Marcel here. So instead of talking behind my back, how about saying it to my face? Here I am, ready to answer questions, concerns, or just talk sports. So what would you like to know? 🤖

Going back to work tomorrow after a 2 week long vacation. Scared to check my emails 😭😭😭

How did it go?

What's the salary range of consultants in ACN in India? What's the upper limit?

Is it worth opting for paid services at naukri to get job opportunity?

Any insider knowledge of EY modifying the frequent traveler program policy now that most travel will be reduced?

Travel days are back. Can't believe we are back to mon - thur travel. Btw, what's the meal allowance for SD in TSE?

Hey! Considering negotiating my pay after 1 year of CT experience. In Florida my base is $29/hr. How much of a raise should I ask for (if they don’t automatically give one)? And should I wait to be a travel tech with another year of experience?

Any tips for someone entering the process? How do I pick a lawyer? Do I try to agree with spouse on terms before finding lawyer? Have material assets accumulated during marriage.

Just got a new job! How long until I can update my linkedin? I’ve heard you should wait until you’re two weeks into the job - is that accurate?

Currently 601 in CCB with 19LPA TC, expecting promotion this year. What amount of total compensation I can expect for 602 level?

Is bank interest riba?

I have been researching into this these days and there is literature that shares how lending worked in pre-Islamic Arabia. When the time to pay back a loan came, the lender would ask "would you pay or will you increase?" And that increase was usually doubling the loan. Subsequently ever year the loan wasn't paid it was doubled from the previous year.

Is this portfolio allocation pretty standard for index funds? What am I missing or not considering?

VUG Large Cap Growth - 20%
VOT Mid Cap Growth - 15%
VBK Small Cap Growth - 15%
VTI Total US - 25%
VXUS Total International - 25%

How do you all plan for retirement while in the Middle East (especially for European folks)? Did you sign up for your home country retirement plan while abroad ? (My home country offers it but at a very high cost)

Hi! I need to give indexes and I compare -322 with 5. The formula I use is iferror(-322/5*100) but the index I get is -6399. This is the only account with that strange difference. Is there something I am not seeing? Because I approach all of them in the same way.

Can any ACN fish refer? Firm issued a wave of new hire layoffs which happened to affect me.

What advice will you give to yourself when you were a newbie in the professional life? Give the context too.
I’ll go first- I’ll tell myself to not overshare, especially to the manager. People will generally make an image of you and judge you on basis of that even if you have changed a lot.

Hi 🐟
Is anyone working as a Salesforce QA? Please let me know what are your daily tasks on a high level and what are the main areas a QA works on.. I'm planning to switch to Salesforce as QA.. Need some guidance..

In today’s market, for NYC, what salary ranges are paid for Underwriters at AVP and/or VP level? 10 years reinsurance experience with 4 years in actual underwriting. Multiple designations.

sometimes I feel like the reward of being productive is more work lol

Is it normal for every single call (client or internal) everyone dials in from their desks at an open format office? Everyone avoids takings calls together/conference rooms like the plague.

When a client expects a new campaign with only 1-2 weeks before a deadline 🫠

Finally wrote the 3 social scripts 2 hours before they were due when I was briefed over 2 weeks ago, what are you doing?

Anyone have clients write a 3 page "creative brief" which is usually a mix of a marketing brief, creative brief and media brief - all in one?

Dogs in offices are cool, but who's offering some comfy siesta benefits? 😴💤

Do agencies rent spaces out in places like WeWork to give teams some autonomy away from the office?

Best cities and agencies for brand strategists? Open to US or international.

I have my exit interview tomorrow. Any tips? Have any of you written down what you wanted to say? I’m leaving advertising and moving so I’ll probably never see these people again.

What y'all know about Space150?

Stop with the unnecessary meetings. PLEASE.

Fishies - my shop is looking for a freelance copywriter. DM me if you are interested and available for a few hours/week.

Whomever is doing the tv placement for Advocate Healthcare in Chicago: do you have to have the ad going every other commercial? If I hear “come on get healthy” one more time, I’m leaving the state.

Do you guys use stock music sites for clients with no budget? How do you sway them to use original tracks, even for social?

How much should a contract ACD charge hourly?

Why do some art directors only really start looking at stuff at the 11th hour? Thus forcing people to stay late on the Friday of a 3 day weekend.

Does anyone know if Vice Media and internal agency Virtue consider remote candidates?

Full time creatives who freelance: how do you get these freelance opportunities?

Currently working full time and have no intention of going fully freelance any time soon, but would love to know the best places/sites to look for these freelance opportunities that allow you to do your full-time responsibilities on top of some freelance work.

Not many people seem to care about those agency of the year titles anymore. Especially in the past 2 to 3 years. Even to the winners. Right?

What skills or abilities do you believe are the most important to have/demonstrate in order to move from Copywriter to Sr. Copywriter?