Moms in Advertising

What difficulties did you find preparing for, as well as coming back from maternity leave? Did you feel like your career progression had a major setback?

At a crossroads of whether to leave a comfortable job where I’m nearly fully remote/hybrid for a more challenging role that pays a significant amount more but is mostly in the office. Have a 2 year ol...

Looking for some advice. My commute is 2-3hrs a day, 3x per week and I'm 9 weeks pregnant. My OB is more than happy to give me a doctor's note to WFH. I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for what sho...

A lot of motherhood, both the challenges and the good stuff, are more openly discussed than ever before. Which is so great and less isolating. As a new mother, I’m curious are there still any aspects...

Any working moms of littles work at Omnicom who can speak to work life balance/making it home for the littles? Thinking of moving to a media role outside my discipline but worried about the WLB especi...

Any breadwinners here have any advice in “winning” a divorce with a dead beat husband? He is bleeding me dry and I am feeling so powerless. All I wanted was peace and freedom from him.

I am not a mom yet, but trying to be one soon. I am 35 years and switched to digital marketing 2 years back. I landed into one of the leading global agencies. I was way too older to start off as a per...

Hi all. My company was part of a large holding company until it was recently sold. The new holding company doesn't cover our old fertility treatments at the moment, which I had planned to use due to p...

I don’t want to work tmrw, I’ve had such a nice weekend with my two-year-old. I’m sitting on the sofa feeling teary & emotional. This time is so fleeting. Does anyone else feel like this and how do yo...

Been tipped off that I am likely be laid off during my just-started maternity leave. I made sure I qualified for FMLA protection before taking leave so feeling pretty surprised, although I know there ...

Anyone concerned that the increase in min wage will trickle down to childcare? And how would the private sector respond?

Help! I’m pregnant and starting a new job. At what point should I tell them? Don’t want to burn any bridges but I do need the job. (I’m in the US)

With the rise of influencer marketing, do you find yourself more likely to trust a product if it's recommended by someone you follow online? Why or why not?

I work for a small creative agency (sub 50 people so FMLA laws don’t apply) and recently learned they offer 2 weeks paid maternity leave and don’t offer short term disability. 🤯 I’m expecting my fi...

How to deal with a new boss who loves mansplaining? He manages all female direct reports, and has a technical background, but we are a business team that doesn’t manage technical details. This boss...

Multiple teams have started to schedule early morning client calls (7am, 8am). While my spouse is very supportive, his in person job starts at 7. I do morning drop off which starts at 8. I’m getting f...

What was the push that made you take the leap to start trying for a baby?

I’m going on maternity leave but some things happening at my work are making me believe I might be let go when I come back. Anyone knows a good lawyer that could help me?

Any other California moms who have started their short term disability leave 4 weeks before their due date? I am going off the California SDI webpage saying we are entitled to 4 weeks before birth and...

I’m 5 months and my manager is putting me on a PIP. I’m worried because I go on maternity leave mid April I’m also worried about getting fired before then. I feel like this is literally the worst time...