally. Is it bad if I ask them to change the fridge light burb themselves?

I’m pretty responsive for things they need help with like laundry machine got broken or pantry doors fell off. So I had sent people to fix those maintenance and repair issues.

But light burbs? Srlsy? They are grown up people (fresh out of college girls)

Signing off now, but if anyone has any questions feel free to reach out on twitter, or IG @3rdgeers

See you all Monday. Promise it’s going to be some next level shit! Don’t miss it.

I’m so burnt out

How do you stay motivated in an industry that is seemingly unimportant when put into perspective of other macro cultural trends and world events?

I had a creative Director question my worth and said the only reason I’m in this industry is because of MAIP (as if it was a bad thing). I been unsure how I should handle it and would love advice❤️

Question for 2020 Summit:
1. How should you gracefully handle LinkedIn DMs when being poached at a job you love?
2. What are signs that you should stay at your job vs. move on to something else?

How's our MAIP fam holding up?

#MAIPSummit2020 question:

What's the best way to determine your financial worth when applying for a new/different position?

While in my job hunt, I notice there are much more open roles for mid and sr level creatives. What’s the best way for a jr to get their foot in the door.

Is food something we can discuss for the Summit? If not, can we address tokenism in the industry? Like what are actionable steps to break out of that in ‘diverse’ agencies? It’s hella annoying.

As a junior/mid level employee, how do you balance leaving at a reasonable time (because all of your work is done) and managing the thoughts of those who are more senior and think you should stay late

Typically when someone brings a unique experience or skill to the table they’re compensated for it. surgeons/technicians.
Can we bring this structure to the industry in regard to ethnicity/experience

Working at a place with less then 10% POC total. Then watched as the majority of those folks left after less than a year. This virtual work environment has reminded me how much MAIP used to anchor me to a physical sense of community.

What are the biggest challenges the advertising industry is facing in 2020?

It seems as though entry level/junior roles in the industry are slowly disappearing. How can young people who haven’t managed to get their foot in the door yet actually start? For not so recent grads.

I’ve spoken to a POC who says DEI feels exclusionary in her opinion, because she wants to help everyone. Have you ever worked with a POC who are not interested in the DEI initiatives?

Question for MAIP Summit: How to successfully transition to client side? What are some tips and things you look for when finding a career outside the agency world.

Question for 2020 summit:
Is there ever a perfect time to switch your role in an agency (Strat to account, account to creative etc.)? Or do you have to start from the ground up?

#MAIPSummit2020 :

In my experience, it's been considered taboo (especially by employers) for employees to discuss salary with peers. Does this practice help encourage pay inequality? Thoughts?

This was incredible. Thanks to the Maip team and council for making this happen. Can’t wait to see you all soon.