What is the most legendary way you’ve ever seen someone quit or get fired?

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Is it just me or have there been a lot of layoffs in NY recently?

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I’ve added a BBDO ECD on LinkedIn and send him email asking him to see my work. Never replied or accepted my LinkedIn invitation.

Now that he got laid off, he accepted my invitation to connect. 🤔

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What do recruiters think of people who’ve been previously laid off at an agency due to loss of clients? Since it’s a common thing in this industry, does it cast a bad light on the applicant?

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Hearing every day about agencies losing biz and having major layoffs, so where are the agencies winning new work and hiring?

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The way the industry uses layoffs to manage itself is just insane. This is no way to run a business. Get your act together holding cos and put a plan in place.

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Is it true BBDO had massive layoffs this week? If so, how big?

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Laid off at Ogilvy yesterday

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Another round of ogilvy layoff

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The Age Discrimination in Employment Act. If you’re over 45 and your agency is laying people off it if you’re in HR right before layoffs, get familiar with it.

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Wieden ny layoffs: what happened?

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Have you ever been out of the office on layoff day when you were one of the people getting laid off? Did they call you and tell you, or wait til you were back?

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Today I got an offer I couldn’t refuse: a laid-off notification.

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Curious, what is a typical severance package—ie, how many weeks of pay per year?

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Rick Condos fired from Argonaut?

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Hey CD who just laughed at my “layoffs at the White House” post, you should give me a job. 😏

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I heard layoffs again at White House

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Is there any other reason than money that would make anyone want to work at Huge? Is the possibility of getting laid off worth it?

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I got laid off in December and have been having a hard time finding a new job. Can anyone recommend good recruiters in Chicago? Help me I’m poor

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Be on the lookout for a CD who just left (was fired from) FCB Chicago. He likes to get blackout drunk and give impromptu “reviews” to people on his team. Which are really just verbal abuse. Report it.

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More layoffs at chiat ny? Or just rumor mill

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Considering recent WPP issues and Ogilvy layoffs, would you say Vayner is a safer bet to work for? They seem to be one of the few agencies that are flourishing when the rest are taking a beating

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Got laid off and on a visa. I don't have anything lined up and probably 'll have to leave the country after 3 yrs and I really dont want to. I'm utterly depressed. I feel life had finally defeated me

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Do you get unemployment checks if you get fired?

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I have an interview this morning. How can I bring up that I was fired? The reason I think, was because the new boss wanted to bring his ppl and I was expensive (former boss was promoting me to acd)

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Does anyone have a clear answer on why so many layoffs? Besides the “agency model is dead” crap. Is the economy bad? Are the other Industries laying people off too?

This is getting scary.

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So when are the layoffs?

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For all the people on the layoffs out there:

Stay strong.

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Client loss and layoffs at Droga5 apparently. Anyone knows what’s going on?

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Part of layoffs today 😡

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What is the legality of hiring people as you are having layoffs? Do the people that were let go from the same position they just hired have any legal rights?

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Droga 5 layoffs, what’s going on?

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What happens as an account person if your agency loses the account? Are you automatically laid off or does an agency typically try to move you to a new account?

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People who were recently laid off , would anyone be down for a meet up to network ??

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What happens when you get laid off? Do you get to stay until the end of the day? Do you say goodbye to people or try to leave without anyone noticing?

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AdAge really needs to do more background checks on these agencies. How does an agency layoff 20% of its people and make the A-list? Stretching the truth much? Good grief.

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Folks who have done a voluntary layoff: what was your severance package and how did you negotiate it?

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Anyone know the severance at their agency? Curious what people experienced with lay offs - could be coming and want to be prepared

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Can you ask to be laid off? Asking for a friend...

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Entering my 15th week unstaffed for the year. Does Deloitte do layoffs for low utilization? Mine is around 60%

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If I just chill on the bench for long will I still only get fired at the end of the year?

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After you are stealth laid off, other than job search, what do you do? I assume they won’t give you work and even if they do, you can politely decline? How do you feel about you are not progressing anymore and seeing other people progressing in their career? I have no intention to make partner, but still feel a bit stuck not doing that much.

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If you still believe the election was stolen, you should be fired from your job because no client deserves a consultant with such poor critical thinking skills.

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Have an offer to start at Deloitte in July in Org Transformation consulting. If it doesn’t get pushed out because of the virus, is it a good time to switch firms in July? Concerned that layoffs may be imminent if I am so new to the firm. I will be coming in at the Consultant level if that matters.

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Can Deloitters being laid off file for stuff like unemployment & Obamacare during their new job search?

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So are the layoffs at Deloitte over ?

