Need advice/tips please: how do you prepare yourself when you return to work after taking parental leave.
I'm just back to work from family leave. I've been out for months and need some time to catch up with the team.
In order to make a smooth transition, here are some actions that I'm taking:
1. read company latest news/team priority updates
2. setting future goals
3. bringing up projects I'd like to be considered for
Anything else? If you were my director, what would you expect from me?

Best coffee shops to work from?…and go!
I love Call Your Mother Deli on New Hampshire near GWU!

wlb for client jp Morgon anyone suggests

Hey fishes hows GE Healthcare in terms of payscale? 8.2 YOE , Reporting analytics skill business analyst. Have an offer of 25fixed from other org.

Hi everyone, any tips for resignation letters, who to meet/tell first, what to do before your last day (i.e. anything adulty like 401K or healthcare)? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

So much workload here.. working almost 12-16hrs a day.. planing to leave..

Random question for my HR Benefits professionals- if I need to take a leave from work for an arm surgery (torn muscle not pre existing condition) would it be better to enroll in short term disability or take another type of medical leave?
Thanks

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?

How do you get ahead on work during the weekends? Do you have a no work on the weekends policy?

401k Roth or traditional 401k?

Any Insurance Broker Account Managers in Oklahoma (Health/Life/ Employee Benefits)? Would you be willing to share your salary information and any information about your work load/the amount of groups you manage and their size as well as your years of experience? I’m trying to determine if mine is comparable to what others receive. Thanks for any insight!

I’m what you’d call the “good kid” I always got to see the bad kids get away with stuff my whole life and I thought having a moral compass would pay off but a lot of times I feel jerks move ahead....

From 15th November will TCS employee need to report to "ODC Location"? If their "base location" and "ODC Location" is different; will they get deputation benefits i.e. "air ticket, tata quarter, deputation allowance"? Or will they forcefully transfer and change the base location without employee's consent?

Do all B4 firms match only 25% on our 401k contributions up to 6%?

Anyone hiring those who have been out of work for a year? I took time off to tend to personal matters, but I am now looking to get back into the workforce again. My previous experience includes time at B4 audit up to senior level and then transitioned to manager in industry. Senior/manager roles are preferred.

I don’t mind audit. However, I’d prefer it not to be at a B4, as I am looking for some semblance of a work life balance.

DM me if you have something above, thanks.

Mental health is busy, looking for tips to help manage tasks, currently I supervise 12 therapists in 3 different departments that are all different with unique dynamics in each dept. I still carry a small caseload on top of this. I'm struggling with my patients and worry I am not giving them my best, I wax and wane between focusing on patients and therapists. Looking for advice navigating this type od conversation with my leadership, we have all been asked to work on increase billable time...

How do you deal with a challenger type of personality? I’m fairly new and I know the senior is trying to teach me the thought process. But she also makes me feel extremely small by the way she phrases her questions. I’m already stressed out not having everything figured out yet and this makes me feel super tense and down.

Fishes! Currently working in one of the big 4s. They are planning a stupid townhall on May. Is it like really mandatory to go to these meetings? Do they fire you if you don't :D

Less of a question, more of a request... stop asking your junior BIPOC strats to work on BLM briefs because they are the only voice of color on your team. In a time where we need support grappling with our very REAL realities and how it impacts how we show up in the agency, the LAST thing we need is an “opportunity” to express our “unique POV” on a diversity brief (that we won’t even get to speak to none the less). Imagine having to chanbel your trauma into a deck to sell in an idea to clients?

Hi all, I am looking for opportunities into AWS for a sysops admin,cloud engineer
Recently my AWS solution architect associate certification got expired and will be completing AWS sysops Associate certification by end of this month Nov 2022
Currently working as network/cloud support

Skill set : AWS EC2, RDS, ALB,S3,SES
Exp : 5.5 years
Relevant exp : 3.5 years
Current CTC : 6 lak
Expected CTC : 14 lak
Pref location : Chennai, banglore

Kindly help me find a right opportunity guys!

If I have a six year old and 150k in a 529, can I say I’m done?

Just wanted to confirm if we have an option for buyouts during the NP,is it normally negotiable to 30 days,how does it work?

