Seems like a lot of last minute rug pulls happening. I keep getting emails from people saying they’ll use me for projects coming up and then two days later say “sorry, looks like we didn’t have the work we thought we did,” or “budgets got cut sorry.” Literally has happened three times in the last month. I’m starting to think I’ve been black listed. Anybody else?

Best luck to everyone who has to explain why they choose to not eat most of the food served today. Special shout out to anyone who sneaks delicious vegan versions to unsuspecting uncles.

Anyone up for a virtual summer time meal this weekend?

What do you guys think about the upcoming midterms? Any feel for which way we're swinging?

I feel under qualified at work but I also don’t know how much of it is in my head or in reality. I head a team and they seem to be happy… but I’m also personally not satisfied what we’re delivering is enough… so I have this weird mixed feeling of the stuff we’re doing not really being that stretching, but at the same time I feel out of my depth. I really don’t know what to do and whether to hold on in the hope I’ll learn something or go back to a lower grade and a more comfortable life.

I found one of my coworker's anonymous Twitter accounts, and it has a ton of red flags involving bigotry, sexism, etc. It's a personal account, so should I mention it to HR or not?

Hi everyone,
Is fire engineering a good field to be in? Can someone tell me about the pay scale, growth opportunities and the future scope of fire/Safety engineering?
Asking for a friend who’s done mechanical engineering and is thinking of specializing in fire eng

Thank you

How has the freelance market been for creatives as of late? Is it getting better? I’m getting no bites. I’m in NYC.

Has anyone made the jump to work as a
fund accountant? Need some info (is
there a busy season, what are the hours
like, workload?) any info would be
greatly appreciated. Thank you

Strategy is so weird. If you do your job right, you simplify complex things to the point that anyone can feel like an expert.
That's when the danger begins...

Where can I get a competitive intelligence template deck for comparing cybersecurity service providers like big4, accenture??

Would you rather lick 👅 a porcupine or go back to your ex?

Hi guys! I am looking to get work permit from a Canadian employer in the VFX Production Coordinator role. Does any one has any referrals or suggestions how to go about it?

Any thoughts on Peter Millar suits? Quality, look, wear over time, etc..thinking of buying a couple while on sale at Nordstroms

Hi All,

I have completed interview with vous and HR has send me indicative breakup and asking me to resign from the current company because offer letter is taking time.


Should I resign on the basic of breakup communication or wait for offer letter ?

Any possibility of postponing the LWD by the manager here in CGI, even we have not taken any leaves?

Freelance design fish:
What’s an appropriate budget for a designer to make a boilerplate agency creds deck gorgeous? (exactly 20 slides)
Small agency without brand guidelines.

Advice on US day and hourly rates for senior level brand + creative strategists?

Work will include positioning, messaging, content strategy & marketing concepts. Client is a small boutique agency (core team of 5) based out of Atlanta.

I’m Berlin-based and more familiar with rates in this market.

What’s the longest an agency has kept you waiting in reception on your first day of a gig?

I've been meeting with recruiters from staffing agencies and the freelance rates I'm being told are super low. What rates hourly/daily are you getting for ACD/art in NYC??

Question to freelancers: why?
What are the benefits and the odds of being a freelancer and how did you make that choice?

Have you ever regretted your choice?

Is there a list of agencies and clients that don’t pay on time or at all? If not, can we start one here?

Recently started freelancing and working from home and realized that I really need a quality office chair cause my current one is killing my back. Any suggestions below $500 if possible?

Freelance social media managers: how to you charge for your services? What deliverables are included? What’s your rate?

How has anybody had luck with getting freelance account gigs? Been silent in LA

Have any American Producers ever successfully been able to freelance abroad (London or Amsterdam)? Any advice?

Has anyone successfully proposed and negotiated a move from full-time at an agency to freelance? Would love to hear about both positive and negative experiences!

Anyone have any advice on who to contact for merch/apparel related gigs? Preferably in the music or sports industry. Recommendations for agencies that focus on this are also greatly appreciated!

Friendly reminder folks- don’t work for Havas Health and You. They cut the freelancers hourly rates, again and made it so there’s no OT. The resource manager at HOV said if I couldn’t swing $80 an hour as an HCP copywriter, she’d have to find someone else. Good luck 👍🏻

Trying to avoid paying an accountant, can I actually write off home office space/mileage if I was just permalancing for 3 months last year? Shouldn’t the 7 months of W2 take care of this 1099 shit?

Emergency question!! Sending over an invoice to a client. We are both in mass. Do I charge tax on a digital delivery? I did on my last two but now I’m questioning it. Help!

Does anyone know of a coworking spaces that focus on creatives and/or marketing companies? All the ones I know of like technexus, wework and 1871 in Chicago are tech company focused.

Are there any free invoice sending and tracking tools? I’m currently using google sheets but feel like there has to be an easier way.

I’ve been a freelance print production designer for many years, and usually on-site in the before times. Now I work remote, and am finding it uneasy dealing with billing. Before I always billed hourly, which made sense, but it’s becoming an issue now. Some companies don’t have a full days’ work, so it seems wrong to bill full days, and it allows me to juggle projects for different companies, but my billable hours are down. I know I should bill a daily rate, but not sure that will fly. Thoughts?

Quick PSA: one of the perks of going in-house, is that you’re no longer at an ad agency and all that that entails.

Just started a new in-house tech fl gig and it’s giving me whiplash! Somehow this dept has brought every person/toxic behavior from their old agency just to a new environment. Nowhere is perfect but good god. I honestly think companies/HR could learn a lot about their depts from freelancers.