What will win Gold at the ICADs?

If you haven’t done so yet then you should check out Class Pass. Way better than going to some crappy globogym.

Anyone have a recommend for a seasonal depression light? There are lots of options and I would prefer one that turns on in the early am hours.

If you could, how would you change things to prevent yourself from becoming unemployed?

Do VC funds value consulting experience? Weighing staying in Big 4 consulting vs going to a startup, while I try to crack into VC

I've become really jaded about consulting. I find all so often you need to tell the client what they want to hear to keep their business and I feel like so much of the what I recommend doesn't actually get implemented. I'm looking to make a career switch so I can both create and execute on my strategies. A product management path seems very promising for this.

Does anyone who switched from consulting to product management have any recommendations of h helpful PM books, courses, or programs?

Currently going through some negations on an internal role. I’m currently at 88k and they offered me 100k for a position that requires a lot more work. Do you guys think it’s easier to land a higher salary when applying externally rather than internally? Also this is for a territory sales management role. They stated 120k+ is extremely high for that role. What do you guys think? Playing the game?

Is meme marketing a thing?

I am sick and tired of mental health professionals getting overworked and underpaid. No other profession I am sure is this horrible!!!

Would you:

Go for a perm position for a large manufacturing company recruiting assemblers and Machinsts in aerospace. 70k

Or

Temporary contract with the government recruiting for various low skilled work with higher than average wages. Min 82k with possibility of extension

I’m currently working with a senior level HR candidate. This individual has a doctorate in business with a focus in HR, her SPHR, Federal, and private sector experience at the singer level, and has a fabulous personality. I’m curious is anyone else having difficulties play some candidates like this? At this point I’m starting to think it’s racial or her sex based of the lack of interest in this candidate. Any thoughts?

Hello! Will be receiving a $400 stipend from my new org for office setup. I currently have a 15” 2015 Pro, my husband has a Lenovo, I’ll be provided with a work laptop, we have a used office desk.

Any recommendations on what I should use the stipend for? Hubby was suggesting a printer because we don’t currently have one, but I feel like I don’t really print that much anymore and I’ll be working remotely.

MAL 🐠: do you get to do creative work for apple? or just beautiful product shots?

For those who were CTL or left without a job lined up due to burn-out: how long did it take you to find a job?

😳😳 I’m out on PTO next week, and it’s the first time I’m not taking my laptop home with me. It’s making me anxious but I’m taking all of your advice and leaving it here!

So who else here is experiencing plummeting billable hours and exponential weight gain since this whole WFH thing started? Bought snacks for 30 days, finished in 48 hours.

Is there such a thing as "insurance law?"

Loads of Irish agencies getting nominated at the One Show. Fair play everyone involved, doing us proud.

Anywhere hiring at the minute?

Anyone on the IndieList. How are you finding it?

9 more weeks of lockdown, at least. How are you all holding up? It’s not easy.

New Hunky Dory ad 👏 More of these please!

If Dublin agencies were football clubs. Anyone want to have a go?

Anyone have experience or example of brands who have in housed media buying in Ireland? Looking at 2021 budgets and can’t help but think the media agency value add is quite limited (considering fees and rebates etc) when compared to one or two junior hires well managed who would be always on the account... am I crazy?

Average salary for a creative with 5 years experience?

How long will your agency keep letting you WFH?

Talk me out of going client side.

Did everyone think their agency looked after them this year? In what was such a messed up year.

Hearing everyone in Ireland won a Bronze ICAD last night?

If this year's ICAD Award show goes ahead, do you think less work from 2021 will be awarded, given they'll be giving out two lots of awards?

Also what will Colm O'Regan blether on about for the 6 hours it'll take to hand out all the metal?

How many Cannes Lions has Ireland won as an industry? Who were the agencies? What work?

Agencies seem to have overcome Level 5 restrictions for this year’s Christmas campaigns. Best year in a while. Impressive, given the circumstances.

Who’s going to own up to the Centra ad? Is it a creative agency? A PR agency? In-house?

Well, what do we think, are we lifting covid restrictions next week?

What's a piece of work that best sums up each agency in Dublin?