Program Manager Discussions
Layoffs

Anyone have a sense of why Deloitte got hit so hard by layoffs? I’ve heard four potential reasons:
1. Client mix / type of work
2. Leverage
3. Over hired in anticipation of growth
4. Partners didn’t want to take a haircut

Just curious! From an external perspective, seems like they cut way more than the other firms.

Should I be alarmed that I haven’t had a conversation with my director in a week +? (Any tips for coming to terms with being laid off for the first time?)

Laid off. Wha wha. Anyone hiring out there?

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?

I got laid off today and I’m scared

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.

Which firms have had layoffs within the last 6 months? Was it contained to a particular practice, "sub-group" or other characteristic? It seems like a lot of firms have been making cuts....

A couple of months ago I was hired by Amazon as an Automation Engineer, but got fired after a week due to a positive drug test during the medical visit that is done during the first days.
Any thoughts?

If you are a management consultant with no hard skills or focus area, what skills would you invest in now (during quarantine) to prep for layoffs or exit opps — in the COVID / post COVID economy?

Is it weird to work at a place where you were laid off due to corona? If they’re hiring, is it weird to reach out? Left on good terms.

CEO’s out there guaranteeing no Covid layoffs, cutting their own salaries and creating employee relief funds. Aside from employee videos, which leaders in advertising are stepping up with actions?

Which agencies did NOT layoff employees this year?

Heard layoffs rolling at SapientRazorfish. How you all doing over there??

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.

Just learnt that one VP in my client (ibank) suddenly disappeared (laid off). Which is very scary as her work is good, what is the most scary laid off story you have heard?

Show of hands; who has been laid off because your agency lost a big client?

Also, when you interviewed for your next job did you feel comfortable saying that? And do other agencies understand?

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.

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.

I don't like our new offices at 3WTC.

Hello People if God! How is everyone doing? I hope and pray you continue to seek the Lord during this time. He is with us at all times and will supply our needs. I think this is a huge season of pruning. Old things falling off, making room for the new. It’s been a challenge for sure, but the outcome is Growth! Anyone else feeling like this is a season of Growth?

Looking for Marketing manager roles into FMCG in mumbai.

London comp: I’m looking to move from one of the few fund of funds outside of London and looking at associate roles in VC fund of funds + co-investment or PE secondaries/buyout. Recruiter has told me salaries are £100k/£130k respectively. What are peoples salaries + bonus for these or similar roles in London? Would also be interesting to know analysts comp.

Can you turn down an offer by saying the salary they offered was not enough to make me move?

Hi Buddies,

YOE: 5 YEARS

My LWD is 3rd week of Aug. I currently hold 3 offers as below

Wipro: 15 LPA(14 lpa fixed)
VOIS: 16.5 LPA(15.3 lpa fixed)
Accenture: 19.7 LPA(15.5 lpa fixed+ 1.5 joining bonus).

I am in a huge confusion which organisation to join. I have two offers from service based and one offer from product based(VOIS).

I will be part of Application Maintenance support and Development team(Application Consultant role).

Could you please help to share your inputs.

Thanks!

I have 2.7 yoe and working in c#, .net core and Azure , SQL.

I got an offer from Siemens healthineers, but they have mentioned the tech stack on the project will be C# , .net framework and wpf.

Is it advisable to shift from latest c# tech stack to old tech stack considering company brand?

Plz provide ur suggestions,I need to decide asap

@Siemens Healthineers

For twin pregnancy when did you start showing?

People that were previously externally hired as S3 into FDD from audit, how long did it take you to get promoted by your firm to manager. What were hurdles you had to face outside of getting caught up to speed in a new LoS.

Nagarro vs HCL which company is better for onshore opportunities.

This is a long shot but is anyone driving from SF to Burning Man on Wednesday PM (Aug 31) 🙃

Hi Fishes,
I have 6+ years experience in middle end operations for hedge funds and mutual funds, Want to get out from operations job.
I am MBA finance graduate and want to persuade BA/Data science/Scrum Master. Can you please suggest me if those are really worth to do in order to get better job opportunity than operations field ? And if yes then suggest me places/institutions conduct placement on completion.
I am already near my 30s, worried about future, Please help me.

So I went out with my buddy whose in wealth management and wants to be a financial advisor. He wears a vest and tells everyone he’s a finance bro in banking. I don’t think he knows that those terms are for IB and that IB is incredibly hard to get into. Idk why this bugs me but it just does! Am I being a cock or would this bug y’all too?

Has anyone switched between adderall and wellbutrin? Which do you prefer. Considering a switch from adderall.

Northwestern Masters in Data Science or Masters in Predictive Analytics? Which is better for career?

what is a good strategy for negotiating? I counter-offered and they said they couldn’t meet it. The new offer they mentioned was a little less than halfway of my counteroffer and their original offer. can I counteroffer their counter? or should I just be prepared to take it/walk away?

I'm so stuck in my head with not liking my job that I barely enjoy my life outside of it anymore, quitting seems like the only solution but than I'll have no money feel so helpless, just needed to ven