There's a lot of shade in this bizz. Let's throw some light.
What leaders do you find inspiring? Who's worth a follow on LI, a listen on podcast, or read in the trades.
I'll start:
Shannon Washington-fresh, fun, inspiring
Nils Leonard-knows a lot about running a creative shop
SirJohn Hegarty-the GOAT
Liz Taylor-any creative who's been playing at the top for that long is worth a listen
Jason Bagley-creatives at any level can learn from him
Anselmo-good perspective

Who am I missing?

Hi All,
I am working with TCS al

I got married and do not have Marriage Certificate yet, so is Marriage Certificate mandatory for getting dependent VISA?

About to do my first interview for an in house job (coming from a midsize firm).
What are some questions typically asked, and good answers to those questions?
What are some good questions to ask?

When I moved in-house a year ago as a BigLaw mid-level, I took a 45% pay cut, far more than I was comfortable with (although I was fine with a 20-30% cut). I took the job because it was a great role and I was focused on making the jump in house and developing the skills I wanted, which required me moving away from my firm practice area. Now that my year-end review is coming up, how do I ask my company for a significant pay raise (not just a 2-5% inflation-matching raise)?

Any tips for moving up in a medium/large-sized legal department, aside from switching companies? I work in a collegial environment with plenty of opportunities to create more value, but the management level is fairly crowded and it seems the clearest path to get one of those roles is to be hired into it. What has been your experience? Thanks!

Moving from Chicago to Atlanta. Looking for thoughts on Grant Park area to live - near the zoo. Pros and cons please!

Where is Joe Biden going to go and read a teleprompter to 8 people standing in circles, today?

So I'm not trying to be dense, but how is it worth billions of dollars to send Artemis to the moon when we haven't even figure out how to fix our own climate

What is the salary range for a practice management consultant?

Anyone have tips to optimize internal communications processes?

What do you do with a class that exhibits poor behavior with anything other than quick paced, teacher led instruction? I want to dig into inquiry but they misbehave if I don’t catch them back quickly

Wavering between tired and happy. Finally getting my stamina back post covid. I've walked 10 miles in the past week. Pre covid I was walking between 2 and 4 miles a day. But I can tell I'm still not 100 percent. I'm so tired in the evenings. Hopefully that will fade the next couple of weeks.

If I end up quitting after maternity leave, do I have to pay back any of my leave benefits? I guess I could ask HR, but wouldn't want to throw out any warnings.

Can a non-US citizen lawyer practice cannabis/marijuana law? Is it advisable considering the non-US citizen lawyer would have to prove good moral character when he wants to become a US citizen?

Looking for a solid, not overly complicated proofing platform that internal creative reviews and also client reviews can be executed in. ProoHQ is to robust for our current needs. Pastel is great for web but need it for pdf/brochures, print, digital banners/content, and video would be a plus. Any recos are greatly appreciated!

I am beyond stuck in my first 1.5 years of my career.

I was over promised opportunities at my first gig and then Covid hit. Leading me to have no portfolio worthy pieces from this 💩 agency with nothing great in sight. (place hasn’t won a pitch in my entire time here + lost clients)

I’m juggling re-vamping my site and a side project to hopefully make my book more robust.

With no kind of leadership or mentor, I’m just figuring out how to dig myself out of this hole. Any advice for this chump?

Which NYC media agency or vendor have a well developed Analytics team? I just can't stand my current agency's direction and disregard for any Analytics personnel. Downward cycle for sure.

Crushing real hard on my manager 😭😭😭

My new agency’s healthcare plan only has ONE physician in NYC listed as in-network... is a plan this limited the norm?!

Can community managers call themselves copywriters?

Is it normal for every single call (client or internal) everyone dials in from their desks at an open format office? Everyone avoids takings calls together/conference rooms like the plague.

Chat Bots and Artificial Intelligence. Ok, go!

O&M Creative: more shuffling still to come? And by shuffling, I mean layoffs too.

I just got called about a job on Thursday, showing interest. They’re already back in the office so the job would require me to be. Said they’re classified as an essential business because most of their advertising is for healthcare. Is this a hard red flag? Really Seems like it.

Why do some art directors only really start looking at stuff at the 11th hour? Thus forcing people to stay late on the Friday of a 3 day weekend.

Where are all the proper ACDs at? Either it's senior/mid creatives who have been promoted too early or ACDs who did the job for a year and are now freelancing as creative directors.

Curious, what is a typical severance package—ie, how many weeks of pay per year?

Still really want to know how that Strategist's conversation with the boss went today.

Here’s to hoping the start of the new Serena Lincoln navigator ad is the end of the Mathew mcconaughey Lincoln Navigator ads

I know this industry has a high turnover rate.... but is leaving a job after 6 months too soon?

Whats AKQA like to work at?

Given the outbreak, are places actually going to be hiring right now? Recently laid off from 9-5 and my freelance is starting to fizzle.

Did anyone else watch Netflix's Chasing Coral and now they're considering leaving advertising to do some good in the world? Just me?