Microsoft Surface computers: have you used them? Do you enjoy them? How have they been evolving? Creatives: can they keep up with a MacBook in performance with CC?

Thoughts on Prime Ocean here?

Currently i am in Chennai, I need to relocate to Bangalore and my joining date is Sep end. So can i relocate by Aug mid and can i claim my relocation charges (movers and packers) once i join the company?

Moving to London next year! In my mid twenties and wondering what’s a good location to rent central London? Safe neighbourhood as I’ve heard of quite a few stabbing incidents 😭😭

Should I take this offer in a second line role with similar bad WLB as public? Current salary: 155k base, 8k annual bonus (7YOE):

Offer:
170 base
17k sign on
25,500 (15% annual bonus)
28k annual RSUs (vest quarterly)

Hello everyone, I am CA looking to start a fresh innings in Management Consulting role at a Business Consulting Firm as a fresher. Can you please suggest me some good books to read on management consulting to begin with? It will be of great help

Has anyone considered shifting from consulting to teaching? Doing PhD from top IIMs and working as faculty?

Do partners at top consulting firms have better WLB?
An Associate here contemplating whether all this is worth it.
Thanks!

Wanted to check with folks from Accenture here. Can someone explain the job code CN - Strategy - TC - TA - IT Strategy - 07?

I understand it's for capability network. But what do the abbreviations mean? Also is Accenture CN a good place to work?

Hi, I am dotnet/angular developer with 11 years of work experience. I am looking for a job in UK/US/CANADA.

What are Jacksonville, FL area hospitals currently paying new RN's?

McK 🐠 can you work in PEPI practice in any office? Anyone in PEPI in the Midwest offices willing to chat? I’m currently in a T2 firm PE practice.

How much are you guys tipping grocery delivery, prime etc. during covid times?

Best podcasts for self improvement?

Loving The Knowledge Project by Shane Parrish right now

Would a show about High Valyria and it’s collapse be any good?

What are the spin-off shows folks are most excited by, other than HotD?

Novartis is providing permanent WFH, is this true?

Hello! I’m currently a Administrative assistant now working at a major medical system in Baltimore. I’ve previously worked for 10 years as a medical assistant in a variety of specialties and primary care. Lately, I’ve been feeling a bit stuck as to my next step. Part of me want to go into management, another part is saying go get your RN, and the other is saying go into Social Work. I’m all over the place. Any ideas? And how would I be able to cross over to management?

Best resources to learn marketing strategy? I have a liberal arts background and need to fill the gap in my understand of the business fundamentals behind comms

Which department drinks the most?

I’m looking for some new things to read or listen to — doesn’t need to be ad-related. Books, podcasts, whaddya got?
I’m not really into fiction, but open to anything. Last books I enjoyed were Junior and Moonwalking with Einstein, last podcast I binged was Startup (Gimlet).

Who’s all-in on BitCoin?

Any shops to avoid as a Strategy Director? A female strategy director at that.

Layoffs at Omnicom shops today?

Any thoughts on Anomaly these days ? And what kind of work do they do (can’t seem to see much on their site)?

My #1 peeve about agencies is the old school habit of emailing everything. The most efficient offices leverage task/mgmt platforms to manage workflows/bandwidth. Crowded inboxes of nonsense = WASTE.

Can a robot really do your job?

Anyone else feel like as you move up, you have to work even harder to justify your value to your company as you grow “out of the weeds”? Especially with the fear of layoffs looming over everyone’s heads.

Seattle Design Culture - How much do you hate/love it?

I'm reading this book on boundaries. In the work section it says I should tell my boss that I can't work after 5 PM. Knowing that advertising work commonly goes past 5 PM...would my job be in danger if I said that?
There's not really a rule book that says I must work until the work is done even though it's an unsaid expectation. Thoughts?

Anybody have any tips on how to go about the relocation conversation? I’m looking to move out of the city with our main office to a city with a much smaller office. With post-covid office culture I can’t imagine it’s that big of an ask. That said, I’m in a junior role and have been with the company for less than a year so I don’t know if this is a question I should really even ask at this time.

Anyone heard of or worked for Level Studios? They work for Apple. Wondering if it would have the same weight on your resume and portfolio as in-house.

Creatives who left for tech. What is it exactly that you do now? Is it still writing or art directing? Or a different creative role? Hearing about people leaving for tech so I want to know what it means exactly aside from the benefits.

What do folks think of the Accentures and Deloittes of the world ? They seem to be hiring a lot of ad creatives these days.

🎃 What remote teambuilding/social committee events has your office done since COVID?

Looking for ideas to replace the drinks or office goodies we normally give out (Halloween, Christmas, July 4, Valentines etc., plus random “fun stuff”) – we’ve done a few virtual happy hours but obviously everyone has had more than enough of Zoom at this stage! We’re all sticking within our immediate teams for informal catch ups - any ideas that involve the whole agency?

Worst email accidentally sent to the wrong person? Yours or anecdotal...

P&G tells Campaign they want less Account Execs and more Creatives for their money. My agency has six account people and two creatives on a major client so this makes sense!!

So how much money did Jim Carey get for his Super Bowl spot? Guesses?