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I just started a new SPM a week ago and feel like a disaster. It’s taken a week to get Jira access, I missed sitting in on a client feedback session because it was mentioned but no calendar invite, … more

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Do you think the amount of money we get paid is fair for the amount of work that we do? I actually think it's unfair that we as PMs have a higher salary than the ones who produce the work (at leas… more

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Can any give a referral for CVS?

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PMs: Please respect timelines and the creative process, Signed - lowly UX Designer who's tired 🥲

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Is it taboo to take PTO right before a product launch?

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I've been given the green light to get a project management tool for my team. Trying to decide between Asana, Basecamp, or Workfront and was hoping for some insight from you all!

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What are good topics to discuss with your mentor?

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Joined new company a month back as SPM (title bump!) I’m still learning a lot about team dynamics, the politics and the processes. I’m driving PO meetings, collaborating to keep things on track, managing backlog.… more

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Most productive/effective networking groups for women in product?

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How do you work with design at your company? Trying to understand how different companies do it!

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For those of you who’ve been Product Owners and Product Managers, which role would you say keeps you busier and has more meetings?

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Putting my two weeks' notice in tomorrow. Product leadership is nothing like what I thought it would be.

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Been in product for 6 years. For last 2 years, I’m not motivated and I feel there’s not much to do other than meetings, sprints and project management. Most work is done by design and dev. I took a year break to… more

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What's the current vibe over at Apple for women PMs? Looking for a few other enterprise-sized options where senior female PMs are not treated like second class citizens. Suggestions welcome.

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Confession hour: Do you ladies ever feel guilty about how much you're making?

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Five years after being a PM, I'm realizing I'm only here for the money 🥲 Anyone else feel the same?

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offer letter that I signed 2 mo ago for my current role said I’d receive my signing bonus 30 days after starting. It’s been over 30 days. Reached out to the contract manager and she said it “slipped t… more

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Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey that I posted last week. My team is now moving on to the user interview phase of our project.

Do you work in a fully remote environment? Are you a team lead, m… more

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Just got promoted!!! Give your girl a shout please 🥳🥳🥳

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Testing a hypothesis here — How many hours do you work a week and what's your salary?

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Someone at work sent me this and I feel like it's a literal masterpiece 😂

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These interviews are just getting more and more..."creative?" Idek what the word is but I feel like companies are just making things up for product manager interviews nowadays to weed out ca… more

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Was unexpectedly laid off after giving a startup 150% effort. Feeling pretty down and anxious given that I just moved into a new apartment — my rent increased drastically given how terrible the housin… more

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Start ups or big tech? Which one would you rather work in and why?

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How do you ladies deal with alpha male engineers who think they know better than you (even though you've been in the field for over 10 years)? 🙃

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How were you able to break into product management? I think our field has the most interesting "coming of age" stories

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I've been hired as a new VP of Product over a small product team (4 PMs). One of them is currently a director of product. Any thoughts on how to structure the team and reporting structure?

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Random fun question hopefully - if you were not a product manager, what do you think you’d be doing?

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Wow, so it happened. Spent 18 months on a product, two months away from the launch date, and...we were acquired. 🙃 RIP to my 20s.

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I feel like I’m in a constant state of fight or flight with work so have decided to start entertaining new opportunities.
I had two interviews for promising roles and bombed both HARD. I set time aside to prepar… more

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How do you prioritize when you’re a newbie into the team?

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How many times have you applied to FAANG and been rejected? I'll go first - 5x. I can go for a 6th but feel like I'm looking desperate lol

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Hello! Would someone be able to provide some insight into a take home interview exercise? I am going for a junior position and have gotten through 2 other rounds of interviews but would love to see ho… more

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Any PM here work at Bain, McKinsey, BCG, ACN, Slalom?
If so can you talk a bit about your experience?

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Hello there! This is my very first post on fishbowl :o. So, I’m in the 6th year of my career and I’m being evaluated for the next few months for a Senior product manager position in December. Any sugg… more

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