Comms Bestie Group Chat [Friday, July 11]

Hey,
Here's your weekly group chat drop. More links, less pings. Did I miss anything good?

• 📰 [NIGHT OWL] The Daily Express editor is lobbying for 10pm embargoes. As a lifelong 7am ET girlie, I’m… conflicted.
• 📹 [FAKEFLUENCERS] NYT shares how brands are hiring regular people to pretend to be influencers. So… acting. We’ve rebranded acting.
• 💬 [OPEN TO DEBATE] The “Open to Work” banner debate sparked a lot of opinions on my post this week. Thanks to talent acquisition pro Kyle Gatlin who chimed in with a thoughtful take on why it may hurt more than help in some cases.
• 🌏 [WLB LOL] The U.S. didn’t even place in this global work/life ranking, and it shows. Case in point: WSJ profiled job listings bragging about 70-hour weeks. Giving “founder mode” energy. So… New Zealand?
• 🫶 [POST OF THE WEEK] Zapier’s Bonnie Dilber nailed it: "If you could move in with your parents, or your children, if things get tough financially, then you're no different from an unhoused person, you're just privileged."

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-Gab Ferree
Founder, Off the Record & Your Comms BFF

PS: Last week’s most-clicked link? The “Should I Comment?” flowchart for comms teams. 

PPS: Has anyone checked in on the Sequoia Capital comms team? r u ok?

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