This is the most incomprehensible ad I’ve seen in some time. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/gX0xgE5gCrk?si=FFdiiBWZsi1faL_0

How can one overcome anxiety when presenting?

AWS Engagement Managers (or even Senior EM) pay/benefits in Canada if possible (if not, US is fine with COL mention) ? Can anyone compare to Big4 ?

Hi Fishes,

Anyone from IBM. I need referral in IBM for below position.
Middleware - Service Delivery Specialist. Please ping me if anyone from IBM

Feeling very anxious. I have no idea why or about what. I just feel this lump in the pit of my stomach and a tightness in my chest and worry/fear on my mind. Like something very bad is about to happen

Is your facility paying for you to get COVID
testing?

Hadn’t noticed this sub before, and most of the threads are old so thought I’d ask a follow up - how has everyone been handling parenting with public accounting? I’ve got a toddler and my wife is an accountant (industry), and we only have a few immediate family in the country- but they have health concerns. Busy season was rough, things are looking better now as things return to normal. Still working crazy hours if you count the daycare duties on top of utilization targets.

Hi 🐠, connecting documents for I-485 filling. Any insight on the medical check? I don't have vaccination records. Is this required?

Which one is better fugitsu or Barclays for salesforce developer ( BA4 designation)?

How many of you are enabling BAs or other business users to handle low-code automation?

Nah there was a legit cultural march today

What happens if you quit your job while in the process of getting a clearance?

Does anyone have salary information base for a UX Researcher at Meta?

ZS or Synechron?
Both offering same package
But I think learning curve will be more in ZS.
Tech Stack: ETL dev
YOE: 4.4

Is Hillingdon/ Uxbridge a nice area to live and commute into London? SO is starting a job in Ox so considering living somewhere in between.

Alternatively, would it be better to just live in Ox and getting a train into Marlybone (my commuting tolerance is higher than my SO)?

BCG fishes: If you make a temporary transfer to another office for 12-24 months, will your salary (& taxes) come from the home office or the office that you transferred to?

Who owns renewals at your company? Customer Success? Renewal specialists? AEs?
There are a lot of articles out there but doesn't seem to be a consensus on this topic. My company is struggling with this and curious as to how others handle it.

Where do you stay up to date in the best ideas from the industry?

Hi I’m looking for a CW to join the Young Lions this year, does anyone would be interested? 🤙🏻 📩

FCB Health Chicago - What’s it like?

I have no talent for awards work. What should I do?

How do agencies decide how much to bill clients? How much is their retention usually?

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 have an associate's degree in graphic design and work designing wedding stationery. I've been at my company since 2016, and am now a design consultant - speaking to customers directly and creating custom artwork and designs for them. I know I'm underpaid (50k/year in the SF Bay Area) but I thought the benefits and stability were worth it. I'm now severely burnt out (most of my team is) and not sure which way to go, or how to grow. Any tips/advice?

Thanks!

Anyone have the story behind how the atrocity that is “taste the feeling” got made?

Anyone know of headhunters in publishing or entertainment, or good ones in our world who are savvy in such things?

Would a CD here look at some line edits I made for a campaign? Would be great if I could email you them?

If you could work at an agency for the rest of your career, would you do it? Or do you see being a professional creative as a means to another career altogether?

I am on 5 projects right now all due within the next week-3 weeks. I feel like I’m drowning and might quit if I reach a breaking point, what should I do? Only work on the projects worth a shit? Blow off first round check ins to work on stuff that’s due?

Who are your favorite advertising comedy directors? Who are your favorite comedy directors who are women?

What are the advantages/disadvantages to being partnered with someone more senior? I’m mid-level, busting my ass to go senior. My partner is senior, busting their ass to get to ACD. (Cont’d)

How do you feel about work coming out of NYC vs Chicago? Is Chicago regarded as a lower tier market for creatives?

Does anybody know which are the best in-house agencies to work for? Thanks!

*meeting begins*
Strategist: we really think this brief could be fun. The client needs to promote this new product and we found...
Data guru: Data
Strategist: ahem, we found...
Data guru: DATA!
Strategist: we...
Data guru: BIG DATA!!!!!
*a tattoo grows on the data gurus neck. It’s a birthday cake that says Happy Data. There are no doors in the room. Everything turns to numbers. You die, then awake you are now the data guru. You try to speak and only data comes out*

Just had a big project killed after over a year of continuously selling it in to various stakeholders. Fully produced. Cheer me up