Starting my first job at a big agency in the coming week! Any tips on relationship building with my manager and teammates?

Is Proper Cloth worth it for work shirts? Any other made to measure shirt tailors you’d recommend?

Hi fishes!

I am seeing too many post about awards like rising star, Kudos, etc. People keep telling there managers recommended them for these awards.
My manager doesn't interact much with us. I consider myself as some one who has worked hard for project and other intiatives. Should I ask my manager to consider me and if yes how should I initiate it.
Part of MC team.

Thank you.

How much do you present the unpopular opinion at work (or in life) and does it help you or harm you?

Best way to explain to new firms that you are leaving your current firm because of the toxic culture and frankly, a President who talk down to people every chance he gets?

When scatterplots and utilization metrics have u down, then you talk to your fav PPD and she's like girl I got u 🎉🎁🎂

Any thoughts on how do we deal with an incompetent boss who you dont look up to and have no trust that you would ever get credit for the work you would do for him/her? Given that changing the boss is not an option.

Go-to outfit for client meetings?

Now I'm in a client location, My manager is a good person but he told me, I should report to Lead.

Lead is a psycho. He shows hell to the team members including me.
What should I do ?

How do I tell candidates I’m being asked to interview that the group is toxic and to run the other way without well… saying that.

I have an intern who's hygiene has slowly deteriorated over a few very stressful weeks at work. Should I leave them be, or gently remind them?

Reps how do you handle when a producer requests reels from you then doesn’t watch a single one and completely ghosts you after submission?

Hey Fishes,

Need likes & emojis
Can I get some
N here's some humour
What's the logic behind likes & reactions after 12 emojis and then we getto send a DM?
Boss: just do what is informed to be done, Don try to be over smart
Employee : I think this is the smartest way to jus DM Directly instead of getting likes & other reactions. Do you think that's really imp.?
Boss : in his mind this guy is too much chaalo...
Let me shift him to other team or.let me see if.i.can kick him out..
Lol!!

Hi all. I’m a new hire as an associate tech consultant, been here for ~2 weeks.

This week, I’ll be meeting my senior manager (who is also my counsellor) in a 1:1 virtual session. Any tips on specific questions I should ask? I’m meeting him for the first time and thought I might want to learn a lot from him!

Thanks :D

Is it totally weird to request another meeting after getting a job offer to make sure it's a right fit? 🤔

I've noticed that sometimes I still have lingering questions. ❔

I've been burnt out by toxic work environments, so I don't want to make another mistake. 🙄

How would you handle this logistics of this meeting? (Timing - after the offer but with time before you start? How to phrase the reason why?)

Thanks! 🔅☺️

What is the funniest and/or most awkward Zoom moment you’ve had at work?

I worked at LinkedIn and one of the senior leaders was sharing screen during a meeting. The conversation shifted but the leader didn’t stop sharing screen. This person navigated to Yahoo news and clicked on an article filled with women in bikinis. This individual spent a solid 2-3 mins on the article scrolling and stopping to look at each woman. Needless to say this leader was very distracted by other things on our call.

Did first set of redlines for a partner. Have ten years experience doing what this partner does but I am new to working with him. Said I did about a 7 out of 10 on that job. Not sure how to feel about that. What say you all? :) Keep in mind I asked for a 1 to 10 because I cannot talk to him about it for a week or so.

What do you tell your CEO who wants ROI on PR campaigns?

My coworker always takes a super long lunch. How does he have the time to get anything done?

So I'm the only black advisor in my office and I feel so out of place. I walk into meeting early and people won't notice I'm there and everyone wears really expensive shoes and clothes. They all have their cliques and then there's just me.

Ordered a shroom grow kit and two kinds of spores. I've never taken them and always wanted to. Let's see if they do anything to rewire the brain like some people say!

The creators of GIFs may be dead, but the debate about how to pronounce it is alive and kicking. I go with the hard G, like in Graphic. Votes?

Does anyone have any resources for free ethics training for CFP requirements?

Howdy Sales Fishes - I’ve got an interview coming up and the recruiter prepared me by sharing that the interviewer may be low energy intentionally. Does any have a best practice for tactfully responding to this behavior or should I just persevere?

Anyone aware about wfo policy for expecting mother's?

Can someone please share the current trends in joining/signing on bonus in Asset management industry.

I have an offer from an Asset Manager in London and it is slightly below my expectations. I want to approach them for a joining bonus but was not sure if it is a thing in asset management.

Also what is a good % to ask for a joining bonus [5%, 10% or 15%] of the base salary

Curious how much a Project Developer makes at EDP Renewables or any competitors🤔

Do we have tax calculator in tcs

What is the salary range for AVP position ? I have 12 year of experience ?

I am new joinee,Still unallocated.Can i get first month salary ?

New to casing and looking to case with people over the next few weeks. DM me if interested!

Does anyone have a go-to "odd" or unconventional question you like to ask candidates to keep them on their toes or see how they react when put on the spot?

Any advice for someone looking to transition from Project Management?

When is external hire IBD recruiting season?

Agency I freelance for just gave me the ultimatum. I’d make $75K less to go full-time, and even that they weren’t sure they could get finance to sign off.

Why haven’t salaries gone up at all?

What’s more important: creative freedom or financial freedom? Trying to decide…

Does anyone else on the client services side often wonder how they ended up at an ad agency?

Recent immigrants...is Covid making you want to go back “home”? Cont

Work in data strategy consulting with in London and considering moving to Singapore. Any insight into salary for VP level? How easy is it to get visas?

About to put down 500 on drinks tonight. In that spirit, what's the most inappropriate thing you've ever expensed successfully?

I feel inadequate and unsure of how or if to acknowledge the US/Buffalo racist murders and terrorism of this weekend in the workplace. I don’t want to do disservice or unintentionally further traumatize anyone. I know my Black colleagues are traumatized. I am horrified. And yet we just have our meetings and I guess compartmentalize it away.

Digital/integrated advertising is the future I hear. Any fishies here dreading it? I work for a mainline agency that’s now trying to position itself as an integrated agency and forcing us to write Instagram reels and posts. 😖 I was born 3 decades too late. *clutches The Copy Book tighter*

Anyone know who worked on that FX commercial during the Grammy’s?? Sooo good

Anyone with connections to the BBDO recruiter who can help a fishy out?

So... MRCL. It’s an intranet, right?

What music videos do you keep going back to?

Can we stop calling jobs ‘opportunities’. Do you say “I lost my opportunity” or “I hate my opportunity”? “ My opportunity doesn’t pay very well”? No, you don’t. It’s a frickin’ job - okay.

Who is the main contact for Ogilvy recruiting?

Stop putting two spaces after periods, grandpa.

Looking for senior designers that knows shopper marketing. Please DM with books!

Books on human psychology that have affected you. I'll start: influence, sales Bible, on killing.

Are HR departments unprofessional/clueless/terrible across the board? Or is this only the case in our industry, and if so why? 😒

With so many professionals working from home due to Covid-19, what are your tips / strategies for being productive when WFH?

Any good WFH stories from this week?