Moved to Colorado during COVID, was a firm believer in that remote would be the new way we worked. Now we have a house, a mortgage and I feel totally stuck. Not a huge ad market. Any Colorado agencies or companies you recommend? Thank you 🙏

Anyone from the states did a deployment here through work? Any advise on how to go about it?

Any strategists out there looking for a part time gig ?

Dumb question: If a firm wants to run a conflicts, do you just type up a list or do you request from current firm?

Where to take my gf on our anniversary? Doesn’t have to be restaurant - open to weekend day date ideas too! New to Miami so any ideas would be helpful!

Is it okay to check in with HHs if you haven’t heard from them in a while?

Coforge does a background verification check?

Hi Fishes,

I am about to have HR discussion for Assistant manager Analytics.
I have 5.6 YOE , CCTC - 14 LPA

How much would you guys suggest I should ask?

Thanks

4th year lateral market —
Anyone get asked to complete conflicts prior to a formal offer being extended? Not sure I want to disclose clients before accepting said offer.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a recruiter in NYC for ECVC?

Any POC M&A midlevels here actually feel you are treated fairly? What firm? Have been at 2 firms and have lost hope any M&A groups exist that grant us the same grace and opportunities as others :/

Is it normal or ideal to continue working on a deal in your last week at the firm?

Does anyone know the typical salary for a 1st-2nd year associate at Lewis Brisbois in Los Angeles? L&E

Hello Fishs,

I have given 3 rounds of interview for the position of SE- B8 , i.e. Lead SE. Now in salary discussion round i asked HR for a CTC between a range of 31-34L. But they told me max they can give is 29.5L. I still did not accepted the initial offer from HR, it is going again one more round for salary negotiation after HR confirms the bracket from Business. I know Natwest dont negotiate once you accepted the offer. What CTC can i expect from Natwest for Lead SE.

What would be best salary for senior 2 in Boston
Business consulting, 5 yoe?, I got intra company transfer will be joining in December

So who else here is experiencing plummeting billable hours and exponential weight gain since this whole WFH thing started? Bought snacks for 30 days, finished in 48 hours.

How do y’all deal with burnout? First year already billed 1900 since Jan. I feel like I’m tired and uninterested in work all the time now.

Calendar question re excel:

Does anyone know if there's a way to exclude holidays when calculating a date in excel? Or to exclude a range of dates where I could insert a chart for holidays to exclude? I tried the WORKDAYS function, which works great, except it excludes werkends and holidays. I'm looking for a way to exclude holidays only.

What’s your go-to method of dealing with the inevitable Sunday afternoon tsunami of anxiety, depression, and regret?

Hi fishes, can anyone tell me about the designation hierarchy in societe general..and also want to make sure that is it permanent 2days/week wfh or they might call 100% employees to ofc in future?

Salary check. I am currently an in house attorney. 12 YOE. Large company with great coworkers doing regulatory work for the insurance industry. Good work life balance. I live in a high COL city. Out of curiosity and to test the market, I interviewed at a FAANG. Did not get the job, but found out TC was 350k, significantly higher than my TC 230k. I thought I was compensated fairly, but would love to see your thoughts.

Does anyone have a Getty easy access account they can share we me?

I’m a copywriter hoping to find a designer/art director potential partner that is passionate about social change. I want to create something meaningful... anyone picking up what I’m putting down?

Is WFH really ever going to end? I see the benefits of in-person at times, but does it really out weigh remote? As an industry we’ve done it almost two years! How likely is it places that are going to tentatively be hybrid actually follow through?

Martin CDs who need writers hit me up!

Do you ever get stoned before/during work? I had always steered clear during work hours but recently I broke my own rule and wound up writing what felt like some of my best work in months.

I’ve been helping the creatives deliver great work. But it seems like the creative leads aren’t trained in bringing planners in as an asset to achieve direction and strengthen ideas. What can i do?

How soon is too soon to find another job? I’ve been here 2 months and hate it. But it’s my first AD job... how long should I stick around?

Hey guys, question regarding new years resolutions. Anyone know some good books about how to lead better and step up to become a great CD?

Quit my cushy job a few months ago because I was totally burnt out and mental health was shot. Thinking about quitting this industry all together - anyone else go through similar? Any advice? Thanks!

creatives in the US on agency-sponsored visas: i need your help! working on a project about us. DM me pleeeease

A creative judging film craft at CLIO’s and don’t have a single film in the portfolio? #industryproblems

Fellow ACDs, how many projects are you usually on at any given time? I feel like I’m on too many to do great on any of them

Rule#34 in the freelancers playbook: always double/triple dip.Protect yourself against crap day rates by getting 2/3 day rates at once. Only way to make good money freelancing.

My ECD keeps changing our work before it goes to client and it's cost us making good work. Our books are suffering because he can't get his hands off the tools. Our books are only full of spec now.

Ever see your rejected ideas win Grand Prix by other creatives? Seen it more than twice?

I have no talent for awards work. What should I do?

Is it bad to have student work on your portfolio when you already have been in the industry for a little while? I just think that my student work is better than my real work... mostly because of the clients that I work for.

I wish I had more faith in myself.