The Economy: Americans can’t afford groceries

Erewhon: Help us sell 50$ water bottles

Got a job offer with a lower base salary but a guaranteed bonus structure that puts me ahead of my current pay at the end of each year. Has anyone moved to a position with a compensation structure like this? Was it hard to adjust when it came to your monthly finances?

If you were offered a job at a great agency but working on just one brand, but it was a big one like Nike or McDonalds, would you do it? Being siloed sucks, but maybe worth it for a big account?

I am mainly working with shops in the States as a non-native speaker and I am constantly worried about my ability to communicate (in any professional occasion but mostly in meetings). I am working with some of the best shops and this makes the situation worse considering that I am largely surrounded by an extremely competent group of folks that are super good at any form of communication. How do you feel as a native speaker when you meet non-natives? Should they be worried, or, they doing ok?

As performance review season approaches, I am offering my services to ghostwrite the BL Bowl’s annual self-evaluations. For an added fee, I will also attend your performance review. For an even bigger added fee, I will attend in-person.

Any word on layoffs at JPM?

Very new to being headhunted by recruiters on LinkedIn, should I be concerned with sending recruiters my resume or anything along those lines if they’ve messaged me?

Is it expected/normal to get pregnant spouse Mother’s Day gift?

Which is better Career Opportunity - Data Analyst or Cloud Engineer !?

Plaintiff side question - comp is base plus % of fees. Firm has non equity split % with associate working on case. This normal for a non equity partner? Normal associate comp is full % when working with an equity partner.

Can someone share experience of No broker's relax plan? Will it worth to buy while flat hunting?

Can NY RNs apply for compact license if they want to work in NJ?

What happens if I resign during probation period? What will be my notice period?

Anyone recently got their PERM approved - how long did it take? The USCIS website shows the avg. Duration is down to 3-4 months now!!

Anyone tried the new Sanctions Certificate (CGSS) offered by ACAMS? Trying to see how difficult it is considering I don't have a lot of experience with sanctions compliance. I have CAMS & work in AML

Reading this book called The Undying about cancer, chemo, the politics of the pink ribbon, etc. Written by a poet and nicely done

In a typical advertising creative team structure, who vets the new hires? ECD? CD? Trying to get some clarity as I work at a small shop with CD being the highest title.

I applied for Miami Ad School NYC but to be honest, I’m not overly-impressed with the books that I see on the recent grads page. Conversely, the books I’m seeing from Creative Circus grads are insanely awesome. Am I missing something here or is one school good and the other just isn’t?

Who has more earning potential: Creatives or Producers? Talking about two aspects: mid-career salary and lifetime earning potential? I feel like producers peak earlier but creatives have higher max?

Has anyone ever been in the position where you’re offered a job and it’s great, but it just doesn’t feel like the right time to jump? If they really like you and they’re actively hiring, is it possible to ask to be reconsidered in a year?

New to IT B2B marketing. Any advice on how to educate myself with IT? Any classes, books, etc. that you recommend?

If you're in need of a junior writer with cojones hit me up!

Why do people in this industry say "like" so much? It makes it annoying to, like, walk around the building and listen

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

I laugh during awkward situations. The other day someone called me out on laughing. It was awkward.

Am I the only one who laughs when I read “no remote” in the middle of this Delta surge?

What programs, sites, etc does your agency use to track time? I work at a small agency and looking to implement tracking on my team across client/project level.

Media arts lab. What does everyone think about it? Culture/work life etc?

Can anyone recommend a good production house in Southeast Asia? We’re working on a project that might require some remote shooting there but I’m not entirely familiar with the scene there. Looking for some directors there with an eye for cinematic styles. Like who are the Park Pictures or MPC of Southeast Asia? 😅

CA native here thinking about life in another city, state for a better quality of life. Richmond, VA and Galveston, TX have come up. Any insight on either? Or other places?

Do you guys touch type? How long did it take you to learn? lol

How has the NY "state of mind" lasted so long when everyone's working from their suburban home or parents' basement?

I read a lot of posts here about difficult bosses, difficult clients, difficult partners, terrible briefs and terrible agencies. All that might be true. But it’s getting old. What I’d be interested in hearing about are the stories of how people have overcome the challenges. How did you sell that big idea? How did you fix a relationship? The world is not going to get easier. So maybe we can help each other get better at dealing with it. Who had a win recently? How did you do it?

I think I’m potentially about to be fired this week in retaliation from my boss...what should I do?