Something I’ve been wrestling with, I’ve spent 10+ yrs in the industry, won awards, led strat for big clients at hold co shops and am proud of it.

But I still feel stuck in the same loop like I’ll never break into the “big leagues” — W+K, 72, Mischief, Mother, etc. Roles seem to rarely be posted, and my connections at these places feel more like intimidating ex-coworkers than people I’d tap.

For anyone who’s made it in — how? Timing? Freelance? Messaging recruiters?

Not to get philosophical... but why is life unfair? In both the micro and macro ways? My example - One of my parent’s is somewhat recently deceased, and the loss has made my living parent unstable...

Wife is 35 weeks pregnant and recently tested positive for Covid. Symptoms are mild to moderate. Doctor’s say no impact to baby if symptoms continue to remain under control. We are vaxed and boosted so not as worried about our recovery. More worried about the baby at this point. Anyone with similar experiences to share? TIA

I will go for maternity leave from mid October. Will I get hike on November? I joined on last year November. Also I got very less variable pay in the month of May. It was 8.5% of my 6months salary. Will it be same percentage on 6months salary or 1yr salary this time?

How many of you feel like teaching in public schools is going against your morals lately??? I feel like now that I'm a parent I'm feeling more like how we treat kids and handle behaviors is so against what I want for my own child.

What’s it like being a pregnant freelancer? Is it hard to get jobs when you are far along?

Going on a parental leave in a month. Anyone know of any remote, freelance/part time I can do to still make money on the side? Out side of Uber/Lyft etc

Hi everyone

Im yet to receive an offer from poland offer would be 22pln gross my Indian CTC is 17lpa base pay.could you suggest me poland will be good option to choose if so how much can I save in poland .i will be moving with my wife and a kid .my wife will also look for job not immediately.

I’m my partners only associate and I went on parental leave two weeks ago. I feel horrible for leaving him to handle our cases alone, but am trying to focus on my wife and new baby. That being said, should I still offer to handle minor matters that come in to ease the workload off my boss? He’s been super cool during my entire leave, so I don’t feel pressured to one bit.

Working on a divorce where the father is claiming that he is unemployed because of the previous administration’s actions with DACA (he was brought to the States as a child). I know that the memo rescinding DACA was ultimately vacated—but OC is unsure whether this would count as voluntary unemployment for child support purposes. I believe it does as the application period to renew DACA benefits was reopened in 2020. Thoughts?

Hi My wife is a banking associate. She mostly worked on frontend banking. This job demands her to go to branch everyday even in pandemic time too. Now as we have a kid(4months) to take care, this jobs doesn't seems to be flexible. So she is looking for a change in career path. Where she can work from home for next 1 year and will be ok to join office later.please post your suggestion

Looking for a Desi inspired gown/dress to wear at my baby shower. What are your favorite south asian online brands to shop? must ship to US and nothing crazy expensive.

Renegotiating my contract and curious about maternity leave policies at other practices/hospitals. Do you get paid leave? If so how much time off & are you getting full pay? We are a group of about 75 employees, 6 docs with 5 PA’s and only unpaid 12 weeks off.

Hey everyone. I am not an ADHD consultant, but mom to a 6 year old who is very likely ADHD (we will be starting the diagnosis process soon). I wanted to hear from anyone who was also diagnosed as a young kid on any advice you have for me? Knowing what you do now, would you recommend meds for a 6 year old (if it comes to that)? What other solutions/therapies can I use with my kid? Please, any advice is welcome!

Got the absolute worst freaking cold at 38 weeks. Had the flu and covid vaccines and am testing negative for covid but omg I cannot shift this after a week and I swear it's getting worse. Any advice for what I can take?! So decongested combined with baby pressing on my lungs makes me feel I'm constantly short on oxygen so just not sleeping at all :(

I lived in tampa in my early 20s and am now in my late 30s and looking to move back. One of the reason I left is because I felt I had too much energy for the city for a single young professional, but now husband is from there and we have a kid but we are both social people. Do you guys find it easy to meet interesting people and has the city gotten any more fun?

My wife has two offer ,already confused and don't want to apply for any other opening now.

TCS- 20LPA ( 15.8 Fixed+ 80k retention bonus after each successful year of completion+ 3.4 L monthly and quarter variable pay)

IBM- 20.35 LPA (Total fixed) and 50 k joining bonus.

