So basically our industry decided to massacre all the vendors, big and small, through indifference?

AICP calls out brands for owing hundreds of millions in late payments amid Coronavirus pandemic

https://adage.com/article/advertising/aicp-calls-out-brands-owing-hundreds-millions-late-payments-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/2245621

Do we still need suits?

Gained that covid weight - now trying to figure out if thats still a thing and I may need to get a new one. I mean it is kind of weird sitting in a home office/spare bedroom on zoom or w.e. in a full suit and tie to me.. What do yall 🐟 think?

Tror ni möjligheten att wfh kommer bestå post-covid? Jag trivs ganska bra med det. Hade gärna gjort det någon gång i veckan.

There is almost nowhere to find reliable bonus information on Canadian firms. I’ve heard of year end bonuses ranging from 10-50% this year (not including Covid bonuses). Let’s start a thread posting year of call, rough billable hours worked and bonus as a percent of salary.

5 year call. 1850 hours. 10%.

Do you think independent agencies will be in better shape to handle COVID-related client budget reductions and/or losses?

Or does it not matter and layoffs are equal across the board?

Sick of people saying don't wear a mask. Wear a mask people, if you have one. The CDC says only wear them when you are sick. But isn't that the tricky part of Covid19? That you can be asymptomatic?

Haven’t seen bf in over 3 months due to COVID. Lately, he’s been pushing to see me but I don’t feel comfortable because he hasn’t been quarantining. He makes it sound like if I’m not willing to go see him might as well breakup. Any advice?

Anybody have any tips on how to go about the relocation conversation? I’m looking to move out of the city with our main office to a city with a much smaller office. With post-covid office culture I can’t imagine it’s that big of an ask. That said, I’m in a junior role and have been with the company for less than a year so I don’t know if this is a question I should really even ask at this time.

What does your NEW operations look like due to COVID-19? How many early childhood Ed providers remain in operation and who is closing their doors?

Please tell us, since COVID started:

-weirdest thing you've eaten
-weirdest thing you've watched
-weidest thought you've had.

Has anyone had luck cancelling their lease due to to COVID? Haven’t been in my apartment since March and wondering if keeping the lease is worth it given it’s not looking like we’ll go back to the office this year.

Does your company have a Asian professional group? Since we are still in covid mode. What are you doing for the professional development classes / events. So we have done, Ask the recruiter, fireside chats w executive mgmt, events w Naaap and ascend. With everyone still working from home ppl are not engaged and it is harder for networking.
Let me know what other thing ppl are doing to drive engagement ?

Anyone else experience of a lack of passion for the job in this Covid world? I just feel like I’m excited about what I’m teaching because so many techniques are not at my disposal. I also feel exhausted by the mask. I’m all for wearing them, but wearing it all day drains me. Any helpful ideas to reignite the passion?

Transitioning to become an AE - how often do you guys typically travel (pre-covid)?

How do you guys really think COVID-19 will affect the rest of the school year. My coworkers and a bunch of other people seem to think we won’t go back until the fall 😕 It breaks my heart to hear.

I have a game I love to play at the airport. I find someone who has the most vague resemblance to someone famous and then insist they are that person.

Like "Oh my God, you're Tom Hanks! I love so many of your movies and I think you are great and so funny in interviews. How are you feeling? I heard you had covid?"

Guy who very very vaguely resembles Tom Hanks insists he isn't. Then I keep insisting he is.

This is a fun way to pass time during layovers.

Looking for an attorney located in TX bell county for association for pro hac Vice application and a filing to transfer case to OH. Have TX bar authorization letter. Case should get transferred as neither party has been in TX for at least 5 years, domestic case.

Was recently offered 110k for Creative Director in DC at a large for profit organization. . . felt low for 8+ years of direct management experience. Thoughts?

So what does everyone think of Colle McVoy overall?

How is the variable payout generally in Accenture?

Hello Everyone
1. Wanted to know what are the roles and responsibilities of HR Solutioning Teams and how can one enter those teams ?
2. Also is having in-depth backed knowledge and practice on Workday has massive demand in the market?

Hi Folks, I am from Mumbai, India. An HR professional with 17 years of experience across Talent acquisition, Business partnering, Automation (ATS) tools, senior stakeholders and team management.
I wanted to check what would be the approx. salary range for a similar experienced professional across companies in Germany / Singapore / Vietnam / other European countries?
An understanding of the basic, variable bonus, ESOPs and other components details will be extremely helpful. Thanks.

