What’s your go to ‘treat’ to yourself when traveling for work (that isn’t breaking any rules)?

3 hour maintenance delay this morning on American. Checked my account and they deposited 5k points without me even contacting them. Has anyone had this happen before? I am PP status

I booked basic economy even though I’m platinum on delta using rewards since it was crazy cheap. Does upgrading to regular economy cost a lot? Will there be a cheapest time to move up?

ACN 🐠: how many hours do you average per week and how does that vary by grade? Also, has travel to Riyadh resumed? TIA

Anybody successfully used the AmEx Platinum companion pass benefit? So many restrictions smh

Any suggestions on SPG/Marriott hotels in Barcelona for personal travel?

first int’l trip to Singapore as a staff for work. not sure what airline i should fly. i typically fly united (i’m in nyc) but i really am not loyal to them and wouldn’t mind switching airlines, recs?

You know how places have signs saying "please shower before entering the pool"? They need these signs for airplanes. FML...and I'm just flying domestically from LAX.

Planning a 10 day trip with my sister to Hawaii but not sure which island to pick. Which one do you recommend between Big Island and Maui?

Is it a red flag when a recruiter talks about unrealistic benefits like getting a chance to fly to another state just to visit the client HQ all expense-free? Or is it really a thing? Let me know if you have experience like this.

Is your Starwood ambassador helpful? I requested shuttle times and they came back with the same info available on the website (e.g. shuttle is available). Any suggestions?

What are some perks of the Ritz?? I’m staying here for the next few weeks but I don’t get the hype

Have 3 Bonvoy free night certificates (35k/night), thinking of using them to go somewhere but legit have no idea where to go.

Any recs for decent but “affordable” Bonvoy hotels in cool places ?

midnight flight sfo-ewr is awesome until it gets delayed to 1:30. every shop closed by 11, fml.

Any book recommendations for philosophy, psychology, and business? Or any book you read last year changed your values? Going to fly international, gonna read it on flight. 😍

Wow. Getting to Ohare from the city sucks

Uber driver at 5am - "Airport? Ugh I hate driving there." Uhh, it's Monday at 5am, no one except consultants are requesting rides...

Would love New Years recommendations within a 90 minute flight from Malaga, Spain. Leaning towards ski towns but open to other suggestions. Anyone have any recs? Thanks!

Ciao a tutti!

I will be visiting Milan from 15 to 17 of December. I love meeting new people, so if anyone is down for a coffee chat or a walk around the city please hmu! :)

The Delta fast track promo to status expired did I just miss it? It was 4 8 16 one ways for silver gold platinum. I guess they really were giving it away

Tips on discussing reimbursement for travel expenses during the “interview” process? I was invited to travel to a different state to discuss joining a firm. Should I even bring up the topic of expenses , or just pay my own way?

How to be program manager?

Anyone working in product experimentation or innovation lab within a medium/ large scale tech firm?

I’m entering salary negotiations at a Fortune 500 company and am looking for trustworthy resources for salary data that I can share with the company if they ask where I got my numbers. I know Glassdoor, but what else?

What is the best way to look at historical PE investments? I am hoping to discover new PE firms for networking / sales purposes. Potentially a website specifically that tracks announced PE deals. Thank you!

Recommendations for a book, website, or YouTube channel for beginner woodworking projects? I have a very good contractor table saw, orbital sander, and a few other basic tools...and would like to tackle a few projects to see if woodworking is something I really enjoy. I have three daughters ages 7, 11, and 13 so projects that could become gifts would be an added bonus.

Hi! I need to give indexes and I compare -322 with 5. The formula I use is iferror(-322/5*100) but the index I get is -6399. This is the only account with that strange difference. Is there something I am not seeing? Because I approach all of them in the same way.

Looking to hire senior level+ with CPA and Private Wealth experience. Come join our cult...excuse me, team.*

If I had a dime for every time I said something, only to receive blank stares, then had a male coworker “magically” repeat it soon after and have everyone be onboard. Like, am I a 👻?? 🤷🏽‍♀️

What’s the overall feeling about presentation attire? Suit and tie?

What can a junior associate do about a mid-level that constantly asks questions about things they were cc’d on, sends dozens of piecemeal emails and is generally just super high strung and needs everything right away?? No other mid-levels I’ve worked with act this way and this individual I’m working with is driving me insane and I’ve spent countless hours attaching emails and saying “as explained in the attached email…”

What are some of the best public driving ranges/courses in Dallas?

Are there any AGENCY folks at small/mid-size shops that are using CDP's? If so, how are you staffing the team and how are you integrating the CDP with your DSP's etc?

Anyone use the WHOOP strap? I created a team for traveling consultants - DM me your user name and I’ll add you to the team!

Can someone help me with this? If you have a co founder who exited 6 months with a small % of the company, does this person still have the right to review the financials and make suggestions to

I quit my previous job approximately 5-6 months ago due to toxic culture and being pressured to commit fraud… I fear hiring managers see that I’ve been out of work for this time and may assume I was fired or laid off. Additionally I’ve had a couple interviews where company “X” interviewers have commented on this and in an effort to not bad mouth my previous employer I’m stuck with a generic answer like I want to take my career to the next level with Company “X.” Any thoughts/advice?

Any ladies want to grab coffee at Ebenezers around Cap Hill?

Good reasonably priced place in Arlington (preferably near Wilson Blvd) to get a haircut? 23F

Is the Mt Vernon Square/Triangle a (relatively) safe area? Specifically for walking around at night from judiciary square up to L street? Thanks!

Is it normal for every single call (client or internal) everyone dials in from their desks at an open format office? Everyone avoids takings calls together/conference rooms like the plague.

If you win an award for a category you don’t want to be known for (ex. Tobacco, B2B, or pharma), do you still mention it in your resume or book?

How much should a contract ACD charge hourly?

What’s the WLB at Droga like?

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

Going to remove the Toyota logo off a truck in post ... is that good enough? It's still recognizable from the way the grill looks, but no logo. Don't want to ask our legal. They'll probably tell us to scrap the shot.

Bookish fish! What’s the best book on leadership you’ve read? Particularly creative leadership.

Hey guys! Working on an interesting personal project and would like to know who you guys would suggest as having the freshest haircut in the ad game! Their names, portfolio and agency would be great.

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!

Who's got the most fishbowl points?

Any tricks for keeping up with social content trends? Anyone know of a site that tracks them?

Creative at MediaCom NYC. Thoughts?

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.

Has anyone received a job offer after being initially ghosted by recruiter? How long did you not hear from them? Feeling down after not hearing anything for 2 weeks after a round of seemingly promising interviews.

Which agencies are going through layoffs

I hate that I feel sad I’ve never had my work enter for awards. My feed is flooded with everyone’s success. Should this define me? Why do I care so much when there are bigger problems in the world?

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

Anyone have clients write a 3 page "creative brief" which is usually a mix of a marketing brief, creative brief and media brief - all in one?

O&M Creative: more shuffling still to come? And by shuffling, I mean layoffs too.