We have a big project going on and I am the only point person(initiate it, did lot of work, and knows the deets well), seems like my mgr wants to get a headcount. But I want to use this opportunity to get promoted, how can I get this across? Mgr is new(they fired my old mgr), mgr’s mgr is new too(re-org). So not sure if I should/can make a case, or how.

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I was laid off from Deloitte in the 18th. I have an interview with Amazon for a Senior Program Managers Non Technical position with Amazon hiring manager on Monday. Any advice would be much appreciated. I would love to get into Amazon. I hear their interview process is brutal.

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Layoffs for Deloitte- who is doing them? How are they being delivered? Who schedules?

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If you get laid off when you’re in the middle of an interview process elsewhere, do you tell the prospective employer?

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We use Deloitte India for a number of parts of our delivery. Recently I have seen some unethical practices that violate labor laws and do not align with Deloitte principles. My manager says it isn’t my problem as they are a vendor but I can’t help thinking I have an ethical responsibility to do something. Any advice as to how to approach this without being fired?

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Is it safe to join PWC india at this point of time. Are we expecting any layoffs?

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WFH/Layoff/Security
Hi,
CCTC including all benefits is 16.57 with 8.3 YOE, primarily focused on Manual Testing.
Is it worth looking for another opportunity?
I am afraid after seeing layoffs news of EPAM, Publicis Sapient & most of the other companies calling employees in the office.
I love my WFH in PwC India & base location of Kolkata. & the best thing is stability in PwC India, they never lay off!!

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Anyone else hear that post-CRT partners will get fired this year in commercial advisory? How the hell does a partner get fired....

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Confronted client today about partner forcing us to travel while client site has travel restrictions. As a result is team is remote next week. Counting down days till I get rolled off/fired now lol

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Unconfirmed layoffs in PwC SAP? Does anybody know?

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A tenth of the Strategy Practice at Accenture got laid off 😳 #HungerGames

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Wow...Massive layoffs at PwC continue. Just saw 3 of my colleagues get canned.

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Got laid off on Friday. Three days and I'm already bored out of my mind. Besides Jim, what are people doing to pass the time in between job hunting?

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I have cleared all round for MTS1 in PayPal.
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My current salary is 47.5 LPA 32 fixed +7.5 variable+7.5 stock.

Offered from SAP 47.8 fixed+ 5.2 variable + 15 RSU vested in 3 three years.

Offer from Paytm 60 LPA as fixed + 10 joining bonus+ 20 RSU vested in 5 years.

How much I can expect from PayPal

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My wfh setup. I don’t know if I chose the wrong career being a consultant or should’ve been a pro gamer streaming videos on YouTube/Twitch. I spend way too much on computer and ergonomic hardware 💸💸💸

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Received a license to grow in Mass. starting a company, have a great business model, pitch, and multiple competitive edges. Looking for 5M seed funding investment to get up and running. Any advice on how to find and connect with potential investors in this space?

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What is Accenture entry level salary for a consultant ? 80 Base + Bonus ?

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Confirmed 1st BFP after almost 1yr TTC. Scheduled the prenatal visit for Sept. Anything I should do (or not do) in the early weeks / Anything that might be surprising but is normal? TIA!

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I have 6+ years of experience, wanted to switch to other organisations as I am not feeling comfortable,this is 5 th company

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My company can’t keep a single person of any sort of diverse background. Whole office looking like a scene from Mad Men. How can I keep my head straight til I get a new gig?

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What are some common exit opps for strategy (MBB) consultants in London?

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Could anyone suggest a good ladies pg in Marathalli area? Preferably single sharing or double.

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These dating apps. ARGH! Someone “likes” you (takes the time to do that) then never messages you back. I don’t understand.

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Zoom (huge chunk, currently at loss)- sell or hold?

Any tips, tricks for GMAT and using Magoosh effectively? I’m a month-ish out of test day, and using Magoosh... my practice test says 660 (although I did much higher on GMAT math than Magoosh math).

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Can’t wait to move to Dallas area. Flower Mound is likely our first choice. Getting out of Chicago for better schools without dominant unions, low taxes, and better public safety

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Everyone complains about high healthcare costs in the US. I understand that it’s a complex problem including drug prices, insurances etc. But no one talks about the high physician salaries. Why do surgeons make near a million in the US while they make $250K in Canada?

The artificial supply limitation should end.

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What’s the best store you’ve ever worked at and why?

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What other careers do you catch yourself daydreaming about? I, for one, would have loved acting as I loved theater throughout my life but alas fate had other plans. What's yours?

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Went into an industry PMO role after consulting and literally hating every second of it after a year. What to get back to more S&O / BizOps focused roles. Any advice from others that made the transition?

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Interviewing with a recruiting firm. What is an “normal” base salary? TIA

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