What’s your best advice for dealing with an insufferable manager? I’m being gaslit and micromanaged to wit’s end.

What’s something a guy has said in a meeting you could never pull off as a woman? I’ll go. One time a guy creative was presenting his work and said “yeah this was just me being lazy and not wanting to do any work” and he literally suggested we do the same ads as last year, with a different celebrity plugged in. CDs in the meeting laughed and considered it for a minute. If I had presented that and said I was being lazy, I would prob be put on the chopping block.

Everyone on my team is leaving the firm. The PPMD who hired me left the firm before my start date, now two seniors have left in the last 2 months. My team will be down to <3 with no manager/SM/PPMD. A Manager/PPMD from a diff. City is going taking our “office” over, so I’ll be the random staff that lives out of state but reports to them. What would you do?

A Partner said they would reach out to discuss a passion of mine. It has been 2-3 weeks. I really want this conversation to happen. How do I remind them in a friendly, non-annoying way? Baring in mind they are doing me the favour.

What’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve said yes to at work?

There’s no reason you have to put up with a job you hate. I spent many years working in a toxic environment with a boss who gossiped and lead through fear. He wasn’t really much of a leader but basically a foreman. And he could make my existence miserable. I admit that it wasn’t easy to find another job but the bottom line is: trust your guts. If you feel something is wrong it’s because it probably is. Don’t second guess yourself. Look for options and and fight for your mental health.

I have several job offers I am considering. My dilemma is when I put my resignation in for my current employer should I tell them why I’m leaving? (Toxic environment passive aggressive behavior from superiors
And staff that habitually didn’t do their job thoroughly and I was prohibited from writing them up?) thoughts?

I have been wanting to wear box braids to work for a while - medium/smedium size maybe. thoughts on professionalism? and how long is too long? TIA! 🤗

I am only 4 months into being a surgical coordinator. I love the position itself however I am struggling to adapt into my new work environment. My position puts me in a place where I need to interact with my new coworkers but they are not as welcoming as I expected. There is also another surgical coordinator however I have come to find from other staff that there is a long history of her running other staff away and not fully training other surgical coordinator staff properly. Any suggestions?

I put in a lot of effort to show my client properties that fit their requirements, but they ended up working with a different agent just because they wandered across an open house. I'm so frustrated right now. Has anyone else experienced this?

How do you handle it when a direct report reacts negatively during a performance review?

My manager got hired with 0 actual sales experience, comes from operations and marketing. It’s impossible to take any of his advice seriously, he ends team meetings and messages with “always be closing”. Like tf you know about closing, go back to making your PowerPoints.

So...what do you do when you see that a former boss who you know got reprimanded at work for saying racist shit (he still got promoted to an even higher position after) post a black square on Instagram? Do you call him out?

What is considered business casual in SF? Is it suit with no tie or Polo and chinos?

I was on a tour but where I asked a couple of older women sitting behind me to speak softly as it was 6:30 am in the morning. After that they kept saying loudly that i’m smelling and that i need to use deo and that i should keep my arm down. I confronted them later and they said respect your elders?? I want to ruin their vacation. What else can I do?

I have a few interviews lined-up and wondering if it’s unprofessional to wear my nose ring on an interview? What are your thoughts?

Number of emails you send and receive in a day? It's nearly midnight, and I'm still getting them. Does my VP have a life? I seriously think he's taking his antisocial tendencies out on me.

I am about to leave my current organization and I have several thousand in outstanding commission owed to me. It is a start up, so I have little faith in their fulfillment if I am not there to hold them responsible. My contract says I must be paid it within 6 months of separation. How have you all handled situations like this?

Hi All! What pre boarding processes do you find most effective in your place of work to keep a new hire an engaged employee?

Just got staffed on a project in London. Any major differences from American business fashion I should be aware of?

9/22 Thread (BC):

Anyone wants to get referred in TCS.. ?? Happy to help.. DM me

Hi all,

Currently, I am working in TCS and I have offer from CTS. Now, TCS trying to retain me with similar hike offered by CTS.

