👀 What is the biggest waste of time at your job?

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Mandatory HR trainings, fire drills, earthquake trainings, endless webinars and all-hands meetings that amount to nothing more than “Look at me! Look at me!” posturing like a stage production of LinkedIn Live.

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Creatives with ego.

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Commuting.

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As someone with a team located entirely elsewhere, I'll second this ☝️

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Dealing with my coworkers' emotional breakdowns.

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this is the one

Meetings to prep for meetings and decks to prep for decks

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The insane level of disorganization. There are no filing systems these days. No aggregation of information in project management tools. I spend so much time trying to track things down that could easily be kept in one consistent place.

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This!

But the only upside is not having to fill timesheets

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Biggest time wasters:
1) Status meetings (every detail and milestone should be AUTOMATICALLY managed in a platform the connects every player in the work from kickoff-to-completion).

2) Timesheets (especially when documenting hours in an antiquated, NON user friendly system)

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People who have to have an opinion to feel like they’re doing their job

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Agree. And it almost always compels them to find things that are “wrong.”

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Meetings & timesheets

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Time sheets, time sheets, a thousand times time sheets.

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Brainstorming

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Doing WAY too much for the very first creative presentation.

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Dealing with convoluted BS processes and useless red tape for the sake of red tape. Agencies love making 10 steps to achieve one step

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Coordinating my meeting schedule. “Sorry I’m booked at that time”

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Those who say timesheets, you do realize timesheets are a huge factor in us getting paid right?

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I believe Finance & OPs would say they’re the only thing getting anyone paid, 😆

My boss

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Hop on a quick call?
Time to chat?

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oh what’s that other thing they like, hot sheets?! I don’t want them and don’t want to be on emails about them.

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Timesheets

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C suite egos and politics

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What do you want to do when you reach FI?

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My agency is shifting to begin doing quick turn organic social production for a few brands and I’m trying to build a team that can support these asks. Ive honestly never worked at an agency that successfully handled this without it feeling chaotic- anyone ever have a successful team with this type of work? Any advice is appreciated!

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Do you get a free checked bag on a united domestic flight if you’re Premier Silver?

Started at my first agency 3 mo. ago. I’m doing great work on exciting clients, but I often feel uninspired and drained. Is it growing pains or is this the wrong industry for me? How will I know?

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Anyone know if you can cancel your Chase Sapphire Preferred after 3 years and get Chase Reserve and still be eligible for the signup bonus points?

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Any recs for recruiters in the DC area that are good for lit/arb?

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Currently, onboarding at HCL is conducted offline or remote(online) ?

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Is a 12 month probationary period common ? I haven’t dealt with it heard of one longer than 3 months …. TIA!

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Hi fishes,

1)What is the Hike process in BNY Mellon?
2)When we expect Variable pay bonus to be paid and how much % BNY is paying on yearly basis?
3)What is the Financial cycle for BNY Mellon?

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How is the wlb at Tavisca? Are there frequent evening calls? Also do they track employee login time?Tavisca

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Bain & Company Hey all, is anyone willing to refer for roles in Capgemini /Palantir Technologies /Apple/Google or one of the big 3 (Bain & Company , McKinsey & Company , Boston Consulting Group )? I am happy to share my CV, and would appreciate any constructive feedback. Thank you!

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Those who have owned a peloton for 6+ months. Do you still use it? Worth it?

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Thinking about getting a fitness tracker, like a Fitbit, anyone have any recommendations? Want to spend under $100, but willing to spend a bit more if it’s really worth it.

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I'd totally forgotten what it was like to go into the office. #bringbacktheshutdown

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

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After watching all the same ads o hulu over and over again. If humanity is what those ads perceive, omgoodnesssssss, we are doomed.

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I’m currently interviewing for an AS role which would be a bit of a pay cut, but I’ll get to learn a lot so I’m interested. Any tips on how to approach the negotiation convo if/when that comes, besides asking to at least meet me halfway re:salary? They already provide unlimited PTO and free health benefits(which is nice).

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

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Just found out there’s an ECD in a big NYC agency who claims to have won awards, but the name doesn’t pop up in any of the archives.

How do they get away with it?

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Hiring managers and recruiters: a lot of well-respected schools (Harvard, BC, Cornell, Penn State, MIT) now have pretty robust online programs. Contd

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Chat Bots and Artificial Intelligence. Ok, go!

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Dogs in offices are cool, but who's offering some comfy siesta benefits? 😴💤

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

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We’re in such a vicious business. You give your heart & soul to an agency, a client, a brand. Then the wind changes & you’re laid off, reassigned, chewed up, spit out, on to the next. I’m tired.

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How long did you stay at your first job?
And what made you change places?

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I just got into reading books, any suggestions to start with? Which could help to increase media/marketing knowledge.

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Any agencies that have a good reputation, but suck when you actually work there? Wonder why that happens?

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Not to be an asshole BUT... why hire juniors if you are at a high level creative agency? (Stealing culture/ platform insights not withstanding )

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Any word on Swift in Portland?

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The people behind Diet Madison Ave IG account are heroes

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Question: we have an art director who is pretty senior, really good, but is now lazy as hell, avoiding projects and collecting a paycheck. What does the team do?

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Today my boss told me I need to work on showing my frustration directly to people. She mentioned a meeting THREE weeks ago where, during a meeting, I said one single thing that showed I was unhappy with not being included in a particular meeting (for a project I was leading), and my tone made it clear I was unhappy about it. She said the person I “called out” didn’t even bring it up to her; it was what she “noticed.” Cont’d...

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