Roll call for omnicom/ipg holiday party!

How do you deal with a Midlevel who tells the partner you’ll cover for them, but gives you less than 24 hours notice they’ll be gone without asking if you can cover? I helped out back on July on a deal with they were on vacation, and now every vacation since they keep adding me back on without keeping me appraised of the deal in the interim

You’re either not valuable to your company and/or your job isnt that important if you’re able to take PTO and not at least send some e-mails.

How much PTO does everyone get? Please include yoe for context

Has anyone been told they need 25% down for a vacation home?

Does AWS really only offer 2 weeks of PTO when you start?

Do we observe a holiday on 1st November?

Hi all,

Can I use my vacation leaves to reduce my notice period?

Thanks in advance!

Does anyone know the exact holiday dates that we will have in the last week of December? Has anyone received any email communication regarding this?

Big Law Dads: How much time do you usually take off when your wife has a baby? And do you actually get to take off, or do you just end up working from home half the time? My wife is due Mid-December, and I’m staffed on 4 M&A deals trying to close by year end, so it’s not looking promising.

Planning a trip to Bali with my bf. He’s never been on a long flight like that but we are probably planning a 2week vacation. What areas should we stay at?? we’re beach bums but I also love the forest/Hiking and a big foodie!

Question about PTO - my contract says 25 days but is this inclusive of any office shutdown over Christmas/New years (if there is one?). In Sydney office if that provides some context. Thanks!

How do you usually ask for PTO? I have the days accrued but I have PTSD from a past job about asking for time off. I’m wanting to take 5 days in June for a family trip and know I need to put in the request to the partners I work for sooner rather than later. I had to take a day this last week and they were great about it (immediate “Yeses”) but somehow, asking for a week feels like a hurdle. (Also, I’m only 7 months in, haven’t met the partners IRL, and we only really communicate via email)

Is it bad to be over-utilized? I just did the math and I could charge zero hours this week and take a 3 week vacation after and still be 100% utilized? Is that abnormal?

Happy to report: Did not fall into any honey trap at the holiday party.

Unlimited PTO is not working for me.
Flexibility is great but I need a max limit of days to make sure I’m safe. Anyone having the same issues?

How is the BU Data in LTI , in terms of wlb and projects . Do we get 100%variable as mentioned. When will be the variable received if I join by Dec 2022 @

Any good recommendations for keeping up with new developments in a technical field? Maybe subscriptions to open access journals?

Tips to rally and not pass out? Because I definitely had a good several minutes of shut eye at the bar and passed out in my Uber home.

Is there any band at each level? If yes what is the starting band for Manager level and min salary package?

It takes me so little time to get tasks for my job done but I need to hit utilization so I just stretch out my time…..

GS 2023 New Analyst Program. Is this a good program to apply for someone looking to start as an analyst? How easy is to get into this program or even GS overall? I have 1-2 years of experience and some Finra licenses if that can help me somehow. Looking for some opinions about the program. Thanks

We interviewed a great candidate, extended a verbal offer and she accepted. We sent the written offer a few days ago but she hasn’t opened it or accepted (it’s expiring tomorrow). Have you ever had to follow up? How did you handle it? My company is small with no HR, so I have to handle the hiring myself.

If you’re a Gen Zer working in advertising or PR, what do you want to see from your agencies in terms of DE&I. Especially for Black History Month? Interested in getting a youth take.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a successful diversity focused job board?

I may need a freelance senior (ish) AD to partner with for the month of January, in house at a start up. Post your books!

Who else trains legs on Monday ?

It’s Friday 🙌🏾 Any big Labor Day plans?

Hey i am appearing in SFCC architect exam can anyone help if there is any preparation material available other than sfcc documentation.

How often are hiring committees? Does it depend on the group?

Just curious what everyone's thoughts are about us having a, not weekly, not bi-weekly, but daily recurring meeting for everyone at the firm at 8am for an hour?

Why do some art directors only really start looking at stuff at the 11th hour? Thus forcing people to stay late on the Friday of a 3 day weekend.

Hey guys! Working on an interesting personal project and would like to know who you guys would suggest as having the freshest haircut in the ad game! Their names, portfolio and agency would be great.

Any advice on how to handle an ECD in charge of your salary who says the only way to get a promotion or even a COL raise of any kind is through winning an award? Not consistently reliable and solid performance. Not keeping the client happy and profitable. “You either win an award, or all ya get is to keep your job.”
And yes, I’m aware leaving is always an option, but eager for any other advice how to navigate.

How do you dig into work/life balance in job interviews? What kind of questions do you ask to make sure you’re not just being told a line?

A recruiter from one of the Publicis houses reached out to me about an open position. I'm seeing positions I'd rather have in other Publicis houses. How can I leverage this contact to find the right recruiters for the job I want?

Hi all. I can't help but feel that my current 'Digital Managing Partner' job title is a little too niche when it comes to LinkedIn job/resume keyword relevance, particularly outside of a media agency environment. However, a 'Digital Director' title feels too junior and 'Managing Director' maybe a little more senior. Any logical suggestions please? Thanks

Crushing real hard on my manager 😭😭😭

My browser history is failing me and hope y’all can help! I recently stumbled upon a website where some ad folks had compiled a bunch of idea/conceptual thinking approaches and if you clicked through there were past spots that had utilized that idea / way of thinking. I wanted to share it with a mentee and can’t track it down. It was a simple layout: grid of images w/headline naming the idea … Sound familiar?

Grey NY news on 4-Day work week option. Thoughts?

Which do you prefer?

“Give me a deadline and I’ll get the work done”
or

“when I get this done I’ll let you know and we can figure out when the client will see it.”

Why ask me to take the lead on something I was never apart of to begin with? Annoying asf

Anyone have a recommendation for books or resources on upping my sales game? Open to in person class, online class, books, etc!

Is New York even worth it for advertising? I just looked for apartments and almost spit out my water on the prices for such bad quality.

I know this industry has a high turnover rate.... but is leaving a job after 6 months too soon?

What skills or abilities do you believe are the most important to have/demonstrate in order to move from Copywriter to Sr. Copywriter?

Can someone explain how billable hours work? At a new agency and although I had to fill timesheets at my previous agencies, they were mainly used to ensure we weren’t over servicing a client/for setting the appropriate retainer for contract renewals. I asked ppl at my agency but haven’t gotten a proper explanation. I get the impression that billing to the agency admin code isn’t recommended, and my manager said he bills everything to client codes, but that doesn’t make sense to me .

Is it normal for every single call (client or internal) everyone dials in from their desks at an open format office? Everyone avoids takings calls together/conference rooms like the plague.

What’s the best social media hack campaign ?