Product Manager Discussions
Layoffs

We’ve been hearing about layoffs. Any companies you know for sure are in hiring freezes?

Am I the only one that despite doing a pretty good job, am constantly concerned about randomly getting fired? lol

Deloitte layoffs still happening. What the heck?

Did EY announce anything about layoffs today?

Hello, I am being affected by the Meta layoffs- looking for reliable referrals for Deloitte and Slalom. Thanks

Given the advisory layoffs, can't help but wonder how other "consulting-like" parts of the firm are doing - especially Risk Assurance? Can anybody confirm if winter is coming?

Anyone willing to offer a referral to Deloitte human capital consulting? Heard there are ongoing layoffs, but there is a really interesting new job posting which fits my background. Thanks!

Do you think it is quite possible to get fired by asking too many questions as an experienced senior 1? If so, i might get fired after this busy season.

Employee law question:

In the state of CA for a full time non-exempt role. If fired without warning (no previous warnings/feedback) ⚠️ for "performance" (although performance was arguably good) or actually "team fit" (politics), do you have any case or legal standing?

What's the most cringe company wide emails you've seen? Here's one sent to around 6k folks in the org upon the guy getting fired:
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For all of you who are young, intelligent, motivated, and have a great value structure, I would urge you to leave this firm now. Most of the best talent has already left.

Take my advice, as most of you have grown to respect me over the years.

Sent from my iPad

Here is how KPMG handled an announcement today re: a RIF:
We’ll be laying off people. We can’t tell you when. can’t tell you how many people. We can’t give you any details. But we WILL send you an email after this call with FAQs and the severance policy.

...no email was sent. So, now 1,000 employees are going to bed tonight confused and irritated AF.

How do layoffs at EY work? I've heard of people being laid off...will there be more? Is it region by region or just an overall national thing? I'm a staff 1 and not sure how this all works

COVID hit PR hard. 390 employees laid off at Edelman

How did PWC and Deloitte handle layoffs this year? Just curious in terms of how and when? EY layoffs have been quite sneaky!

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?

Anyone here familiar with the hiring process of KPMG consulting in Van? Had a partner interview on Nov 21, thought the feedback was positive but haven't heard back yet (no rejection/offer). Is it something normal or the interview just didn't go as well as I thought?

It's an experienced hire for an SC role. I saw the posting is still open atm, and my guess is that the recruiting team is comparing candidates since competition is higher due to recent layoffs.

Thanks in advance!

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!

If I were to be laid off, I'd stand to receive ~2400 / month for 26wks in unemployment if you don't include the CARES ACT increase. Really my only fixed expense is rent at 1350 + utilities. Immoral

Projects are sized with an aggressive timeline. However clients will take their time to respond, meet since they know they won’t get fired easily for not prioritizing the project (as they have the actual day job to focus on). How does Partner just blindly accept this fact and still want an aggressive timeline? On paper they’d say it’s client issue but still want it done ‘on time’, on budget.

Like we can use Thomas Cook for heavy discounts on hotel and flights, are there other portals or website where we can use office mail id to access discounts?
TIA :)

Baba at $203 still a good buy?

Single 27M thinking of moving to either Dallas or Austin. Been to both, but what are the biggest differences between these two?

Hi,

is anyone joined ANSR for NAB ( National Australian Bank) ?

Hi all,
Need 1 suggestion.
I have received an offer from Capegemini but joining date is after 30 days only.
Hence I asked them to postpone the joining date to which they replied me to start notice period and they will change the joining date once I have confirmed reliving date.
I am confused.
Is this normal? Should I start notice period or wait for new joining date?

Hey everyone! I’m looking to move to the Dallas Fort Worth area around the end of May! Even though this move is scary, it’s much needed for me and my son. So I’m trying to network with those who are currently working in the area and to see which companies are a great fit for a RMA.
Thank you in advance.

What kind of options do we get for work phones?

Hi all! I was wondering if anyone has any doctor/clinic recommendations for egg freezing in nyc? Been looking at extend, nyu, Cornell, Columbia, kofinas, etc.

Does a great doctor and lots of physician interaction matter that much for egg freezing? I know it matters for IVF but curious if that weighs as heavily for the egg freezing process as well. The larger clinics I’ve talked to (nyu, CCRM, etc) seems to have less interaction with the doctor and are costlier while smaller places cont…

I recently tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and have felt very ill. Despite this, people are still giving me projects and expecting me to complete them ASAP. In the meantime I feel miserably ill and just wanna sleep. Any advice?

Anyone joined ggn location recently and planning to wfo or hybrid?

Re Credit Score: I have excellent credit. However, 2 CC companies have reduced my available credit or deactivated, bc I wasn’t using them. They say I can reapply for a credit increase/apply for a new acct (but that hits my score). My score has gone down now bc my debt:credit ratio is less favorable. Before this happened, I considered getting a personal loan. Do I still apply for the loan, or apply for more credit 1st, get hit and then wait for credit score to settle back up then apply for loan?

I'm being forced to write copy and make a social media calendar for my company suddenly after a bunch of consultants took over.
I understand everything is a learning curve but it's high time they hire resources.

Pointing my copy mistakes all the time won't help a multi million $ company.

Is there a way to explain this professionally that my forte is design and not social media management.
They want two weeks content in advance sure I can visualize moodboard and

Hey Fishes, need one small help. Is razorpay rolling out offer letters through Agile hire team these days?
Is there any thing to understand before accepting offer from agile hire for razorpay.

It’s looking like my job is gonna start asking us to return to the office. We have an open office plan and before we wfh FT I would save all my work for my telework days bc I can’t get shit done in the office. I’m having major anxiety about them making this decision. I know I’m not alone that people don’t want to return to the office. My ADHD and the open office just makes working from the office a nightmare and I’m feeling really nervous and kind of resentful.

Has anybody ever accepted a job and realized you needed more money once you started working? How did you go about this?

Had a zoom interview today that didn’t go because zoom wouldn’t connect. I updated the software and restarted it and everything prior. Worked right after with my roommate. It’s been rescheduled but can help but feel like I’ve already made a poor impression.

Hi Fishes,

I got an offer from BNY Mellon and have a long notice period, the offer is very low and I plan to search outside to get a better offer. But they started with sending someone to my location for a drug test. I am confused now as will this cause an issue if I refuse to join them later?