With so many professionals working from home due to Covid-19, what are your tips / strategies for being productive when WFH?

Any good WFH stories from this week?

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I love working from home. I think I could still get better at it in terms of taking breaks. But here’s what I do: sit in a place not in front of the tv, put on real clothes so I feel like more in work mode, & start at the same time I’d start work normally.

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Oh also - I love to tidy up for breaks.

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A workout is great to break up the day too - hard to do in an office environment but I can do a quick 30m workout and come back with a such a rush and crush it. If you don’t go to a gym you can do a 10x10 grid and breakup exercises throughout the day.

Jamming out music over speakers is also infinitely better than over headphones. Get a set of good bookshelf speakers and put on your favorites or a live concert and get shit done!

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Don’t forget to eat

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I did today 🤦🏻‍♀️

My routine is very similar as if I’m going to the office. Then I set up- check list, to do list for the day, set yourself up for success and you’ll be super effective with your WFH time. No TV

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Heads down time writing? I love working from home.

But concepting, friends, the feeling of unity? I like to be in the office for that.

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Do Wipro gives WFH reimbursement? If yes how much does it offers?

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I am about to finish a 6 month bootcamp and I am a single mum. Is it realistic for me to find a remote working job or working in the office during term time (school hours) and working from home during the holidays/evenings. If this is possible some possible companies for me to try looking for work would be great. Many thanks.

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Has anyone ever worked out of a co-working space? Did you like it / did you get any social interaction out of it? I’m in a 100% remote role & the isolation is driving me crazy. (My team does everything via email or IM - phone & video calls are super rare) I’ve been considering working from a co-working space 1-2 days a week, but it’s so expensive I’d like to get some first-hand reviews first. Thanks!

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Hi Fishes,

Is Deloitte India mandatorily asking 2 days hybrid work from office? or it's complete work from home??

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Hi everyone can someone help me with how is the Work from office model being followed at optum..Are they allowing work from home also?

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As a Jersey person working in NY, my goal was always to eventually find a job at a Jersey agency to stop the commute. Well, now I get to work in the city from my house. Do you think this will have an effect of Jersey agencies being able to get city agency folks?

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Looking for a remote/hybrid job working on Global Information Reporting (FATCA/CRS). Prefer to be in house. In the NYC/NJ/CT area. I would appreciate any leads. Thanks!!

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There are openings for 15+ roles in Cimpress India (Remote).
1. Senior Software Engineer
2. Full Stack Developer
3. Lead Software Engineer
4. Senior Front-end Developer
5. Lead UI Developer
6. Data Analyst
7. Senior Data Analyst
9. Technical Support Engineer
10. Salesforce Engineer
11. Senior Talent Aquisition
12. Technical Writer
13. QA Engineer
14. Senior Data Engineer
15. Lead Data Engineer
16. Analyst Manager

DM me for referrals.
Cimpress is 25+years old E-commerce, Product based company.

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Maybe this is the socialist in me but shouldn’t Moderna and Pfizer waive their patent exclusivity for their Covid vaccines? Don’t we have a moral obligation for the world to vaccinate as many people as quickly as possible?

It blows my mind that many countries won’t be able to vaccinate most of their people until 2023. There should be access to vaccine generics

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Hi friends! I need help helping my friend get a remote job anybody hiring for 100% remote work?

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Anyone looking for new opportunities with middle market firms after the 9/15 or 10/15 deadline? Message me if you are interested in BDO. Most tax positions are still fully remote or flexible. Busy season you average around 55 to 60 hours, rarely goes over 65.

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Does anybody have ideas on how to use 2 weeks of vacation during covid? Can’t visit family without international travel, most friends are with their family/SOs and social distancing. Pto is expiring so it’s use it or lose it. Im in NYC. Thank you!

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How are Oracle ERP projects in Genpact? Do they have Fusion Projects and how is WLB and WFH flexibility within Genpact Gurgaon Location?

