Senior Creative London Freelance Rates – I'm currently charging £450, but don't know whether I'm undercharging?

10 years experience, few awards under my belt (no lion though), partner-less copywriter, big name agency experience.

Also, follow up, how much do people drop their rates for FTC? I've been asked to lower mine and, urgh, I don't want to.

IFRS question. A long outstanding loan (more than 5 years). Borrower has stopped operations years after loan was issued. Should the loan be fully impaired? If not, how should PD be calculated (can't get equivalent PD of the credit rating since there's no more tenor).

EY leave department hasn’t been the most helpful with the exact details around maternity leave - so just wondering for any EY mamas - how do we initiate getting the two weeks before due date off? Just a doctors note or ??? Thank you!!

Hi All,

I had an offer as a business analyst in HDFC BANK and CAPGEMINI.May I know which is better in terms of WLB...
Yoe 14 year
HDFC 23 LPA
Capgemini 22LPa

Will base jump from 120 - 145 make a significant difference in my saving? Offer has significantly less PTO and a lower 401k match. 32F with 400k saved, interested in buying a home soon in HCOL.

Can anyone tell about the Business transformation consultant role in IBM? What is the salary range?

Got a call from a recruiter at OCS, what's the travel like these days? Any push to get back on the road for the technology teams?

PwC 1 again, we are live at Craft 🍻

Can someone explain the Marriott status process to me? I am one year away from hitting life time status but doesn’t look like I am going to hit the 75 nights this year to keep titanium. (Cont. below)

Is Visa a stingy company?

Hi all, looking for Functional testing jobs. Please let me know if you have any

Anyone have recommendations for headhunters placing planners?

To all those who have got or trying to get international assignments. What skills do we need to showcase to our leads/managers and possess.
Also those who are managers what do you expect one should have in order to get this opportunity.
Please don't say bootlicking/politics/favouritism etc. Those might be there but what are real skills.
Please throw some light on this folks !!

Dear TCSers,
How many of you are still Working from Home? Is WFO is not mandatory for everyone?

Looking for food/tabletop directors. Looking for something interesting. Anyone stand out?

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?

Hello all, i am selected for the first round of interview for SAP technical role in SAP America. In a 30 min round, may I know as per your experience, would it be a complete technical interview or a techno-managerial ?

National insurance

how’s everyone feeling about this?

Quite miffed as I just got a small pay rise and now I think this plus the upcoming not rises in utilities and inflation will pretty much cancel it out.

This country is fucked lol

Our senior creative leadership keep talking about winning Cannes Lions and D&AD pencils but none of them have actually won any since 2007 (that’s 14 years 😭 ) and between all three of them they’ve never won more than a couple of silvers, a couple of bronzes and a couple of in-books (that’s with a combined experience of over 60 years 😭). They have no clue 🤣🤣🤣😭😭😭. Tell me something about your agency so that I can feel better about the hell-hole I find myself in🙏

More than a year since I made anything folio worthy. I have produced stuff, stuff that was very close to being good just before it was dramatically worsen by suits, clueless leadership and the production agency. I'm losing interest very quickly, and I don't want to

Anyone found the silver / bronze winners for Creative Circle yet?

Apparently a mid-weight team have left my agency for a new job at a big name (but not hot) agency on £75k. Average books/ no awards. Is this legit or is someone telling porkies?

Hi! I am looking to hire 1 x Senior AD/GAD and 2 x Senior AM. DM if you are that person - or know someone who is! Thanks

Hey UK agency folks, Is it normal to expect a very experienced, award-winning illustrator with an extensive online portfolio to make pieces "on spec" to win a paying job?

New to town. What’s Saatchi & Saatchi’s reputation? Creatively, culture-wise, etc.

So, who wants to vouch for me to Soho House?

So, how was your Monday?

How's Major Players for recruitment in a strategy role? First time to look into UK-based roles, so I don't really know who's a good recruitment firm

Best recruiters for client side roles?

With all these redundancies happening, how can we as a community help each other? We had a thread about new job opps, but it didn’t get much traction... Shall we try again?

Opinions about Phantom?

Go on then. Guesses how long until Uncommon sell?

Why is the ad community in London so cliquey?

Londoners what is your agency pregnancy leave policy? At ours the current procedure for women is: less than 3 years of employment 6 weeks full pay and 12 weeks 50%. 3+ years you get 12 weeks full and