I was laid off from my last job and just started a new one, but I’m already going through anxiety worrying that every meeting that pops up w my manager is going to result in getting laid off again. 😐

Left PWC last year, I am a manager in top regional company , my VP and Director got fired 2 weeks ago due to re-org. Should I start looking? Would I get cut too?

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What are typical severance packages for manager and below? Director and above?

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What are typical severance packages for manager and below? Director and above?

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I’m being asked to take over as office manager after layoffs - while still supporting my execs. Reasonable salary ask for a non-NYC/SF/LA city?

Laid off (at a somewhat senior level), and conversation was only with HR. Am I wrong to feel a little bitter that a supe/manager didn't shoot a call/email/text my way in the following days?

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If you complain to a coworker’s manager and later that same day you fired because of “team compatibility reasons”, could this be grounds for a retaliation lawsuit despite living in an ‘at will’ state?

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I work at Deloitte as a manager and 2 years ago ( my senior year) a peer got fired for expenses. He was a friend and we kept the friendship going even after his “lack of judgement”. He found a cont..

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Would Deloitte hire me back after being fired a few years ago? Was going through family trouble at the time and had a manager who was a terror. Different city, position, and role

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Has anyone else developed a massive paranoia about getting fired? I’m terrified that any mistake will get me fired. My manager is very emotional in their reactions so it’s traumatized me a bit

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Friend was an entry level Research Assistant at a biotech startup, who just got fired for making a rookie mistake. Company was completely toxic, and often took verbal abuse from his manager.

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Friend was an entry level Research Assistant at a biotech startup, who just got fired for making a rookie mistake. Company was completely toxic, and often took verbal abuse from his manager.

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Who struggled as their first year as manager? Currently struggling to keep up, and not sure if I’ll survive my first year without being laid off.

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Former coworker (IT Systems Manager) got laid off. Any of your firms/clients hiring in the SF Bay Area? How do I go about finding roles in the IT space? Thanks for any leads you can provide!

My sister was a consulting manager at for a mid sized consulting firm and got fired. She got fired about 6-8 months ago, and has since been very depressed. Recently, I found out that she has been ...

Got laid off in November. Have applied to EY, Deloitte, KPMG via referral. Applied to Slalom, BCG and McKinsey via website. Where else should I apply? I am a project manager, 15 years experience

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Major client found sig. errors in report. Manager blamed me for faulty work. Partner offered 1mo PIP or 2 mo severance. Have written proof work was manager’s, partner didn’t care. What would u do?

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I got laid off. Should I let hiring manager know or should I roll with it since it’s so recent?

If a former manager never fought for you or bothered to reach out when you got laid off and then creeps your LinkedIn every so often is it worth keeping them as a contact, or remove them?

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I just don’t like this current manager and I recently joined Deloitte 4 months ago. Should I consider quitting the firm or do you think there is a chance to quit project (and not get fired )

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Losing two key accounts. Layoffs look pretty much inevitable. Any agencies hiring a Project Manager in the LA/OC area?

I want to give upward feedback that my manager takes 10x too long to say anything. But I don't want to get fired. So I will just enjoy these extra long calls and meetings instead.

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Recently laid off. Don't want to go back to agency side in account mgmt. Want to try something different, or go client side as a media manager. Thinking of taking marketing analytics class (cont)....

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Brother has misdemeanor on record - reckless driving. How hard is it to get a job with this on his record? Strong project manager likely to get laid off soon. In the Seattle job market.

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I was laid off & forced to move back home despite working insane hours and ridiculous bullshit from my manager and HR. I’ve tried to get over it but the injustice of it all is hard to live with. Tips?

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Will I get fired? I'm working on a pretty complex audit area as a staff 1 directly with the manager. The manager does a great job explaining and I try my very best but still so many things go over

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Staff sent out paper AR confirms and got them back. Manager saw them and asked why their wasn't fold marks. Turns out staff forged signatures cause he didn't send them. Partner came out and fired him!

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I'm on an engagement and a manager jokingly told a new associate "you're fired" and the associate jokingly said back "f*** you". Do you think that was appropriate? Should that get held against her?

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Got a weird meeting request from creative manager and HR entitled “team rating mini master.” No clue what that means, but in a sea of recent layoffs/ 45 day notices, I’m expecting the worst. Thoughts?

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If I was to tell my manager that I don't think this job is a fit for me and I would like support while I explore other opportunities would I get fired or is it possible they would just be supportive?

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So when is the next round of layoffs coming? My manager keeps letting us know all we are getting from our co will be pink slips! Happy moral boosting for the holidays!!

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Did someone get fired in the new manager training in Orlando after getting drunk?

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With all the sexual harassment stories going around when do you think that creepy sr manager will get fired?

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Came in to find out the pmo got fired just before holidays . The other manager tells me not to trust the senior manager , who actually was the one to staff me . Should I tell the senior manager ?

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HR question - a friend of mine was fired from an industry job. He is still struggling. While he is still employed, he would love to get back to the same company. Although performance was an issue listed it was really the manager. He didn’t like him. Now that manager is out of the company. Can he join that company back? Generally does HR policy allow that?

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It feels so good when your best friend is your senior manager and you build a case against a less senior manager then he is fired. Sucks but feels so good.

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Laid off today, would appreciate any advice for next steps for a senior manager

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Have you or anyone you've known told your manager/partner that you don't plan to stay... and gotten fired? How bad was it?

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Is this a good time to switch to Strategy& ? Hearing about recent layoffs at Strategy& and partner vesting in May'18. Currently a Manager at Deloitte & offered Engagement Manager at Strategy&.

