What’s a “nice work gesture” that’s actually annoying to you?

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“How was your weekend?” As an automated message in the team slack channel at 6am every Monday from the sr boss of the team

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@FCB1 the problem isn’t the pleasantry haha. The problem is that an already superficial pleasantry is stripped of any semblance of sincerity because my dude is very obviously automating them. Can’t even be bothered to sincerely and organically ask their team.

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Other peoples out of office done as meetings on calendar. Just send me an email or text

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Public “shout outs” from leadership. Give me a bonus, not a Slack message.

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I initially read the question as “nice woke gesture”…

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“It’s a good start.”

People saying hello and making eye contact

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We are hiring aggressively for energy/utilities professionals at my firm. Please DM me if interested.

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Do you consider your in-laws family? For example, if your spouse’s sibling has children, do you consider those kids as your family or your spouse’s family?

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Do you also think this LinkedIn posting is “heartwarming” as some of the comments say? To what extent is it socially acceptable to position your children like that? Could people misinterpret this as a backdoor brag?

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Anyone took AWS certified cloud practitioner exam. How does it compare against Googles Associate cloud engineer exam? Which is more difficult?

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How much we can expect for 11 Yoe and Sharepoint/power platform developer?

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Island is open: L4L4L 😮

Bottom half of my island is a hot mess but the upper half is inspired by the attractions at the Golden gate park!

Some extra recipes in front of Nook’s cranny

I will be AFK

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*shows my mom the work i've been doing* *mom doesn't understand what i do* mom: i'm so proud of you!

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Someone explain to me what happened on the bachelor. Stopped watching but keep seeing confusing storylines of what happened. Madi said no, then he proposed to Hanna, then Hannah broke up with him?

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Any advice for a couple where one person runs really warm and the other has a cooler body temperature - how do you manage this while sleeping? I feel my body produces a lot of heat. My partner and I love to hold each other at night but post an argument yesterday, he pulled away and told me my body is too hot. I feel I’ll worry about this each time we cuddle now and it will ruin the quality of that experience for me. Would love other perspectives on how to think about this.

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Not every person in the comments saying how great of a parent they are

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Honest answers only: what got you interested in this industry? Do you enjoy your work?

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Why did the scarecrow get promoted?

Because he was standing out in his field!

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Why did the donut go to the dentist? To get a filling.

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Should we be focusing more on AI?

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Hi Dolphins,
Please give me 11 likes on this post so I can get DM access. Thanks in advance! 😊

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PwC question: Is there any small wiggle room (+/- 5 - 10k) in the cohort pay band you're assigned to or is it dead set on a number? Fully understand between cities and non/MBA the numbers are different

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Just moved to Denver and looking to make friends! I'm a (25M) who likes all the normal Denver things (ski, hike, bouldering). Let me know if you know anyone in a similar boat!

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To any copywriter reading this. Can you share what an amazing portfolio looks like. I want to see what I'm lacking.

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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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Our tiny team’s designer has left so we’ll need to find a contract designer for a billboard we need to launch in Jan/Feb. We have 3 concepts we’d like to explore. How much should my budget be? Company’s based in California but open to talented designers anywhere.

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I think I’m finally burnt out on agency life. What’s a logical next step? Freelance? In-house? A new career all together?

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Something I've been curious about: why are we so cautious about asking or talking about our salaries with each other? I've never found it offensive but people think it's weird to ask. Opinions?

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Crushing real hard on my manager 😭😭😭

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Just realized it's not Friday ☹️

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When a client expects a new campaign with only 1-2 weeks before a deadline 🫠

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Grey NY news on 4-Day work week option. Thoughts?

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Looking for senior designers that knows shopper marketing. Please DM with books!

So, I work in an agency, but recently someone reached out to me for freelance writing work. I guess it'll be long form ad copy, as they're asking me for a rate per word...
I have no idea what's standard here

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Interviewing client side for the first time, what are some good questions to ask that one might not think about at an agency?

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Going in house is the move, right?

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Does anyone feel weird in the DEI space for all the identity politics of representation (which I understand progress is progress!) but it’s still within the system of capitalism because this is still... advertising? - coming from a BIPOC

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If I applied to a company and sent a message to the recruiter on LinkedIn, but they haven’t accepted my connection request or responded to my message, should I follow up with an email a week later? Trying to find the line between enthusiastic and being a weirdo.

I think another offer might be coming soon but I really want a shot at this job.

Please, make this ad on LinkedIn go away.

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ACDs in tech, what are your salary ranges if you live outside of SF + what city are you in? I’m in SF (big tech co) and given covid, been thinking about leaving but curious what numbers I would be looking at in Seattle vs LA or other cities with tech companies. Thank you!

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Have you ever got caught freelancing for another agency while you’re full time at different one?

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What’s the email format for le truc? The recruiter there shares a job on LinkedIn yet doesn’t respond there, NOR provide a way to get in touch. The worst.

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Finally wrote the 3 social scripts 2 hours before they were due when I was briefed over 2 weeks ago, what are you doing?

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