What's the most strat people you have on a project? I was just on a kickoff with five strategists.

Will people on notice period get hike letters?

Has anyone on here ever taken an unpaid leave of absence?

I am surprised and concerned about the fact that a lot of my colleagues do not have good excel skills. I literally had to show someone higher rank than me probably 30ish, how to do a “find” in excel for the workbook. This isn’t limited to people who have been out of school for awhile. This also includes new hires and staff, and seniors. Partners forget about it. They probably aren’t involved at all in building out the work paperwork but I feel staff, seniors and managers should be good users

Will the customer support future be led by chatbots or will we still be necessary? lol

Differences in FDD at accounting firms (big 4, rsm, GT, etc) vs non-accounting firms (HL, A&M, FTI)?

Hi, moving to Hyderabad first week of may, looking for someone to share a pg room in gachibowli (near mindspace rd), Hit me up.

Can someone from EY please refer me for job requisition id :183082

Current CTC - 6L. Accenture has offered 10.4 with 60k joining bonus. Designation - Sr Analyst. Is this too low? I have 4 yoe

There’s a potential partner you’ve heard is very talented - but notably mean under stress. Worth it?

How do you reach out to possible mentors? Do you email them or use LinkedIn? Some people even message them on social media.

Also, how do you tell them about your interest for a mentorship?

SEs, do you have any side hustles for weekends or weeknights?
I'm in a very HCOL area and my 165k TC isn't enough to comfortably buy a million dollar house (which is a 50 y/o SFH that needs TLC on prob a 1200 living sqft).

Wondering if any of you work side gigs during your free time?

Hey Fishes,

I’m looking for a referral at Infosys Consulting.
Any leads would be helpful.

Thank you.

Any of the larger production companies you generally try to stay away from? I know it’s all about the best talent for the creative, but which shops are a massive headache to you? 😊

What is the salary for an entry level audit associate in NYC?

Hi guys,

I am in lot of confusion right now. On 5th of Jan was my scheduled joining but didn't received any invite link and when enquired got to know that my BGC is in progress. I checked with all the employers of mine and they seems to complied with all the requirements from TCS, still it is in progress. So I am not sure what to do? Please help me.

Complete the sentence: When you work on pharma …

CDs. How many brands do you look after? Trying to find out if I'm stretched too thin, or not thin enough.

Whomever is doing the tv placement for Advocate Healthcare in Chicago: do you have to have the ad going every other commercial? If I hear “come on get healthy” one more time, I’m leaving the state.

There’s a potential partner you’ve heard is very talented - but notably mean under stress. Worth it?

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

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

I have to write a self review and I’m having a hard time writing down my achievements without sounding boisterous and the things I want to improve without bringing myself down. Any tips?

How did your agency handle layoffs? All-agency meeting before they started? After they ended? Both?

Kinda sorta trying to predict if I’m losing my job tomorrow.

I’m going freelance soon and was wondering if anyone would be willing to share their google sheet template they use to keep track of their W2 income? Thank you so much.

Can someone explain how billable hours work? At a new agency and although I had to fill timesheets at my previous agencies, they were mainly used to ensure we weren’t over servicing a client/for setting the appropriate retainer for contract renewals. I asked ppl at my agency but haven’t gotten a proper explanation. I get the impression that billing to the agency admin code isn’t recommended, and my manager said he bills everything to client codes, but that doesn’t make sense to me .

Anybody else having trouble feeling motivated to do anything after 2 years of covid?

Every other brief I get is about people coming together. STOP IT!

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?

Got any jokes?

No one—of any age, on any occasion—ever—says “It’s easy as 1 2 3!” And yet every now and then, even now, you see it as a line (junk mail mostly). Did anyone EVER say it, outside of advertising?

Which holding company gets the best rental car discount? And which rental company?