How can we export the revised compensation letter.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wishing you a successful year full of health, wealth, love and prosperity!

Pivoting from five years of insurance defense litigation at a mid-size firm to family law in a small/boutique firm (3 partners and about 4 associates). What do you wish you knew when you first entered the field? Any advice is appreciated! So excited for this leap of faith into what I truly believe is my calling.

Please help. I am a top producing financial advisor (mostly insurance) and I hate my job. Im so sick of feeling like all I do is prospect for clients to sell whole life to. I have a series 7 & 66 and life and health. I just want to do something in the financial world. Whether that be actually advising clients, investment banking, or anything. I’m 25 years old and have a year of experience. What are some options?

The Deloitte folk are all too busy doing Salesforce implementations 😂

Any good resume writers/designers. Bought a service through LinkedIn once and it ended up horribly

Just received H4 EAD for my wife. Any suggestions around business ideas? or remote work opportunities? Please share any personal experiences, good ideas.

Question about B-2 visa extension. My mom came to US in Jan 2020 and I filed an initial extension for her to stay until Jan 2021. Is it possible to extend the stay further? What is the process?

Hello... I recently travelled outside the US. My I-94 record's admission date is 11/04. However, my visa will expire on 10/16. Should I correct my I94 record?

Lately I’ve been seriously considering making the transition to product marketing. Current PMMs please weigh in — on average, how many hours do you actively work in a day?

I have 1 sheet with names and sheet 2 with a large list of names that may or may not be those names - which also have corresponding unique identity numbers. How do I easily match the names with the same names and keep the unique identity numbers for importing later?

Tired of this constant grind and constant layoff situation in NYC. Thinking of making the move to LA. Any thoughts? Yay or nay?

Hi new to crypto! What apps/sites would you all recommend to start investing? I have Robinhood but it doesn’t have a lot of the crypto options

Any creatives impacted by Forsman Bodenfors layoffs? That agency does beautiful, powerful work.

Recommendations for places to look for UX/UI or visual design roles in Seattle? Not Amazon.

Can you guys think of any brands or campaigns that created new words/phrases and they entered into our lexicon?

Thoughts on mcgarrybowen in NY??? Does anyone know about their culture and/or if it’s a good place to work at?

Creatives who left for tech. What is it exactly that you do now? Is it still writing or art directing? Or a different creative role? Hearing about people leaving for tech so I want to know what it means exactly aside from the benefits.

Why did Droga lose ancestry?

Been asked to present my current client’s plan and PCA in second interview for a role. Am I being over cautious by not feeling comfortable with this?

I want to work with plants and trees.
How can I use what I’ve learned as a copy to work with, let’s say, reforestation?

Anyone got great examples of brand that repositioned themselves?

Is there a planner in New York u admire?

Do you think independent agencies will be in better shape to handle COVID-related client budget reductions and/or losses?

Or does it not matter and layoffs are equal across the board?

Talent retention | There has been alot of people leaving Agency life for other careers which offer more work life balance or benefits or even just going solo. Your thoughts? How long do you plan to stay in this field ?

A month ago my boss told me I was getting a promotion and a raise. My raise was effective May 15th, and it has been reflected in my pay. He told me to keep it on the down low since there were no(cont)

So had client call, wrote down all my notes as they spoke. Confirm next day when everything is going to shit and they reply “this is categorically wrong what are you saying”. Contd in comments

Bye bye SXSW. ☹️ I wasn’t planning on going, so it’s not about that for me, but this is one of a few cancellations that translates to a bad economic situation and points to a potential recession.

How did you guys do at Cannes? 0 Grand Prix/ 0 Gold/ 0 Silver/ 0 Bronze & 0 Shortlist for me. Sigh

Has anyone been able to negotiate anything extra or terms when being laid off?

How do you create the visual direction of a print campaign for example? Is it generally just about creating a mood board that sets the look and feel? Should it be specific (as in drawing or illustrating) with the pose and the framing?

Cause my thinking is more of the former where you give the photographer their own take of the idea. Curious to know how you do it.

Starting to lose hope that I will never find an agency where I'm not spread so thin.