Poll: are you satisfied with the amount of training/professional development that your agency provides its staff?

Just joined, I'm curious how often you've been a high performer but are told you're not consistent enough? But you haven't missed deadlines or anything, so what's consistency mean for you?

Been thinking about the other post about ADHD jobs. Any other job hoppers here or people with non linear careers? Or maybe you got a specific degree and are now doing something completely different? This has been a decade-long struggle for me.

How easy it is to pivot to product management post 2-3 years of MBB consulting expereince? I'm mostly considering Amazon product and Microsoft product roles. Has anyone made the pivot? Can I please DM you to learn about your experience?

UK senior consultants, how much of your sales come from big tenders and how much come from work you win 1 to 1 from your own network?

If you won a piece of central govt work worth £1m and 5 of you worked on the bid, how much credit does each person get?

*I'm new and trying to understand how sales targets work. Be gentle

📊 Poll: Does this job make you more social or less social? I.e can you spend an entire week/month on your own?

I got offer as Associate (Technology) from pwc. Can I extend my joining date for 3-4 weeks?

Need an excellent CPA who understands the concept of working for a (or several) DAOs as a contractor, who can help me evaluate LLC + S-Corp options.

Can anyone make a recommendation?

Anyone got call from Novartis HR team?

I got a call from HR team checking if I wait for another 2-3 weeks. They said it might be might take more time than usual but they definitely want to proceed further with my candidature.

Is there such thing as a true account role at major branding agencies? Ex. Interbrand, Landor, Pentagram...Sounds like in many cases it’s actually just PM under a different name.

How many people here wants to switch job, but can’t due to current market scenario or GC process ?

Comment 1 for current market scenario.
Comment 2 for GC process.

Hi All,
I am joining EY GDS next month. I have heard a lot about hectic work hours in EY and no work life balance. Is it true? If yes, how many hrs working should we expect in a day to be mentally prepared.

Let's mention our skill, CTC, YOE & see the current market trend for Testing.

Skill : Performance Testing
CTC : 12 LPA+(fixed)
YOE : 8.1+

By investing 50k/annum in NPS I can save 15k tax per year.. Suggest me I should opt for NPS or not?

With product design questions, I struggle to identify user groups. Once I do everything starts flowing and I’m confident. But the initial identification of user groups is something I find challenging. What’s your go-to way of doing this? For example, the question “design a podcasting app for truck drivers.” What types of truck drivers can I select so that I can prioritize a user group to focus on and begin identification of pain points and solutions?

Does Deloitte look a lot better than ACN on b-school apps? Debating if I should take the offer to switch and then apply after.

Anyone in the hospitals seeing the increase in monkey pox? How are y’all doing? You are not alone.

Best stand-up specials out there? (Old and new)

Right-wing Republican moving family from deep blue progressive city. Looking for excellent schools, low property taxes. reasonable housing prices, and a high percentage of Republican voters. Any suburb recommendations?

Best books for U.S. Corporate Tax similar to Logic of Subchapter K for partnerships? I’ve historically worked extensively with partnerships and starting to branch out into more “Core” corporate M&A Tax and looking for a helpful resource to get up to speed.

Strategists / planners: if your boss asked you to put together a wishlist of resources that would make your job easier / better, what would be on that list?

Thinking about switching to freelance life, but curious: how many strategists out there find the market for freelance strategy jobs robust enough to not stress out every time a gig ends?

Stop putting two spaces after periods, grandpa.

Is hotdesking really that awful? Worked in open offices before but with a desk, don’t know how to feel about this though.

Best agency in NYC for strategists?

What type of attire is usually worn to town hall? It’s my first one. Cocktail dress, formal dress, or casual but nice?

If consumers prefer diversity in ads, wouldn't it make sense to have a more diverse industry? Why does agencies lack diversity?

I recently started a new job. My boss communicates in strange ways and it clearly affects the assistant on our team. I’m not technically her boss, but is it my place to be like, hey, let’s talk (cont)

🐠 Would you rather work on award winning next level creative with zero work life balance or churn out mediocre work and have a healthy work life balance?

Transitioning from media agency to anything else... has anyone seen someone do it successfully, happily? And if so where/what did they go to?

I had a panic attack in a meeting today. I had no idea what to do and I feel like the others could tell something was wrong but it kept going. If you've had this, what do you do?

Without asking or confirming, account lead booked an in-person client meeting that requires travel. Who books ~any~ major client meeting without first checking with the team ?

How are the Wieden offices outside Portland? Still good?

Looking for leaders in inclusive design or general resources. What agencies, designers, books, or general resources or sites do you look to for reference + brands that you’ve seen walk the walk?

How much money (revenue) does your agency earn from the account you work on?

Anyone else just waiting for impending layoffs or are we at the end of the recent wave?

How would you explain to a n hiring manager the fact that your last two jobs didn’t last very long because you hated the workplace and you quit?

Anyone have luck (after getting a “pass”) by going back and asking potential employers to reconsider?