Is it better to stay back in TCS or move forward with CTS.

I have completed 7.5 years in TCS & my total year of experience is 9.

Please suggest. Thank you!

How does project allocation happens for lateral joiners? Is it forced upon or do we get a choice to choose or apply for a project? Accenture

Is PwC CMAAS a part of Deals now? Does this mean you work more hours?

First in-person retreat in a while coming up and first for me at this particular firm. Several people have mentioned that much of the bonding etc happens while drinking. I am newly sober and now worried about being in this environment, any tips for making it through the weekend? Similar experiences?

My onboarding date changed from 20th to 24th? Is this happened to anyone?Infosys

Looking for advice to stop spending $$...

Account Manager: Look, I get it, you’re one of those hip white-sneaker-wearing creatives, but I know what the client really wants...

Need to recommend a hotel to my family who's visiting from the USA in a couple of weeks. They like to stay in local boutique type places and BnBs, not chains. Any suggestions?

How much time do you typically take off in a year?

Anyone have a CFE designation and taken the test recently? Debating about getting it wasn’t sure if it’s worth it.

Do you have to know some within AmerisourceBergen to work for them? I feel like I have tried 5 times to work for them and nothing has happened.

I have been an officer at the department for 5 years and have deal with nothing but toxicity. I’m looking to possibly stay in the field by going to another department or completely overhaul my life by leaving law enforcement. It has caused trouble in my personal life and caused me to dial back who I am professionally. Not sure what my next step is.

anyone joining pwc on 1st September?

What do you want for Christmas?

My ECD keeps changing our work before it goes to client and it's cost us making good work. Our books are suffering because he can't get his hands off the tools. Our books are only full of spec now.

Hi guys! Question about intuition here.

Sometimes you think of an idea or concept, and you just know. You know it's great, you know it could be groundbreaking. However, "just knowing" obviously isn't good enough of a reason to convince the client. I'm a junior, so maybe this is something that will come with experience. But how do you find the words to substantiate this feeling? Is it reasoning backwards? Is it working together with a great strategist? How do you sell it? Fire away!

Does anyone else hate the word Kudos as much as I do?

I hate it when I hear an AD say they "can't draw." No one is expecting a work of art, just a shitty sketch that illustrates the idea.

The lack of honesty in this industry saddens me. Dear CDs and ECDs, if you're gonna put work in your book that you barely touched/had nothing to do with, at least credit those who came up with it.

What’s the worst review experience you’ve had?

What’s the most ridiculous thing you’ve said yes to at work?

Can anyone explain why agencies seem to favor hiring a ton of freelance people over full time creatives? I can’t imagine it’s cheaper than paying someone a salary.

Looking to hire a creative operations manager at a 🚀 tech company. Let me know if you’re interested in learning more!

Been on meetings w/ account & strategy all day & in between i’m trying to get work done. Then we hang up & they message me asking to connect AGAIN. LEAVE ME ALONE!! 😭 my introverted self can’t deal.

Any agencies in Amsterdam hiring?

For creatives who work at PR agencies, what’s the work like? And how is it different from an advertising agency?

Raukten covers Rocket Man. Smh. I feel bad for Elton John.

I’m a Sr AD about to step into an ACD role. This will be my first time being direct report to creatives and being involved in briefing process. Any tips on how to be an awesome direct report? How does a creative successfully contribute to a brief? Please, teach me your ways.

Has anyone transferred or moved from a US agency to a Toronto-based one? Asking for a self 😬

Curious to know how closely you (creatives) work with your strategy/ planning counterparts. What is the dynamic you share?

Many weeks working on emails, please remind me there are other projects out there. What are you making right now?

I am beyond stuck in my first 1.5 years of my career.

I was over promised opportunities at my first gig and then Covid hit. Leading me to have no portfolio worthy pieces from this 💩 agency with nothing great in sight. (place hasn’t won a pitch in my entire time here + lost clients)

I’m juggling re-vamping my site and a side project to hopefully make my book more robust.

With no kind of leadership or mentor, I’m just figuring out how to dig myself out of this hole. Any advice for this chump?