What pop culture made you want to work in advertising and/or in a major city?

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Moulin Rouge made me want to be a penniless writer living in a big city surrounded by drugs, alcohol, and people who dressed like fancy curtains. Then I was penniless in a big city, and found I could not afford drugs, alcohol, or to get into places with people who dressed like fancy curtains. So it was advertising, then.

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I never actually wanted to work in advertising. Still don't. Yet, here I am, whoring my talents for a paycheck...

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Are you looking for answers like, "the moment he came up with Frost Yourself in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days!" or "when Mel Gibson shaves his legs with the client razor in What Women Want."

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Mad Men, duhhhh.

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I was inspired by a friend who went through the wk12 program. I went to his graduation and thought, "yeah, I like this". The big city thing comes from boredom of not living in one.

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I now aspire to dress like a fancy curtain.

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Frost Yourself 😂😂😂😂

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What Women Want 🤣🏆💥🙌🏼

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@supervisor 1 it's not a must, but it is damn good television. And the whole point is that it's dated, from the birth of modern advertising.

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Is Mad Men a must watch if you work in this industry? I feel it's so dated that nothing is like how it was back then.

Thanks @SC2 might give it a second go.

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scrappy culture
ability to initiate and execute ideas end to end
competitive pay
cool clients/projects
print and digital work
industries: media, art, consumer goods, retail, travel & leisure, lifestyle brands, self-help apps

drop agencies, start ups or firms

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Anyone know what the current atmosphere is like in McCann New York after they lost one of their biggest clients, U.S. Army? Does losing such a client deteriorate an agency’s culture/career prospects?

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Our district is so lax on the students this year. With tech issues and distance learning days, we’ve gone from accommodating to enabling real quick. No penalties for late work, taking excuses for attendance, lower academic and behavioral standards... We were beginning to make so much progress on transforming our school culture, but this year is erasing that and then some. Is anyone else concerned about how to raise the expectations and students’ self-discipline back to pre-enabling levels?

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Hi fishes, I've 7.5 YOE as a Sr. BA, have offers from Capgemini (15Lpa ) and Cybage (17Lpa) Which one should I go for as I'm unaware of work culture of both of these. Cybage Software Private Limited Cybage Capgemini

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Unpopular opinion: Hookup culture is wack.

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18 months too quick to change jobs?
-Graduated 2020; high GPA, internships, finance
-Starting PT mba at top 15 school this fall

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2. Analyst 18 months (tech company, good experience, 15k more per year, small/can’t promote me yet)

-Recruiters reached out with senior analyst roles so I interviewed just to see (really like a few, 20-30k base salary increase, awesome benefits, promotion, good culture/reviews)

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Publicis Sapient - 20lpa fixed
TIAA - 17.5lpa fixed
Both for Mumbai location
Which one should I join based on work culture, wlb and other perks.
Haven't received offer letter yet but done with salary discussion with both.
6.5 yoe

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I have three years of experience in agency recruiting and HR. I’m currently making 47k as an HR Coordinator. I’m starting to feel bitter that I took a pay cut to transition to HR from agency recruiting so I put myself open to recruiters on LinkedIn and got a Sr Recruiter contract offer with a company that I’m familiar with for $38/hour. I don’t love the company’s culture so I’m going to keep looking but would it be worth leveraging the offer with my current org? I’ve only been there for 7 months

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Hi Everyone,
Any suggestions on networking in the private finance sector?
I recently transitioned from public to private sector finance to be more well-rounded and I’m having a hard time connecting with people in the space. I work for a fund admin in the digital asset space for HF & PE/VC firms and I noticed how much “bro culture” seems to impact the industry. Networking is hard enough working from home but I know how important it is to make those connections.

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Our company is going through a major transformation and there is quite a bit of resistance due to uncertainty and lots of broken promises. Are there any books you would recommend on how to change corporate culture and help employees adapt to change?

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Like these sickos make fun of us for working 80+ hours weeks for them and taking thanksgiving off.

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Recently was interviewed for a Sr. role in Booking but unfortunately, the team finds me better suited as a core individual contributor.

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Bud Light has to play off a kids movie?

I was given a pie for teacher appreciation week.
The note said "I figured nothing would make you happier than knowing I asked for two pi of a pie, and proceeded to try to explain the unit circle to the bakery guy at the store. Thanks, for ruining pie, but making me love pi"
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All customer support agents, assemble! How does your work voice differ from your normal voice? Or is it the same?

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Wheereee are all the ad agencies for ShowUsYourLeave on LinkedIn👀. Haven’t seen a single one post their dismal benefits yet….

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