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PwC A recruiter from PWC reached out to me to ask if I’d consider a different office the one I applied to, since it’s full. It would be Boston, Hartford, Chicago, Minneapolis, Little Rock, Denver, San Francisco or San Jose. MSA candidate. Is there a fully remote option? Do you have to be in the office all the time? Is the compensation high at PWC? Is there a possible moving expenses? Any insight or advice would help me make a decision. Thank you!

Has anyone tested positive with COVID while pregnant? My spouse just tested positive and I’m staying someplace else to keep safe. But curious how worried I should be if I end up getting the virus?

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To other big 4: Are you also restricted to work remotely outside the US?? If yes, why??

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What consulting companies allow remote work abroad for extended period of time!?
Thanks in advance!

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Is Cognizant providing WFH ? OR is it mandatory to go to office?

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Why are potential business happenings by a candidate’s kid disqualifying but (gestures wildly) for the other candidate not for TSers? Going to your resort, conducting federal business at your property, having foreign officials stay, not doing a blind trust, being granted trademarks/land deals in other countries, promoting your products/books in office, calling out other companies? Stop pretending you care or advocate for anything good/true.

I don't think this is going the way Ron wanted it to....

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Personal finance/investing advice for recent college graduates? Best personal finance and investing books/websites/subscriptions/YouTube channels? Thanks!

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What is the way to get job offer from abroad? Is there are resume is so important to get offer call?

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What are the best product based companies in Hyderabad for testing roles?

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What are the wages like in Singapore for consultants and techies? I can parse this on Glassdoor/Payscale/Monster, but it’s not clear how country of origin affects pay, if at all.

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Does anybody have ideas on how to use 2 weeks of vacation during covid? Can’t visit family without international travel, most friends are with their family/SOs and social distancing. Pto is expiring so it’s use it or lose it. Im in NYC. Thank you!

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My contribution to advertising today: confirmed that the 2017 was changed to 2019.

You’re all welcome.

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Has anyone been fired? How’d you bounce back? How did you approach it when applying for new jobs? I’m legitimately worried I’ll be fired and could use some advice.

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When did my LinkedIn feed become the sole property of Cindy Gallop?

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Do recruiters always try to lowball you with their first offer?

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To those who live and breathe advertising. Why?

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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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anyone have any insight in Apple's work culture, workloads balance and benefits in genera? i'm in interviews with them right now + Twitter Apple

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We’re starting to interview for my copywriter partner this week, but I don’t have any creative leadership above me (I’m also the only creative with agency experience at the company) so I’m nervous about being the only one looking at prospective partners.

Any tips for good questions to ask to feel out who is the best fit? I’ve worked with great and not so great writers in the past and it wasn’t always clear which would end up being the not so great based on their books.

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Why do timesheets still exist?

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Layoffs at Omnicom shops today?

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Had a fabulous meeting with an agency recruiter who was already talking about flying me out. Radio silence for two weeks. I’ve followed up and everything. Is it a lost cause?

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I'm having trouble. I have a client who is going from a climbing company, to a fitness company. They have a product that lets them expand from where they are. I am failing to sell them on the importance of strategy and taking a step back. Honestly, I don't even know that I'm sold on it. But I feel like it's important. Anyone have ideas on how to argue for this? Happy to share more info

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Do pharma agencies intentionally over-promote / inflate titles so you’re stuck and not really qualified to leave?

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Looking for a freelancer or vendor with access to MRI Simmons, GWI, or similar who can pull media behaviors and attitudes for 3 pre-defined segments with a SUPER fast turnaround. (Within the next 24-48 hours.)

Would just need the raw data export, no additional analysis or slide development necessary.

If this is you/your company please send me a DM. Thank you!

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What do you think of the new social Clubhouse? Any cool advertising clubs to follow yet?

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Do creative actually READ the briefs? I don’t know how many times I have had to provide feedback about creative that missed the mark because creatives were cleaving to a concept more than the content.

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