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Pee stain 2 mins before a big meeting

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^I avoid light gray/beige pants like the plague for this exact reason

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Blew out the elbow of my suit mid meeting while pointing for emphasis.

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M2, that's tragic. And D1, what is it with elbows?! They bite he dust way too quickly.

Caught my pant pocket on a door handle and ripped my suit pants open.

Also, yesterday at same client, I walked into the consultant's room around 6pm and there was a dude legit changing clothes at his desk. #NoPantsWednesday

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When I spoke to the client she had no idea why the recruiter added angular react as it was just a Java developer position, Completely wasted so much time

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Let’s share dumb client stories!

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I was working for ad agency here in Minneapolis and they reached out to me on LinkedIn without a job description saying that they wanted a seasoned digital project manager which I am. I accepted the offer and started working for this agency and now 6 months in they are asking me also do Wireframes and Content planning together with a project manager role as their team is super small and they do not have dedicated ux/ui and seo members in place.I said that is not my part of the job and parted.

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Hello People,

I need some help. I have 3 YOE.
Package I told I am expecting is 8.5lpa
Recently I have been looking for a job switch. I have recieved an offer from a startup company whose client is hpe. HR round was taken by a HPE manager too. They told they have 25-30 employees in hpe. They have other clients like Deloitte, PWC .
He told after 6-8 months of performance I can be in direct payroll with HPE.
So is it a good idea to join ?
Or shall I look for other jobs ? Please help ..

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Definitely a new one for the client complaints log “when you email after hours I feel like we weren’t important enough for you to work on the account in the day”. Yeah that’s the reason.

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Client team and our designers got into a shouting match today during final review of the deliverable (client started it). Is it too much to ask that people be professional at the office- ugh.

Hey. Is anyone here working in Deloitte india for Hsbc client? Gurgaon location.

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I had a client force us to write a TV script and work Harrison Ford into it somehow, just so she could meet him. It was a Pharma spot and we already had a successful campaign.

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Drug testing; anyone have to do it for a client? I have to right now, and it’s pissing me off. Working here is shitty enough, why make it even worse

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How much a product training manager can earn after 2 yrs of experience in pharma industry @palsonsderma

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