Yoe- 7.3 years. Technology- IICS.informatica power center.
Which one to join considering-
1. Career growth
2. WLB
3. Maternity leave benefits
4. Future annual hikes

Please suggest

Anybody here a single mother by choice? Would love to chat.

What can be a pay range for FED / UI Dev with 2+ YOE?

CORPDEV professionals - I’d like to do a quick salary survey here if y’all don’t mind as I haven’t found a good place to benchmark salaries. Can you all share your YoE, total comp (base + bonus + equity / stock options), location, and size of company. I’ll go first - 10 YOE, 180K + 20% + $250K in options, Atlanta, and PE backed $100M company. TIA!

I got offer letter from Virtusa. I never heard about company's name. Can anyone tell me about company? Work culture or WLB
I have another offer from IBM of 19
Virtusa giving 24 lpa
Choosing virtusa is over IBM good or not?

Hi guys,
What's the annual hike at band 601 in CB LOB. How much time it takes to get promoted to next level 602. How much will be the annual bonus at 601 level & percentage hike we will get at the time of promotion.

Hi,
How much is an average salary of a manager at Deloitte USI with 8 YOE?

Team Bicep or Team Tricep ? 💪

[and yes you should train both]

Thoughts on Bo Burnham's Inside? It's honestly depressing not only in content but also to see one person create something so amazing just on their own. Here I am struggling just to make an alright ad, meanwhile I should probably just forget ads and actually make something decent instead. Sigh.

Anyone know how the bssp and vanables internship programs work? Are they geared for hire at all? Or just cheap labor?

As United Premier Plat, if I make an award booking on an international UA flight using Singapore Airlines points, will I still have the same access to elite benefits like free economy plus seating for me and others traveling with me?

First toilet paper, now it’s flour, yeast and baking products. Why is instant yeast 10x more expensive on amazon?! Is everyone really trying their hand at baking now? What happened to rice and pasta?

Hi,
How does the sapience ibuddy tool work ? What if I'm not able to clock 8 hours ?

Anyone know anything about Kauffman borgees or Traub Lieberman? Reputations, working there, etc?

Hey All,
I am going to get married in September.
My office is in Yemlur and my fiance's office is at EPIP zone. Which is the best place to live and which platform to look after the house
Budget - 25k
Kindly help out

Has anyone lost a job opportunity because your counter offer was too high?

Hello, Trust we are good.
I have a friend going for Deloitte's Value Creation Services Interview.
Any insight on what to expect?
Thank you.

What is EBA IN Bosch?

Overhiring and project Hunting.

Are you doing same(project Hunting)? 😂

What was your most amazing day in advertising?

Why am I so bad at leaving voicemails. Anyone else have this problem?? Wtf is wrong with me 😭😭

What’s the worst advice you’ve ever gotten in this business?

Mine, as an account person: “You should take more credit for the creative that’s presented.”

So, I work in an agency, but recently someone reached out to me for freelance writing work. I guess it'll be long form ad copy, as they're asking me for a rate per word...
I have no idea what's standard here

Like this post if you want to TP one of Sir Martin's houses with me.

Anyone still being asked to come into the office for pitches?

What have other people's experiences been working for companies under WPP?

Did anyone else 'fishbowl' cars in high school?

The bond yield curve just inverted. If you don’t have to make any major purchases for the next year, that’s probably a good thing

Any good/cool small agencies (50-100) in Chicago?

Alright. What do you guys think of awards? Think they’re dumb? Think the entire process is stupid?

Anybody have success requesting to go from 100% on one account to 50/50 or at least floating around a bit more? Any tips welcome 🙏

How much of your job is actually solving a business problem with creativity, and how much of it is just providing corporate self care to wealthy clients who hate you?

To the Copywriter who thought no big deal about ads on Breitbart 🙄. Here's a sampling of two recent titles from their site: “There’s No Hiring Bias Against Women In Tech, They Just Suck At Interviews

So Q1 has been abnormally weak for agencies across the board, right? Is it fair to say Trump is finally starting to effect the economy?

It took the horrific and completely inexcusable death of George Floyd to move the racism issue to the forefront. And while it’s a crime of a much lesser degree, with different circumstances, what’s it going to take to get ageism properly addressed? Intelligent thoughts/debate requested only please.

Any great resume-writer recos? I need help!

Which holding company gets the best rental car discount? And which rental company?

Anyone from MediaCom on here?

How do some of y’all manage to go 2+ years without a raise? Like are you just really good at budgeting?