Hi,

I have opted new regime and no HRA is claimed and now I want to change it to old regime and file returns .

What kind of documents i need to submit for HRA while filing returns . Is rent receipts enough ? Or do we need rent agreement also ?

What format of rent receipt is better for 1 year ?

How does this Amazon offer look for an L5 non-tech PM role in Seattle? I’m coming in with 2 YOE as a startup PM. No MBA.

$130K base, 20 RSUs, $45K sign on over 2 years ($25/20). 1st year TC $160K.

It was extended before the recent announcement that TCs are going up but I don’t know if I’d be impacted regardless.

Hi, I got offer from Sap labs blore. My joining is in August mid. The team im going to join is CPI( cloud platform integration) . Do anyone know about the team and growth in terms of tech stacks and all. Also heard currently there is hiring freeze, will it affect my onboarding?

Please explain if we get internet reimbursement outside the CTC?? Not the tax exemption part . I have heard we get 1200 per month for internet . Is it true ?

Has anyone heard about hale global? It’s a VC/PE firm focusing on turnaround companies. Trying to find more info about this company and what type of deals they have done. But can’t seem to find many news. If anyone can share any insights about this company, that would be great. Thank you!

Wieden guys, what's your opinion on the non american/non european W+K offices. How offices like tokyo, shangai and sao paulo are perceived within the network?

As far as a first meet up.
Best Day: Thursday's or Friday's?
Location: Uptown, Midtown, Downtown?
Time: 6:30, 7 or 7:30?
Spot: Preferences? Add yours below.
Start date. June 20th or 21st.

How’s life in Layoffland today?

What will be consequences of renegotiation of accepted offer by showing counter offer?
Will they revoke it without speaking with the candidate once?

Has anyone done Sculptra? What was your experience? Did you see results?

I am a career changer on mo 4 of a 6 mo sourcer/researcher contract that I’m not sure will be renewed due to team re-organizing. I have 5 YOE basically in an HR generalist role at a company that didn’t have an official HR function, building systems from the ground up. I also have my SHRM-CP. I am looking for a perm, remote HR generalist or program manager position and getting no traction despite a well-reviewed resume. What do I do? Should I go to grad school?

Which one would you pick?

Big name shop. Shitty account, but you get opportunities beyond that.

Shop with bad reputation that lacks PR and hardly enters awards but has a lot of book-worthy projects.

What’s the next move after being a CD? GCD or ECD? What’s the difference?

Event management newbie here. What are good sources on how to create event concepts and design impactful events? TIA

Being forced to work out of a spreadsheet is killing me

Been at a “top 5” agency for 2 years now and haven’t produced a single piece of work that I feel is book worthy. Granted, there is the whole global pandemic thing. But at what point do you start looking for a new job? Is 2 years long enough to at least get some cred for the name on the resume, despite not making anything great?

Can someone explain to me who's Cindy Gallop and why she's relevant in advertising? I'm new to advertising.

Going in-house full-time ✌🏻

I’m currently freelancing as a CD at reputable agencies. Is it ridiculous to consider full-time ACD-level jobs?

Any agencies in NYC wanting to hire a Jr. Art Director soon?

I know I’m an excellent designer and creative leader but I am having the worst time securing just an interview. I’m tired of being ghosted. What can I do?

ACD writers, how hands-on are your works?

Looking for an AD to comp up work I’m going on my own. I will pay you.

Confession: Sometimes I’m afraid to ask for more resources in my role, because what if I have everything I need to succeed and still come up short?

Anyone else experience this and successfully push through that fear?

As a copywriter with a solid strategic agency background: What’s the best way to find my niche? In-house? Deloitte digital? Regular agency? As I evolve into a senior role, I’m not sure how to leverage this. My two fortes are: Storytelling/scripts, headlines, and conceptual planning.

Anyone willing to sell a 2kilo? Not drugs, talking about the kesselskramer book. Someone stole mine a while ago and I really liked that book.

What’s your best advice for dealing with an insufferable manager? I’m being gaslit and micromanaged to wit’s end.

Anyone out there looking for an ACD with design background specializing in illustration?