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Shall I disclose reason for leaving a firm during my initial call with a recruiter from said firm, if I was laid off? Are they privy to that information. Ironically being recruited by that same firm

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Has anyone heard about layoffs in PwC? And is it in PwC india or PWC Ac?

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Anyone know Deloitte core business group in Deloitte consulting LLP?

Salary range, business outlook of this group amid layoffs and green card initiation timeline?

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Digital strategist with tons of experience soup-to-nuts. At this for more years than I care to think. Any tips on finding opportunities client side? It’s only a matter of time before layoffs start

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Not sure why the execs keep their jobs and layoff production. Do we need all top-level operation staff when there isn’t much left to operate? I have ahead time seeing C-suite doin any production work

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Hey everybody. Got laid off at D. BTA within strategy and analytics. Mostly LS/HC experience. Anybody can help out with a referral anywhere? Thank you!

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Quiet firings are happening through out the industry right now. Agencies have become better about hiding the layoffs and firings. Not a good thing…

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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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If your role is being closed/being laid off (not due to performance issues) just firm downsizing, do you tell the companies you are interviewing? How to phrase it?

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Can I join in Nokia R&D unit for java, spring boot backend developer role considering current situation of layoffs in product based companies ?

Exp - 4 years
Tech stack - Java, Spring Boot, Microservices

EPAM Systems Cisco Nokia Dell Deloitte Deloitte USI Deloitte India Infosys Cognizant KPMG EY PwC Verizon Verizon Media Ericsson Huawei Technologies

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How long can you go without having anything to do before you get laid off?

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Working for a senior who is beyond horrible. She talks to you like you’re stupid and makes it sound like you’re absolutely terrible at what you’re doing. She’s made 5 other associates cry during her 5 year career. Got someone fired and made another person quit. It’s known around the office that she can no longer have a female associate, because she talks down to females more than she does males. I came along and thought I could deal with it but she literally makes me want to not log on tomorrow.

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Anyone else just waiting for impending layoffs or are we at the end of the recent wave?

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Why do some people get laid off and others not? Is it always utilization? Do people typically know they're at risk before it gets to that point?

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Layoffs at DH Philly today...

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What are the weirdest reasons you have heard for people being laid-off? I have heard someone getting laid off because they missed submitting their time-sheets for 3 times in a year.

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Do you think remote hires are less safe when layoffs come or is that an old school mentality?

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Dad got laid off. Drinking got worse. Attempted assault on sis and mom. Had to put up in hotel. No clue on next steps (legal and personal). Project is complete shit show and SM is not getting it. Idk man...

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Who was around in 2008/2009 at big 4? Specifically in advisory? How were those practices affected during the layoffs? Any insight to ease some of the worry/unknown would be greatly appreciated.

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My students come to my class first every morning and are really hard to settle. They continue to carry on whatever they were doing on the bus. It takes about 20 min to get them settled down and doing the warm up and the class is only 45 min. Any tips?

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Is firm travel back up to pre covid levels?

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Currently commuting from Newport Beach to Beverly Hills 4x a week for work. I thought I could last till lease expiration (May) but it's really getting to me. Any recs on neighborhoods with sub 1.2k rent? This will be the max I can afford while still paying for my Newport apartment

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Can any one provide insights on the salary band for D1 - managing consultant? US based and California based. Thank you very much!

Hey Guys,
Looking for a job in any established e commerce company as a Key account manager. I have 8 years of experience. Location - NCR
Please help. Thank you

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salary band for Accenture Management Consulting 2nd year Manager in Chicago (Tier 2)? Was offered $120k base. Thoughts?

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I have been faking and slacking for last 2 years. I am not being pushed and challenged at work. Nobody bothers to follow-up on my work. I take my sweet time to do the bare minimum. I took a break for depression and came back . Still I didn’t have the enthusiasm to do the work.Should I just quit and figure out what I really want to do ?

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Does anyone have motivating/good sales books to recommend?

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Anyone on the IndieList. How are you finding it?

How do I compare two sheets to make sure they are identical?

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Can dates be grouped just by Month-Year in pivot tables on a Mac without having the year as its own dimension?

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Hello fishes,
Can anyone tell me what will be my in-hand salary?
Thanks in advance

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Any regrets going into advisory?? Which group is the best interns of interesting work?

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Locums-are you flying or driving to assignments? If flying, how are you dealing with flight changes?

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Hi all,

I'm currently working in enhancement projects!

I had worked previously before in support project and a bit of development project also.

Can anyone help me how can I go about learning all .net related technologies and what should I focus on?

LA: after months of layoffs and salary reductions, we are back! Looking to hire a rockstar LA-based Project Manager at our small independent agency. Projects vary from photoshoots to retail to branding/strategy. Looking for mid to senior level. Diverse candidates encouraged to apply! PM me for details.

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Hi Guys,
Do you have any idea on TE-DL-CloudEngg Team in
KPMG Global service like WLB and Projects.
If you have any details please share . My Joining is in next week.

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Desperately want to get into healthcare strategy consulting. 13 years of healthcare clinical experience including project work. MBA. But keep getting told by recruiters that I don't have enough experience to be a Consultant or Manager but that I have too much experience to enter in every level such as a Senior Associate. Just one rejection after another, even when applying with internal referrals from Director or Partner levels. What am I doing wrong?

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Is getting the FRM (Financial Risk Manager) Certification worth it? I could see it opening many doors but should I just shoot for my MBA instead? Have about 3 YOE

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Best ADHD tip for someone who hasn't yet been prescribed any meds? Waiting 6 months for the formal assessment despite the doc saying " yep you've got ADHD"

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